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HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Officers tasked with preventing fake goods, trade fraud and smuggling in Ho Chi Minh City and southern border provinces have been forced to work hard ahead of Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls on February 12 this year. Last week, the HCM City customs department discovered 14 steel containers that consignee V.V Steel Company described wrongly to evade tax. The company, in Long An province’s Duc Hoa district, made a declaration that would have allowed it to enjoy 0 percent tax instead of the 10-15 percent it had to pay, equivalent to 1 billion VND (43,000 USD). Now, besides the tax it will also have to pay a penalty of 20 percent of the amount. Smuggling and trade fraud are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Truong Van Ba, Director of the HCM City Market Surveillance Department, said last year 25,538 violations had been discovered involving loss of tax revenues of 5.8 trillion VND. Competent agencies filed charges in 113  cases. … [Read more...] about HCM City, southern provinces step up efforts against fake goods

The museum was constructed under the ‘Art in the Forest’ project, which has been held over the past six years and has attracted dozens of celebrated painters and sculptors both from home and abroad. The project was first developed in 2015 with an aim of bringing contemporary art closer to the community, thus raising the public capacity for aesthetic appreciation. It has received an enthusiastic response from contemporary artists, including Ly Truc Son, Nguyen Xuan Tiep, Nguyen Son, Bui Hai Son, Le Lang Luong, Ddam Dang Lai and Khong Do Tuyen. It has also gathered outstanding figures from the worlds of painting and sculpture from Canada, the US, France, Japan, Italy, Thailand, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and Spain. Throughout its six editions, the project has honoured artists who have devoted their lives to the arts and created a positive influence on their younger colleagues and art lovers alike. It has also provided a venue for young artists to promote their … [Read more...] about From art in the forest project to first contemporary art museum in Vietnam