Vietnam strengthens tax supervision of foreign-invested enterprises Local authorities are trialing ways to prevent multinationals from structuring affairs in order to divert profits to low tax jurisdictions. — Vietnam Insider Vietnam to stop licensing large-scale […]
World Bank sees Vietnam’s economy grow 6.8% in 2019 The World Bank (WB) expects that the Vietnamese economy will have expanded by 6.8% in 2019, with public debt reduced by nearly 8 percentage points of […]
Vietnam extends visa exemption to eight countries till 2022 Visitors from Russia, Japan, South Korea, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Belarus will continue to enjoy Vietnamese visa exemptions for the next three years. — VnExpress […]
U.S. issues final order on duties on certain steel products from Vietnam The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it had issued a final order imposing duties of up to 456% on certain steel products […]
Việt Nam ranks second in fintech investment in Southeast Asia Venture capital funding pouring into Vietnamese fintech companies accounted for 36 per cent of the total fintech investment in Southeast Asia. — Viet Nam News […]
Hanoi aims to excel in socio-economic performance in 2016 – 2020: Mayor On the back of the estimated GRDP growth rate of 7.46% in 2019, a four-year high, Hanoi targets the GRDP in 2020 to […]
ADB revises up Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast amid dim outlook for Asia In contrast to Vietnam’s positive outlook, the ADB has trimmed its forecasts for economic growth in developing Asia this year and next year. […]
Vietnam greenlights $141 mln northern expressway Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has approved construction of VND3.27 trillion ($141 million) expressway connecting two northern provinces to serve rising travel demand. — VnExpress Vietnam’s banking sector […]
Vietnam Ministry May Cut Some Tariffs on U.S. Agriculture Under pressure from the U.S., Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance is proposing to reduce tariffs on some American agriculture products, from chicken to apples. — Bloomberg Vietnam […]
Experts call for risk management to boost VN-Africa bilateral trade Bilateral trade between Việt Nam and African economies has made significant growth in the past decade, however, there is still room for improvement. — Viet […]
Vietnam’s Auction Plan for Solar Energy Vietnam’s electricity demand has been the second-largest in Southeast Asia since 2015 and is expected to retain this position in 2020. — Vietnam-Briefing Pork prices to make huge impact […]
Vietnam gas-fired plants offer long-term value to investors VIETNAM’S power sector – especially gas-fired plants – offers long-term value to investors, given the expected surge in demand for electricity, even though tariffs are low for […]