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Action wanted after dispute

An Indonesian investor may prematurely halt a major mining project in the country after a dispute with a local contractor resulted in violence. 

Zero-VND tour operators pay minimal tax despite high sales

The Taxation Department in the northern province of Quang Ninh found that 32 retail shops belonging to zero-dong tours paid a mere VND1.5 billion in taxes in 2017, a modest tax contribution compared to their high volume of sales.

Vietnam enthusiastically welcomes IoT

Cisco System, an American multinational technology conglomerate, predicts that in 2020 there will be 50 billion devices connected with one another via the Internet, namely Internet of Things (IoT).

Good qualified graduates to be directly employed in ward public offices in HCMC

Fresh graduates with good qualification of local universities or their peers with relatively good qualification of foreign universities and those with MA/PhD degree will be directly employed to be civil servants in ward public offices in HCMC.

Son Eunju wins third stage of Binh Duong cycling event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Son Eunju of South Korea’s Sangyang triumphed in the third stage of the Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament - Biwase Cup 2019 on Sunday.

Curbing private vehicles in Hanoi is inevitable

The Hanoi People's Committee finds it necessary to restrict private vehicles to solve traffic congestion and environmental pollution.

Samsung Vietnam posts 19% decline in profit in 2018

A sharp decline in Samsung Vietnam’s profit was due to unfavorable business operations of Samsung Electronics Vietnam Thai Nguyen, Samsung Electronics Vietnam Bac Ninh and Samsung Display Vietnam.

New Vice Foreign Minister appointed

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has appointed To Anh Dung, Director General of the Personnel Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Assistant to the Foreign Minister, as the new Vice Foreign Minister.

Stroke-preventive supplements bring father and son more than first prize

 VietNamNet Bridge – Luu Hai Long has never been an outstanding student. He’s just your average 11th grader at Phan Dinh Phung High School in Hanoi. 

Vietnam pulled out all the stops for media: foreign affairs spokesperson

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and head of the ministry’s Information and Press Department Le Thi Thu Hang speaks to Thế Giới & Việt Nam newspaper on Vietnam’s efforts to provide the best conditions ...

Vietnam’s potential for AI application is huge

Le Anh Son, who is currently working as Assistant Professor in Institute of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University, Japan, talks to Thời báo kinh tế Sài Gòn about how Vietnam can catch up with the global trend ...

FPI to Vietnam in 2019 expected to be strong: experts

VietNamNet Bridge - Will foreign portfolio investment (FPI) continue flowing to Vietnam in 2019 as it did in 2017 and 2018?


HCM City association supports aspiring artists

The HCM City Fine Arts Association for years has organised numerous programmes and exhibitions to help young artists from the city and southern provinces to develop their skills and career.

The dedicated ’flood watchers’ of central Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central region of Vietnam usually bears the brunt of tropical storms that lash the country each year.

Vietnam orders installation of electronic toll collection nationwide by year-end

Vietnam has set the deadline for installing electronic toll booths in all expressways nationwide by the end of 2019 in an effort to boost transparency in toll collection. 

Ecommerce market size set to peak at US$15 billion by 2020

The booming ecommerce market in Vietnam is expected to beat the previous revenue forecast of US$10 billion and reach US$15 billion by 2020, a trade official has said. 

Vietnam should develop specialty coffee: experts

 Local coffee farmers and enterprises should produce specialty coffee with higher added value to help local farmers earn better profits, the local media reported.

Ha Giang mother gives birth in forest

A mother in the remote mountainous province of Ha Giang gave birth to her baby on the edge of a forest on March 9 as she had trouble reaching the hospital in time.

Shares to wait for supportive information

 Although the uptrend of the VN-Index is expected to be maintained this week, if there is no strong supportive information, it is believed the index would probably move sideways.

Erasing tax arrears must be transparent

Experts said erasing uncollectible tax arrears was necessary but transparency must be ensured throughout the process to prevent losses to the State budget.