Indonesian businesses decry new tax system as filing deadline nears
Fully implemented at the turn of the year, Coretax is a new tax administration system that is meant to tame Indonesia’s notoriously complicated taxation jungle, which can then…
Economic Affairs
Lack of insurance in Cambodia concerning, say UNDP, IRC
The study presented at the workshop confirmed that although Cambodia’s insurance market is growing, it still faces significant challenges in reaching rural and low-income…
Homegrown veggies, cheap substitutes: Japanese get creative to fight soaring food prices
Japanese homemaker Kirina Mochizuki has always considered “okonomiyaki” savoury pancakes the ultimate comfort food: simple, satisfying and cheap. These days, though, it’s a…
Jewel Changi Airport reports record footfall of over 80 million in 2024
Announcing this on Jan 27, the operator of the retail and entertainment complex at Changi Airport said it saw a 10 per cent year-on-year increase in footfall from about 74 million…
Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment proposes piloting cryptocurrency exchange at financial centres
Cryptocurrencies are not banned in Vietnam, but are not yet recognised as assets.
Rice consumption in South Korea hits record low, but use in alcohol production rises
The trend of declining rice consumption has been consistent since Statistics Korea began tracking it in 1962.
Price increase planned for rice products at retailers, restaurants, food manufacturers in Japan
In response to the rising price of rice, retailers, restaurant chains and food-product manufacturers are trying to absorb the costs by increasing the prices of onigiri rice balls,…
Keywords to understand pivotal areas highlighted at Davos
The meeting, under the theme "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age," focused on five pivotal areas: reimagining growth, industries in the intelligent age, investing in people,…
Strategise to bypass Trump tariffs, including acquisitions of Chinese firms in Malaysia, say experts
Other measures include diversification of the supply chain while capitalising on Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship to promote the country as a gateway to tap the growing regional…
Amid global price increases, Cambodia’s rubber exports drop as domestic demand rises
Khun Kakada, acting director-general of the rubber department, explained that although the volume of latex exported decreased slightly, the Kingdom’s actual rubber yield…