Day: August 12, 2023

Singapore fixes September 1 as presidential election day

Singaporeans will go to the polls on September 1 to vote for the nation’s ninth President, should there be more than one eligible candidate, according to the Writ of Election, issued by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on August 11.The Nomination Day wi…

Quang Ninh targets over 25 million visitors by 2030

The northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh aims to make its tourism a spearhead and sustainable economic sector by 2030, attracting at least 25.5-26 million visitors, including about 9 million foreigners.This is part of a newly-approved project o…

Big data to help collect tax from foreign service providers

Big data on e-commerce would help the tax watchdog to efficiently collect tax from foreign cross-border IT services providers, according to Nguyen Bang Thang, director of Tax Management Department of Large Enterprises.Statistics showed that cross-bord…

Over 9.7 mln voters go to polls in Malaysia state elections

Over 9.7 million voters went to the polls in the Malaysian states of Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, Penang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan on August 12 in the state elections.They cast their ballots for the 245 legislative assembly members in each state.D…