HNP - The People’s Committee of Hanoi has ordered local public agencies to take stronger actions to improve its Satisfaction Index of Public Administration Services (SIPAS).

Most Southeast Asian economies are likely falling into recession in the first half of 2020 due to the severe impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a fresh report commissioned by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Growth, however, is expected to spring back to an average 8 per cent in 2021, supported by fiscal stimulus packages and monetary easing.