Ha Long Bay boat accommodation, tour prices announced

Ha Long Bay boat accommodation, tour prices announced

The Department of Finance of northern Quang Ninh province has posted prices of boat tours and boat accommodation for visitors to Ha Long Bay.
Workers set for a tax break

Workers set for a tax break

The revised draft Personal Income Tax (PIT) Law took to the National Assembly agenda on October 26 and Deputy Minister of Finance Vu Thi Mai said 70 per cent out of a total 3.87 million labourers named in enterprise payroll system would not be required to pay tax if the VND9 million ($428) payment threshold was passed by the National Assembly.
Slowly but surely on the path towards a federal European Union

Slowly but surely on the path towards a federal European Union

Open forum by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders.
Auto assembly tax issues leave car industry in a spin

Auto assembly tax issues leave car industry in a spin

Vietnam’s automobile policy has proven to be inefficient following pending questions over tax arrears for many Vietnam-based manufacturing and assembling automobile firms, whose automobile imported part breakdown levels do not conform to existing legal regulations.
Chia Se spirit set to live on in developing regions

Chia Se spirit set to live on in developing regions

The Chia Se Programme, funded by Swedish International Development Agency, has ushered in a new effective method for eradicating hunger and reducing poverty in the targeted provinces.
Level 3 buying Global Crossing in $3 bn deal

Level 3 buying Global Crossing in $3 bn deal

Internet provider Level 3 Communications announced Monday it is acquiring networking company Global Crossing in a stock deal valued at $3 billion, the latest consolidation in the telecom sector.
Macroeconomic disequilibrium and possible future directions

Macroeconomic disequilibrium and possible future directions 1

After a decade of high annual growth until 2007, Vietnam has experienced a slowdown since 2008 with the onset of the global economic crisis, when its gross domestic product (GDP) growth fell to 6.2 per cent and then further to 5.2 per cent in 2009.

Can Tho is left to fight for its survival

Mekong Delta’s Can Tho city and the country’s southern region are facing looming climate change aftermaths. What can be done to address the growing menace? Ky Quang Vinh* finds out.
Standing at the Crossroads

Standing at the Crossroads

Climate change is not only an environmental issue, or for any single institution to deal with, it is mainly a sustainable development issue.