However, the fierce competition with imported vehicles, especially those from other member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) such as Thailand and Indonesia as well as members of free trade agreements which Vietnam has joined will boost Vietnam’s auto import revenue. … [Read more...] about Customers to be centre of auto industry
Tax exemption under income tax
Should Vietnam’s film industry be protected?
A reader nicknamed Ly Thong commented: "The price is same but the quality gap is too big. You don’t need to be a genius to know what movie ticket you should buy." … [Read more...] about Should Vietnam’s film industry be protected?
Bringing warm Tet to the poor
The Labor unions of Thu Duc District, and industrial and processing zones in HCMC present Tet gifts to workers who can not return home on Tet. … [Read more...] about Bringing warm Tet to the poor
PM signs directive to promote digital enterprises
Digital transformation is creating new development spaces – digital economy, digital society and e-government – based on rapid expansion of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, Big Data, machine learning, deep learning, block chain, cloud computing and the Internet of Things. This process opens up a great opportunity for Vietnam to make breakthrough developments, quickly catching up with developed countries which have already started the transformation. The Vietnamese Government was pushing this process and digital enterprises – which adopt, transfer, study and develop products, platforms and solutions based on digital technology – would play a key role in the transformation process, the directive said. It asked Vietnamese digital firms to take the lead and create a breakthrough in the implementation of the “Made in Vietnam” strategy – an important policy which encourages Vietnamese enterprises to make … [Read more...] about PM signs directive to promote digital enterprises
On fertile agricultural land, Vietnam’s shooting itself in the foot
Villagers were upset at a decision of the district authorities that revoked their farming land and leased it out to a company for some craft village project. The district authorities decided that every family will be compensated VND240 million ($10,350) for every 1,100 square meters (1,300 square yards) of land they had to give up for the project, or get 10 percent of the land’s total area elsewhere. … [Read more...] about On fertile agricultural land, Vietnam’s shooting itself in the foot
