• Vietnam finance ministry seeks to ease tax pressures 

    18/06/2011 05:00

    The finance ministry plans to propose a tax exemption for taxpayers with a monthly income of VND5 million Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance is expected to propose a series of new polices to ease tax burdens in July, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported...

  • EuroCham launches green business event in Vietnam 

    16/06/2011 05:00

    The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) has announced a two-day conference and exhibition this fall focusing on green business solutions for Vietnam. The GreenBiz 2011, co-organized by the Investment and Trade...

  • Long Thanh Airport master plan approved 

    16/06/2011 05:00

    Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a master plan to construct the Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai, according to a statement posted on Wednesday on the government’s...

  • Businesses cry foul over taxes for foreigners

    13/06/2011 05:00

    Businesses are arguing current personal income tax rates towards foreigners are unjustified. In light of current regulations 85 per cent of foreigners’ house rental paid by employers is considered a personal income and foreigners are subject to pay tax on that money....

  • More products with carcinogenic DEHP detected in Vietnam

    13/06/2011 05:00

    The Ministry of Health has made public, the names of many products that contain DEHP carcinogen in Vietnam, including syrup imported from Taiwan and candies from the Philippines. The result came after a test on 13 samples of cooking taken randomly from a market in HCM...

  • “Credit room” running out, banks “follow a strict regimen”

    “Credit room” running out, banks “follow a strict regimen”

    13/06/2011 05:00

    The credit growth rate of many commercial banks has nearly reached or exceeded the allowed level of 20 percent. Therefore, banks now have to restrict disbursement and seek new channels to spend their money. According to the State Bank of Vietnam, in May 2011, the...

  • ADB sees room for Vietnam rate hike as inflation set to slow 

    13/06/2011 05:00

    The Asian Development Bank sees a bit of room left for policy rate hikes in Vietnam, but expects monthly inflation to start to come down this month and double-digit annual inflation to begin to ease in August. Vietnam has...

enews & updates

Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!

Ads by Adonline