Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu China’s Belt and Road Money Floods Environmental Concerns Over Mekong Dam Construction The prime ministers of the four countries in the downstream Mekong River basin agreed […]
Fuel prices rise from April 7 The prices of all kinds of fuel increased as from 15:00 of April 7 following a joint decision of the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Industry and Trade. […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Facebook Users in Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam Hardest Hit (video) In its latest mea culpa, social media giant Facebook has admitted that the number of its users […]
Ha Noi’s condo market booming Positive market sentiments in the condominium industry in 2017 continued into the first quarter of 2018, according to CBRE Viet Nam’s Ha Noi property market report for the first quarter […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Does Asean support US military presence in the South China Sea? On March 23, the US Navy destroyer Mustin made a non-innocent passage within 12 nautical […]
Vietnam plans to hike fuel taxes in fight against pollution The proposed hike has raised concerns over aggravated costs for businesses and consumers. — VnExpress Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation asked to improve operations Minister and […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Technology Boosting Green Growth in The GMS In the last 20 years, rapid economic growth in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) has reduced poverty and brought […]
Vietnam to cut corporate tax to 15-17% in bid to boost business climate Vietnam is planning to slash corporate income tax rates from the current 20-22% to 15-17% in an effort to make the country […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu PMB targets up to US$50m initial investment for first int’l fund PMB Investment Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pelaburan MARA Bhd, has launched its first multi-currency […]
Slow Roll-out Planned For Vietnam High-Speed Train Vietnam is once again talking about a high-speed train linking Hanoi in the north with Ho Chi Min City (HCMC) in the south. However, by the time the […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN Manufacturing PMI indicates stagnation in March The Nikkei ASEAN Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, or PMI, slipped to 50.1 in March from 50.7 in February, as […]
Food association unfit to lead rice sector: experts The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) came under heavy criticism on Friday as economic experts voiced discontent with the association’s favouritism, lax business practices and overall incompetency in […]