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Vietnam must start monitoring and issuing carbon certificates to exporters and retailers in response to the EU's recently passed carbon levy, said industry insiders and policymakers.

The northern province of Bac Giang will roll out concerted measures to speed up the disbursement of public investment capital, with the launching of four new projects in late November, according to Vice Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment Duong Ngoc Chien.

Indonesia has temporarily waives its export levy for all palm oil products until August 31 in an attempt to beef up exports and ease high inventories.

Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theory Council Nguyen Xuan Thang is paying a working visit to Israel, meeting many local leaders.

Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Ministry is considering a plan to collect tourism levy from foreign arrivals once inbound flights and tourism activities resume in the country.

The government of Indonesia has halted export tax imposed on crude palm oil and its derivative products until next year to ease the financial burdens of palm oil producers amid a drop in prices on the world market.

Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports has decided to delay a plan to collect a tourism levy from foreign visitors which would further harm the already struggling tourism industry.

Malaysia lowered its Passenger Service Charge (PSC) for air travelers to destinations beyond ASEAN, applicable from October 1, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook announced on August 30.

Thailand’s Ministry of Sports and Tourism is considering the possibility of imposing a tourist levy to use for improving local attractions and insurance coverage for foreign visitors.

Thailand’s Government is considering a levy on plastic bags to reduce their consumption and pollution.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hopes the World Bank will play a better part in promoting cooperation in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle regions.

Malaysian employers who force their foreign workers pay employment levy imposed by the government could be cited under the country’s Free Act 1951, according to Deputy Human Resources Minister Ismail Abd Muttalib.

Thailand’s tax-collecting agency said the Thai government considers fining cigarette importers which set their retail prices below the prices listed before September 16, 2017 – the first day the new excise tax came into force.

Malaysia will take strict actions against employers who fail to pay levy for their foreign workers from January 1, 2018.

Malaysian employers will have to pay the levy for their foreign workers from January 1, 2018.

Thailand will levy tax on cross-border e-commerce transactions, beginning in April, following the fast growth of e-commerce in the country recently.

The Cabinet of Malaysia has agreed to a one-year delay on applying the new regulation on levy payment on foreign workers by employers.