Timeline extended for e-commerce taxation

Vietnam's tax authorities will give five more months for e-commerce platforms to set up data connectivity and begin sharing online sellers' information from January 2022.

Banking agents: caution will not create breakthrough

State Bank of Vietnam is drafting a decree on non-cash payments which will replace Decree 110/2014. One of the expected policies of the decree is on payment agents, or banking agents.

VN female scientist receives 'The Most Downloaded Paper' Award for research on Mekong basin

Nguyen Kim Anh and her co-workers have won an award from a Japanese prestigious journal for their research on the salinity situation in the Mekong basin.

Kim Duyen to represent Vietnam at Miss Universe 2021 in Israel

Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen, the runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2019, will represent the country at this year’s Miss Universe global event, to be held in the resort city of Eliat in Israel this December.

Official dispatch on strengthening COVID-19 prevention and control

The permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on July 21 sent an official dispatch on strengthening COVID-19 prevention and control measures.

Five national COVID-19 ICUs to be established

Five national COVID-19 intensive care units (ICUs) will be set up in hospitals in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and the central province of Thua Thien-Hue under a project discussed at a meeting in Hanoi on July 21.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JULY 22

Animal feed exports see surge in H1

 

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JULY 22

VN reports record daily increase with 6,194 new cases

Hanoi women's boxing hopeful in the spotlight as Olympics draw closer

Boxing coach Nguyen Nhu Cuong is very happy that his dream of having Hanoi female boxers win places in the Olympics has come true.

StarGlobal 3D digital solution as good as Google’s Street View

The startup uses 3D scanner, 360 camera and drones to take pictures of showroom space, buildings and factories and then converts the data from physical to digital form.

How will V-League 2021 end?

VPF (Vietnam Professional Football) and V-League 2021 have been placed in a dilemma. It’s unclear how V-League 2021 will end, or if it will be delayed until early 2022.

Food surplus in southern provinces, shortage in HCM City

There is a food supply shortage in HCM City, despite the high production capacity in the Mekong Delta.

Vietnamese U23 side named as eighth best in Asia by football website

The Vietnamese U23 football team have been ranked eighth in the Asian region, according to the latest rankings as announced by global football website Footy Rankings.

The International School @ ParkCity Hanoi to offer world-class Cambridge IGCSE Curriculum

The International School @ ParkCity Hanoi (ISPH) has been approved by Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) to become an official examinations center, and also to offer its world-leading Cambridge IGCSE Program for Years 10 and 11.

Government sets up COVID-19 special working group

The Government has decided to establish a special working group to carry out COVID-19 prevention and control tasks.

Gov’t may impose stricter social distancing in COVID-19 hotspots

The Government has issued Resolution No. 78/NQ-CP dated July 20, 2021, in which the Government said it would allow imposition of stricter social distancing rules in COVID-19 hotspots.

Vietnam races for vaccination drive

Currently, most leading medical forces and doctors in Ho Chi Minh City have been mobilized to be on duty for field hospitals and hospitals for the treatment of severe Covid-19 patients. 

Vietnam’s entertainment business in want of purification

No matter how good of an impact celebrities have on the masses, the redemption for their wrongdoings is a requisite.

Health Ministry warns against stockpiling of medical devices

The Ministry of Health has alerted people not to buy or hoard ventilators, medical oxygen generators or oxygen cylinders as it will waste money, 

Overseas Vietnamese wait for mechanism to buy Covid-19 vaccine

The overseas Vietnamese (OV) business community expects the Vietnam’s Government to create favorable conditions and issue specified mechanisms for them to join hands in seeking Covid-19 vaccine providers,

Traditional medicines used to assist COVID-19 treatment

Besides modern medical techniques and equipment, traditional medicines are used to assist COVID-19 treatment in Vietnam.

Vietnam could make billions of US dollars from livestream economy

The combination of livestream and e-commerce can create an industry worth tens of billions of US dollars. This promises to be a very important element in the development of the digital economy.

Vietnam awarded two honourable mention certificates at international contest

Vietnam has won two honourable mention certificates in the print and digital categories at the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP)’s 29th Colour Biennial 2021, announced the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA).

VPF proposes pushing back V.League 1-2021 resumption until February 2022

V.League 1-2021’s restart date is likely to be pushed back until February 2022 as the Vietnam Professional Football Company (VPF) rolls out concrete plans for the resumption of top-flight football in the country.

Vietnam needs to anticipate 'bad scenarios to avoid the worst': economist

The Covid-19 outbreak in HCM City and neighboring provinces is threatening the livelihoods of people and disrupting production and business chains.