Celebrities earn high income, pay low tax

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the latest report, by April 11, only 44 out of 210 artists who were invited to go to the tax offices to make personal income tax declarations have performed this duty.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 18/4

Agro-products to face tough battles ahead; HCM City eyes economic growth of 9.5-10%; Commodity exchanges call for help; Ornamental-fish sector revises business strategy

Legendary goal keeper to arrive in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Manchester United ambassador and former goalie Peter Schmeichel will visit Vietnam at the invitation of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV).

Social insurance fund in deficit

"If wages continue to rise, it is forecast that by 2023, with about 10 million pensioners, the social insurance fund will have only enough money to pay retirement pension, not enough for investment," warned a senior official.

Few takers for high-grade rice

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the Mekong Delta complain there is not much demand for their high-quality winter-spring paddy this year.

Four accidents on Saigon Bridge this morning, 12 cars damaged

VietNamNet Bridge - Within about 30 minutes on the morning of April 17, four accidents occurred on the Saigon Bridge, HCM City. The accidents made 12 cars deformed and caused traffic jams.

Ha Tinh: Loggers attack ranger station at night

VietNamNet Bridge – At about 8pm on April 16, a group of loggers blatantly demolished the ranger station of Ky Thuong commune in Ky Anh district, Ha Tinh province.

China confirms 77 H7N9 cases, 16 deaths

 During the period from 6 p.m. on Monday to 8 p.m. Tuesday, China confirmed 14 new cases of H7N9 avian influenza, with two more death reported in Shanghai.

Ba Dong - Thu Ha, the golden couple of Vietnam’s aerobics

VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Ba Dong and Tran Thu Ha began training together since 2006. The pair has become the pillar of the Vietnamese national aerobic team on the world arena in the past seven years.

Vietnamese International Film Festival winners announced

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese actress Ngo Thanh Van was granted the Best Actress at the sixth Vietnamese International Film Festival (ViFF) which wrapped up recently at the University of California in the US.

Phu Quoc Island to have a dog racecourse

VietNamNet Bridge – This dog racecourse is the second of its kind in Vietnam, after the one in the southern city of Vung Tau. Notably, the racing dogs here will be the Phu Quoc ridgebacks.

Miss Vietnam Ngoc Han performs in bamboo-made clothes

Celebrating 40 years of Vietnam-France relations, four designers from Hong Kong, the Philippines, France and Vietnam will showcase collections that are designed from traditional materials of each country in Hue City.

Ministry Health proposes same-sex approval

Vice Minister of Health, Mr. Nguyen Viet Tien has proposed to modify the Law on Marriage and Family, in which same-sex marriage is permitted because it is the right to live with the true self, the human rights.

250 dancers verge on Opera House for Hoa Muon Sac

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoa Muon Sac (Multicolored Flowers), featuring 250 dancers, will take place at HCMC Opera House at 8 p.m. on Wednesday.

Minh to compete at 2013 Badminton Asia Champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – World No.10 Nguyen Tien Minh will join his Vietnamese teammates at the 2013 Badminton Asia Championships in Taipei, China from April 16-21.

Foreign sellers make locals more cautious

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors concluded last week's trading as net sellers on the HCM City Stock Exchange, impacting on the VN-Index and making the domestic investors more cautious.

Obama says FBI investigating Boston explosions as "act of terrorism"

 U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the FBI was investigating Monday's explosions at Boston Marathon finish line as "an act of terrorism".

Vietnamese businesses get benefits from Japan’s loosened monetary policy

The Japanese central bank has decided to loosen the monetary policy in an effort to raise the inflation rate to 2 percent, which would bring benefits to many Vietnamese businesses.

Thai Son Nam qualified for AFC Champs

Vietnamese side Thai Son Nam grabbed the last qualifying slot for the finals of the AFC Futsal Clubs Championship after a 6-3 win over Australian Dural Warriors yesterday's third-place playoff match at the Panasonic Sports Complex, in Malaysia.

Historic diplomatic letter to Japan found

 VietNamNet Bridge – A highly significant and historic diplomatic letter from Viet Nam to Japan written in 1591 is now on exhibition in Japan together with eight other old letters.

State help needed to access digital content market

 VietNamNet Bridge – The domestic digital content market, estimated to be worth billions of dollars, may be out of reach of domestic enterprises if they don't receive State support.

Tien Giang: The dead buried amid residential area

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are whispers and comments of people in the town of Cai Be in Cai Be District, Tien Giang Province, about an “influential” who was buried amid the residential area.

Legislators cut enterprise income tax

 VietNamNet Bridge – Law makers yesterday, April 16, backed the Government's proposal to reduce the current general level of enterprise income tax to 22 per cent in an effort to boost investment in Vietnamese businesses.

VN backs efforts to reform global governance system

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam supports efforts on reforming the global governance system, Vice Chairman of the National Financial Supervisory Commission of Vietnam Ha Huy Tuan has said.

Government Office disputes media reports on selling of unhealthy chickens

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government Office on Monday, April 15, disputed recent media reports about unhealthy chickens originating from China being sold in large quantities at a conference in Ha Noi.