Thailand’s tourism sector is facing fresh uncertainty as Chinese group tours—once a powerful economic driver—remain ...

The Thai Retailers Association (TRA) wants the government to introduce an instant VAT refund scheme for tourists and set up a free-trade-zone sandbox in tourist destinations such as Phuket ...

As Chinese tourist numbers dwindle, Thailand — and Pattaya in particular — is looking for new markets to keep its ...

Chinese tourists to Thailand plummet from tens of thousands to as few as 7,000 daily, with arrivals down 17% in early 2025 ...

“Even though more Thai tourists are flocking to China after the permanent visa exemption started last year, the outbound ...

For the past two decades, the Philippine economy has rested on two key pillars of foreign exchange earnings, helping to sustain its reserve position and stabilize the peso. These twin pillars — ...

The copper industry chain is a complete closed-loop system that spans from ore mining to end-use consumption and then to ...

This amendment expands the scope of VAT refund eligibility, which was originally introduced in 2020, to now cover six categories of entities. Under the new rules, armed and security forces in all ...

One significant addition recently introduced in our tax laws is Republic Act (RA) 12079, which provides Value-added tax (VAT) refund mechanism for non-resident tourists. The law aims to boost ...