Money
Vietnam issues full ban on Bitcoin and all other cryptocurrencies
While the value of the digital currency Bitcoin is going through the roof – 1 BTC on November 3 hit the $7,462-mark in day...
Learning by doing: The best educational games for financial know-how
Financial education is seen by many young people as a boring, dry subject with not much direct impact on their present life. But that’s a...
First Bitcoin ATMs open in Singapore, Hong Kong
Even though the recent bankruptcy filing of Japanese Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has shaken the Bitcoin community, there seems to be still enough confidence...
Myanmar phases out dollar surrogate
Myanmar abolished its secondary currency, the Foreign Exchange Certificates (FEC), on March 20, 2013 as per an official announcement by the Finance Ministry.
FEC were...
Singapore best ASEAN tax destination
Singapore was ranked 5th out of 185 economes in terms of ease in paying taxes, according to the "Paying Taxes 2013" report compiled by...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...