ASEAN: Laos moves to rejust import taxes
Vientiane – The Lao government is moving to abolish reference prices used to calculate import tax aiming to integrate with the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, according to state-run daily Vientiane Times, Tuesday. The move is also one of the … Continue reading ASEAN: Laos moves to rejust import taxes
BRICS: Chinese president proposes closer partnership
Fortaleza, Brazil – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday proposed a closer and more solid partnership among BRICS countries, as he delivered a speech at the sixth BRICS summit held here. Besides Xi, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Vladimir … Continue reading BRICS: Chinese president proposes closer partnership
U.S. president’s envoy visits Vietnam, TPP discussed
Hanoi – Evan Medeiros, special assistant to U.S. President Barack Obama, paid a visit to Vietnam and talked with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh over various issues including TPP here on Monday. During the meeting, the … Continue reading U.S. president’s envoy visits Vietnam, TPP discussed
AirAsia taking second shot at Japan in tie-up with Rakuten
Kuala Lumpur/Tokyo – Asia’s largest budget carrier, AirAsia Bhd, is giving the lucrative Japanese air travel market a second crack in a partnership with Rakuten, Japan’s biggest online retailer, to form a new budget carrier – AirAsia Japan. The Malaysia-based … Continue reading AirAsia taking second shot at Japan in tie-up with Rakuten
Singapore gov’t agency launches job bank
Singapore – Singapore’s Workforce Development Agency officially launched a Jobs Bank on Monday to help employers find local talent to fill vacancies at their firms. The Manpower Ministry first announced the initiative last year in support of the Fair Consideration Framework, … Continue reading Singapore gov’t agency launches job bank
JICA Commits to Promote Cooperation with ASEAN
Jakarta – The Japanese Government is enhancing its cooperation with ASEAN. Mr. Nakagawa Hiroaki, the newly appointed Principal Representative for ASEAN Coordination of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), confirmed this today during a meeting with the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Le Luong Minh at … Continue reading JICA Commits to Promote Cooperation with ASEAN
Malaysia-China halal enterprises association to be set up
Kula Lumpur – SM International Wholesale (China) Centre Sdn Bhd (SMITC), Small Medium Industry Association of Malaysia and Port Klang Free Zone Sdn.Bhd co-signed the memorandum of cooperation to set up Malaysia-China halal enterprises association to serve halal industry in … Continue reading Malaysia-China halal enterprises association to be set up
Vietnam’s capital Hanoi stock market fluctuates, awaiting support
Hanoi – Vietnam’s capital Hanoi stock market fluctuates during the week as investors stay waiting for positive supporting information on the coming soon reports of production, trading results of listing companies in the second quarter. During the week, the benchmark … Continue reading Vietnam’s capital Hanoi stock market fluctuates, awaiting support
Indonesia: Constitutional court may decide results of election
Jakarta – Indonesian politicians remained vigilant following dual victory claims announced by both president hopefuls who referred to different results of quick counts carried out by pollster agencies under their control favoring each of them in seizing presidency until 2019. Both … Continue reading Indonesia: Constitutional court may decide results of election
Myanmar: Action plan for development of dry ports, containerization
Yangon – Myanmar has drafted an action plan for the development of dry ports and containerization of rail transport to ensure free flow of goods and provide new opportunities for international trade before implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015, … Continue reading Myanmar: Action plan for development of dry ports, containerization