starbucks vietnam opens first community store

Starbucks Vietnam opens first community store

Starbucks Vietnam marks a significant milestone in its 10 year journey in the market with the inauguration of its first community store at Nguyen Huu Huan street in Hanoi.
amplifying evftas origin compliance

Amplifying EVFTA’s origin compliance

The European Union has been one of Vietnam’s key trading partners since the early days of Vietnam’s economic reform period. The partnership marked a significant milestone in the history of its bilateral cooperation as the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) entered into effect in August 2020.
vietnam needs to open borders for tourism recovery experts

Vietnam needs to open borders for tourism recovery: experts

Vietnam needs to research solutions and prepare all necessary conditions to open border for foreign tourists from July 2021, according to Nguyen Huu Tho, Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association.
man receives six year jail term for transnational wildlife trading

Man receives six-year jail term for transnational wildlife trading

The Hanoi People’s Court handed down a jail sentence of six years to Nguyen Huu Hue, born in 1967 in the central province of Nghe An, for illegally transporting and trading frozen tiger cubs.
ho chi minh citys former leading official jailed

Ho Chi Minh City’s former leading official jailed

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on December 31 sentenced former Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Huu Tin to seven years in prison for violating regulations on management and use of State assets, causing losses and wastefulness under Article 219 of the Penal Code 2015.
first instance trial on former top city official opens

First-instance trial on former top city official opens

The HCM City People’s Court on Thursday opened the first-instance trial of the case of Nguyễn Hữu Tín, former vice chairman of the city People’s Committee, for his alleged wrongdoings in the management and use of State assets.
former peoples committee vice chairman and seven others prosecuted

Former people's committee vice chairman and seven others prosecuted

Nguyen Huu Tin, former Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, and seven other defendants have been prosecuted for their involvement in the Vu “Nhom” case.
ben tre seeks more investors in agriculture

Ben Tre seeks more investors in agriculture

Ben Tre Province plans to carry out more public information initiatives and other activities to encourage investment in agriculture, according to Nguyen Huu Lap, the deputy chairman of the province’s People’s Committee.
repos bound to be hotcake in government securities market

Repos bound to be hotcake in government securities market

Over the past several months, repurchase agreements (repos) were reported to be in growing demand among commercial banks in the government securities sector.
hcm city enhances use of it disease surveillance

HCM City enhances use of IT disease surveillance

HCM City will expand the use of geographic information system (GIS) technology this year for surveillance of infectious diseases, such as hand-foot-mouth, throughout the city after successfully piloting it for dengue fever, the city’s Preventive Medicine Centre department’s deputy director Nguyễn Hữu Hưng told Việt Nam News.
dong nai province prioritises hi tech fdi projects

Dong Nai province prioritises hi-tech FDI projects

The southern province of Dong Nai has given priority to foreign direct investment (FDI) projects using advanced technologies and fewer workers in recent years, said Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Huu Nguyen.
new tax policy has no blind spots

New tax policy has no blind spots

The new price range for the calculation of the natural resource tax that will come into effect from July 1, 2017is found to be remarkably wide. Moreover, in specific cases, the highest price used to calculate the tax is 1.42 times as much as the minimum level. Still, Nguyen Huu Tan, deputy director of the Tax Policy Department under the General Department of Taxation, told VIR’s Manh Bon that illegal profiteering is simply not possible with this tax policy.
vn ready for malaysia challenge

VN ready for Malaysia challenge

Việt Nam coach Nguyễn Hữu Thắng wants to beat Malaysia in the second match of Group B of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2016 today to confirm his team’s place in the event’s semi-finals.
viet nam can do well in aff cup coach

Việt Nam can do well in AFF Cup: Coach

Việt Nam coach Nguyễn Hữu Thắng said his team is not dependent on any one player for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup, which starts later this month.
understanding the us vietnam tax agreement

Understanding the US-Vietnam tax agreement

On July 7, 2015 the governments of Vietnam and the US entered into an “Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income”. Nguyen Huu Hoai, a partner of law firm Russin & Vecchi, summarises key points of the agreement from Vietnam’s perspective.