tax clampdown on online incomes

Tax clampdown on online incomes

The Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department is sending out tax notices to individuals making millions of US dollars from Facebook, Google, and other foreign technology platforms running in Vietnam.
tax collectors struggle to collect from internet income

Tax collectors struggle to collect from Internet income

A young man from the central province of Quang Nam reportedly showed up at the provincial tax department on Tuesday to pay his long overdue income tax from alleged income of US$700,000 he generated from Google from 2014-17.
authorities slap social media profiteers with tax bill

Authorities slap social media profiteers with tax bill

The HCM City tax department said it has served a tax notice and slapped a fine on an individual together amounting to VND4.1 billion (US$178,000) for failure to pay tax on incomes received from foreign companies in the last two years.
google parent alphabet sees record highs despite eu fine

Google parent Alphabet sees record highs despite EU fine

Google parent Alphabet shares lifted on Monday (Jul 23) on a stronger-than-expected earnings report for the past quarter, as the tech giant's results eased concerns over huge fines imposed by the European Union for antitrust actions.
trump slams record eu fine against google

Trump slams record EU fine against Google

President Donald Trump lashed out on Thursday (Jul 19) after Brussels hit US tech giant Google with a record fine a day earlier, and warned he would no longer allow Europe to take "advantage" of the United States.
google braces for huge eu fine over android

Google braces for huge EU fine over Android

Google faced a record EU fine Wednesday (Jul 18) for using its Android smartphone system to illegally boost its search engine, in a ruling that risks a fresh clash between Brussels and Washington.
facebook and google have yet showed intends of opening branches in vietnam

Facebook and Google have yet showed intends of opening branches in Vietnam

The Law on Cybersecurity coming into effect in early 2019 will slap taxes on Facebook and Google as well as bring them under the supervision of Vietnamese authorities. However, the two companies have yet to express intention to establish representative offices in Vietnam.
dow sp 500 fall on trade war worries

Dow, S&P 500 fall on trade war worries

Wall Street stocks mostly fell on Monday (Jun 18) as worries about rising trade tensions between the US and China offset gains by petroleum-linked companies.
australia court paves way for google underworld defamation case

Australia court paves way for Google 'underworld' defamation case

A court cleared the way for a rare defamation action against Google on Wednesday (Jun 13) after a man claimed the global internet giant published material linking him to Australia's criminal underworld.
facebook and google have to install servers in vietnam from early 2019

Facebook and Google have to install servers in Vietnam from early 2019

Facebook and Google will have to install servers in Vietnam from January 1, 2019 as the Law on Cybersecurity comes into effect.
google rules out using artificial intelligence for weapons

Google rules out using artificial intelligence for weapons

Google announced Thursday (Jun 7) it would not use artificial intelligence for weapons or to "cause or directly facilitate injury to people," as it unveiled a set of principles for the technologies.
facebook and google unlikely to leave over local server issue

Facebook and Google unlikely to leave over local server issue

Facebook and Google are not likely to leave Vietnam over the issue of installing servers in the country as they are making bank on Vietnamese users’ demand for their services.
national assembly strikes domestic server clause despite cyber risks

National Assembly strikes ‘domestic server’ clause despite cyber risks

The clause on requiring foreign enterprises to install servers in Vietnam was struck out from the draft Law on Cybercecurity at the on National Assembly session despite the increasing number of attacks on Vietnamese computer systems and networks as well as Facebook and Google’s long years of tax evasion.
halting payments via phone cards an unequal game

Halting payments via phone cards: an unequal game?

Three giant mobile operators (Viettel, MobiFone, and Vinaphone) halted payments via phone cards for domestic digital content and online games, creating inequality as foreign application stores, specifically Google Play Store, still allow people to use phone cards for in-game payments.
google to halt all ads on irish abortion referendum

Google to halt all ads on Irish abortion referendum

Google said on Wednesday (May 9) it will pause all adverts related to the Irish referendum on abortion to be held later this month - the day after Facebook announced a similar move.