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UN Tourism opens calls for Best Tourism Villages 2024

The UN Tourism is calling on its member states, including Vietnam, to submit up to eight candidate villages to nominate for the ЭBest Tourism Villages” awards 2024.

Personal-income tax regime unreasonable, but will remain until 2026

Under the current PIT law, wageworkers have to pay PIT if they have monthly income of VND11 million or more. But freelancers with incomes of tens of millions of dong do not pay this tax because their incomes are not identified by taxation agencies.

Deputy PM meets US officials, businesspeople

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on April 4 held separate meetings with some US officials and businesspeople following the 2024 Vietnam Executive Leadership Programme (VELP) held in Boston, the US.

Developers must verify with foreign homeowner’s database before sales

Following contract signings, developers must promptly notify the local housing management agency of the transactions so that the database can be updated.

Indian motorcyclist to be prosecuted for hit-and-run

Rather than stopping to assist the victim, Rohit callously left the scene, leaving Chou unattended.

State authorities will not participate in petroleum price management process

The second draft was revealed on April 1, a few days after the ministry submitted the first draft of the revised Decree on petroleum business.

Quang Ninh hospital first outside cities to harvest multiple organs from donor

A successful case of multi-organ harvesting from a brain-dead donor was performed at the Việt Nam - Sweden Uông Bí Hospital in Quảng Ninh Province on April 2, the local Department of Health reported.

Border gate with China opens, trade resumes

The trade of goods across the Vietnam-China border has returned to a pre-Covid-19 level of activity.

Local grounds become overloaded with thousands of seized vehicles

The grounds where seized vehicles are kept in large cities are getting overloaded, and the vehicles, exposed to the sun and rain, are becoming damaged.

Vietnam News Headlines April 5/2024

VN needs policies to mobilise resources for early childhood education: PM

Japanese film crew promote tourism of central Vietnam

Japanese film crew Tokai TV are currently taking a trip to produce films of several tourist destinations in Da Nang city and Quang Nam province, central Vietnam, in an effort to promote the nation’s landscapes and people.

Chinese automaker Chery to build US$800 million factory in Vietnam

Chinese automaker Chery's Omoda&Jaecoo and Vietnamese company Geleximco signed a joint venture agreement on April 4 in the northern province of Thai Binh to construct a US$800 million automobile plant.

Coach Troussier issues apology to Vietnamese fans

A day after leaving his position as head coach of the Vietnam national team, French coach Philippe Troussier has written a letter on his personal page expressing many thoughts, apologies, and thanks to local fans during his career.

Vietnamese women suffer less discrimination than ASEAN, world averages

Gender-based discrimination in Vietnamese social institutions was rated at low levels, lower than the Southeast Asian and world averages, according to the recent report from OECD’s Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI).

Game design degrees expected to boost industry growth

With the emergence of university-level courses focusing solely on the gaming industry in recent years, Vietnam is looking forward to a growth boost in the industry for digital economy development in the near future.

Vietnam drops to lowest place in FIFA world rankings in eight years

Vietnam dropped a total of 10 spots as they fell to 115th in the latest FIFA world rankings released on April 4 due to their poor performances in the recent 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Cold air wipes away early summer warmth, brings rain

A cold air wave is hitting northern Vietnam, helping to send early summer temperatures dipping thanks to moderate winds and light showers.

Businesses turn on ‘alert’ after ransomware attacks corporations

Though there is no clear evidence of a ransomware campaign targeting Vietnam’s businesses, experts have advised businesses to urgently protect their information systems.

Foreign investors' confidence in Vietnam consolidated

Vietnam’s rosy economic prospects have helped consolidate the confidence of foreign firms in the country, as reflected through their investment of 6.17 billion USD in the first quarter of this year, up 13.4% year-on-year.

Tourism sector likely to achieve yearly goal of 18 million foreign visitors

The tourism sector is striving to maintain the growth momentum recorded in the first quarter to so as to fulfil the target of serving 18 million foreign visitors this year, given a full recovery in most of Vietnam’s markets.