Anti dumping

Containers loaded up at Dinh Vu Port in nothern Hai Phong City. — VNA Photo Reduced revenue from cutting taxes on imported goods in accordance with various free trade agreements (FTA) Viet Nam had signed was unlikely to affect State revenue, said the finance ministry in a conference held on Thursday in Ha Noi. Revenue from tariffs and taxes has decreased by VND13 trillion (US$475 million) compared to the same period last year. However, the ministry said earlier forecasts for net revenue to reach VND340 trillion by the end of the year remained unchanged. Le Manh Hung, deputy head of Vietnam Customs’s tax department, said import/export taxes were not the only revenue source as goods were also subject to other regimes including special consumption taxes, value-added taxes, anti-dumping duties and environmental protections taxes, among others. “FTAs only require the removal of import taxes. For goods subject to multiple tax regimes, only import taxes will be … [Read more...] about State revenue unlikely to fall despite numerous FTAs

"The number of people, mainly adults but including children, reported trafficked from Vietnam to Scotland continues to rise," Detective Superintendent Filippo Capaldi, head of the Scotland police’s national human trafficking unit, said. "Many of these people will have come to Scotland, and the U.K., under false promises of a better life, only to find themselves victims of exploitation by criminal gangs." This year 397 referrals have been received by the unit, half about Vietnamese victims, 90 of them ostensibly minors. It represents a 20 percent increase from last year. The victims of trafficking or smuggling usually do not contact the police directly but come to their attention in other ways. "One of them is to be reported to the police by either members of the public or other agencies," Brenda Irons-Roberts, a communications officer in the police department, said. She declined to discuss details about individuals with whom the police are dealing since they are potential victims … [Read more...] about Scotland sets up anti-child trafficking unit as number of Vietnamese victims rises

Deputy Inspector General Tran Ngoc Liem speaks at the forum (Source: baomoi.com) Hanoi (VNA) – The enforcement of the anti-corruption law in enterprises and organisations in the non-state sector was the focus of a forum held in Hanoi on December 12 by the Government Inspectorate in coordination with UNDP and the British Embassy in Vietnam. In opening the forum, Deputy Inspector General Tran Ngoc Liem emphasized that the Party and State have attached importance to the fight against corruption, with the issuance of Party Central Committee’s resolutions, a law and a national strategy on corruption prevention and combat. He noted that many complicated corruption cases of great public concern have been investigated and handled in a strict manner, winning the public’s approval and demonstrating the political resolve of the Party and State. According to Liem, corruption is also growing in the non-state sector, posing a threat to socio-economic stability and … [Read more...] about Enhancing anti-corruption law enforcement in non-state sector

As many as 4,000 people will join in an anti-terrorism drill held at various locations Ho Chi Minh City on December 15. Deputy director of Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Public Security, Nguyen Sy Quang, says that the four-hour drill will deal with four hypothetical scenarios. Speaking at a press conference held on December 12, deputy director of Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Public Security, Nguyen Sy Quang, said that the four-hour drill will deal with four hypothetical scenarios. "In the first scenario, the terrorists gather and set up online groups who distort information about the current situation and cause disorder in the area," Quang said. "The second scenario deals with disorder at the Tan Son Nhat Airport. In the third and fourth scenario, hundreds of terrorists and demonstrators attack state and government offices in the city centre." Quang stressed that the new points in this year's drill would deal with online terrorists and those who use hazardous chemicals. … [Read more...] about 4,000 people to join anti-terrorism drill in HCM City

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment in northern Bac Ninh Province has asked all relevant authorities to investigate the illegal dumping of toxic waste by a local environment company into the province’s Cau River. An overview of Thuan Thanh Environment JSC in Thuan Thanh District in northern Bac Ninh Province. — Photo tuoitrethudo.com.vn In a document, the department has asked local authorities in Phong Khe, Dai Phuc and Van Duong wards to urgently examine illegal dumping along the river. Any violations must be strictly fined, it said. The move was made after local press reported that Thuan Thanh Environment JSC, which is in charge of collecting, transporting and treating hazardous waste in Thuan Thanh District’s Gia Dong Commune, was illegally dumping waste into the river. Le Duc Tho, deputy head of the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment's Division of Environmental Protection said the division has asked all businesses … [Read more...] about Bac Ninh investigates illegal dumping of toxic waste into Cau River