2020 target: PH eyes 80K foreign retirees The Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) plans to increase the number of foreign retirees in the country to 80,000 by 2020 through various incentives, according to the agency’s top […]
Uplands agriculture advanced as Swiss provide 58b kip boost The Swiss government has granted more than 58 billion kip (CHF 7 million) to improve farming practices in the uplands of Laos. — Vientiane Times 4th […]
Singapore firms need to improve on cash management Half of Singapore’s business sectors need to improve their cash management to free up an additional $8.7 billion of liquidity that is tied up, according to a […]
Martial law spread to entire PH feared COMMUNIST leader Jose Maria “Joma” Sison yesterday said the martial law declaration covering Mindanao, whose effectivity was extended by Congress to a year starting January 1, may be […]
1st China-Laos railway tunnel holing through Ban Somsanook No. 2 Tunnel, the first tunnel along the China-Laos railway has been bored through in Laos’ Vientiane Province with the length of 301 meters. — Xin Hua […]
Singapore defence ministry to invite 300 hackers to test its cyber defences International and local hackers will try to locate vulnerabilities in its Internet-linked systems. — The Nation Singapore’s 2017 growth forecast upgraded to 3.3%: […]
Congress okays 1-year martial law extension; Lawmakers vote 240-27 in joint session CONGRESS yesterday granted President Duterte’s request to extend martial law (ML) in Mindanao for a year because of the continuing terror threats posed […]
China’s aid a matter of life and death for Laos When Xi Jinping last month visited the Lao capital of Vientiane, the Chinese leader broke ground on a new health facility that will replace the […]
Singapore’s electric car-sharing program hits the road Singapore launched on Tuesday its first large-scale electric car-sharing program through which the land-scarce city-state hopes to provide commuters with more transport options and steer them away from […]
Duterte wants refund, accountability from Sanofi PRESIDENT Duterte wants French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi to be held accountable in connection with the dengue vaccine controversy, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said yesterday. — Malaya Underemployment rate improves, […]
Japan commits 35 billion kip for Lao health The government of Japan has committed more than 35 billion kip (US$4.2 million) for three development projects in the health sector in Laos under the Japan-Asean Integration […]
Car dealers to remove warranty restrictions on use of independent workshops Major car dealers have agreed to remove restrictions on warranties and related documents, announced the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) on Monday (Dec 11). […]