Vietnam to achieve a breakthrough in building e-government: PM PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc thanked AFD for supporting Vietnamese experts and agencies in implementing e-government. — The Hanoitimes Viettel becomes one of world’s biggest telcos Since […]
Drop in govt debt due to cost rationalisation of overpriced projects Cost rationalisation of overpriced projects was why the government had been successful in reducing the nation’s overall debt and liabilities to 75.4% last year, […]
Myanmar earns the lowest tobacco tax revenue in Asean region Myanmar manufactures 10 billion cigarettes every year, and the government should increase cigarette tax as the tax revenue is the lowest among the ASEAN countries, […]
Vietnam parliament rejects $171 mln allocation for expressway debt The National Assembly has refused to prioritize a VND4 trillion ($171 mln) budget allocation to help pay Hanoi-Hai Phong Expressway dues. — VnExpress Vietnam teacher arrested […]
Malaysia PM proposes common Asia trading currency East Asia should consider a common regional trading currency based on gold to promote commerce, and free the region from relying on dollar transactions, Malaysia’s prime minister said […]
Rights group accuses Tatmadaw of war crimes in Rakhine State Amnesty International has accused the Tatmadaw of committing war crimes in its operation against the Arakan Army in Rakhine State and has called on United […]
Vietnam’s 6 sectors projected for breakthroughs in investment in 2019 These sectors include two emerging sectors in the form of fintech and e-commerce, and four traditional sectors, including education, green energy, healthcare & pharmaceuticals, transportation […]
State gov’t to extend electric bus service The state government will be extending its electric bus service that has now reached the end of its three-month trial period. Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and […]
Myanmar, ASEAN reiterate to cooperate in repatriation of displaced persons Myanmar and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have reiterated to cooperate in repatriation of displaced persons fleeing Mynamar’s Rakhine to Bangladesh. — Xinhua […]
Vietnam’s economy could soon be bigger than Singapore’s Vietnam’s economy could be bigger than Singapore’s by 2029, says DBS Bank Ltd. The Southeast Asian nation has the potential to grow at a pace of about […]
Minister ships back 450 metric tonnes of plastic waste, brands Malaysian importers ‘traitors’ Malaysia will be shipping out 450 metric tonnes of contaminated plastic waste imported illegally from countries like UK, US, and China, minister […]
Myanmar soldiers jailed for Rohingya massacre freed after months Troops released in November 2018 after serving less than one year of their 10-year prison terms, Reuters report says. — Aljazeera Myanmar tops the list of […]