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Ministry proposes lowering CIT for SMEs

 The Ministry of Finance has proposed cutting corporate income tax (CIT) rates on small and micro businesses from the current 20 per cent to 15-17 per cent.

Newly-opened tunnel to collect fees from next month

 Cu Mong Tunnel, Vietnam’s third-longest underground road tunnel, will start charging fees from April 1 following the approval from the Ministry of Transport.

Huge drug trafficking ring busted

 Some drug traffic cases involving foreign people have been discovered by the police and border guards.

Which segments dominate Vietnam online marketing?

 The online advertising market in Vietnam is currently in its growth stage thanks to the increased use of smart phones and higher internet penetration in the country of nearly 100 million people. 

Building materials made from thermoelectricity ash

 The HCM City Center for Statistics and Science & Technology Information has just held a conference to introduce the method to turn ash generated from thermal power plants into construction materials.

Vietnamese IT businesses seek ways to enter Japanese market

 Quang Trung Software City, VNITO Alliance, Fukuoka City of Japan, and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) jointly held a conference to promote trades into Fukuoka City in 2019.

Barefoot scientist’s invention offers relief for growers' labor woes

 51 years old Nguyen Quang Ngoc in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak is a real wizard with more than 20 national and international patents though he has not attended any science course.

Court decides coffee king to manage Trung Nguyen Group after divorce

 According to the court ruling, Mr. Dang Le Nguyen Vu will manage Trung Nguyen Group after divorce after re-considering his contribution to the group with the aim to alleviate effect on the group’s activities.

Seventh grader praised for saving two drowning kids

 A seventh grader of Ham Nghi Junior High School in the central province of Ha Tinh has been praised for saving two kids from drowning.

Wound healing gel successfully experimented

 Dr. Nguyen Thi Hiep, Dean of the Biomedical Engineering Department in the International University, has spent 10 years researching for a special kind of glue to stick wounds quickly in one minute. 

African Swine Fever virus sweeping through twenty-third province

African Swine Fever virus is sweeping through the northern province of Vinh Phuc, the twenty-third infected province in Vietnam, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s announcement at the meeting on March 27. 

Former BMW dealership boss in Vietnam prosecuted for smuggling

 The Supreme People's Procuracy has transferred to the HCMC People’s Court the case of Nguyen Dang Thao, former CEO of Euro Auto, who stands accused of smuggling 91 BMW cars, reported the local media.

Chinese contractor tight-lipped about Vietnam’s US$13 million recovery demand in steel project

A Chinese contractor involved in a suspended steel project of Thai Nguyen Steel and Iron Corporation has turned a deaf ear to the demand to pay back US$13 million in payments.

Chinese national arrested for transporting 400kg heroin

 Police in HCMC on the night of March 27 arrested a Chinese man for illegally transporting 400 kilograms of heroin in District 12.

Vietjet crew suspended for mishearing instructions

 A flight crew working for local budget airline Vietjet has been suspended after its captain misheard instructions from air traffic control, forcing a Vietnam Airlines plane to take evasive action to avoid an unsafe situation.

Vietnam beat China 1-0 to set up final with Thailand in int’l U19 tournament

 Vietnam have set up a title match with Thailand at the ongoing 2019 International U19 Football Tournament in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, following their narrow 1-0 win over China on March 27.

Vietnam wins Special Prize at music competition in Japan

 Vietnamese 15-year-old contestant Bui Thao Huong has won the special prize at the 21st Kyushu International Music Contest, in Kumamoto, Japan.

10th Annual H2H Charity Ride 2019 starts on March 30

 Month-long cycle trip from Hanoi to HCMC aims to raise funds to help disadvantaged children at five charities.

ComfortDelGro sees plunge in revenue in Vietnam

 After suspending the operations of its joint venture in Vietnam, ComfortDelGro, one of the leading transport companies in Singapore, reported a decrease of 50 per cent in its revenue and assets from Vietnam.

Robins falls in face of e-commerce competition in Vietnam

 Thailand-based Central Group’s Robins has just announced temporarily stopping online operations in Vietnam maybe due to the fierce competition in the sector.