VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 27 Chia sẻ | FaceBookTwitter Email Copy Link Copy link bài viết thành công
27/01/2021 10:15 GMT+7
More taxes collected from online businesses
More people have come to pay taxes for their online businesses in Hanoi in 2020.
Mai Son, head of Hanoi Taxation Department, said e-business has strongly developed in Vietnam and worldwide. In 2020, Hanoi collected VND123bn (USD5.3m) in taxes, five times higher than the collected taxes in 2019. Most of the taxpayers are individuals, he said.
A woman from Cau Giay District paid VND23.4bn (USD1m) after earning VND330bn last year from writing and published her apps on Google Play and App Store. Another man paid over VND18bn from his VND260bn income also from writing mobile apps. According to the Hanoi Taxation Department, another person paid over VND7bn in taxes from his online business v
Tuesday, 13:14, 26/01/2021
VOV.VN - Following the implementation of several bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements (FTAs), along with a number of impending FTAs, Vietnamese products have enjoyed a number of comparative advantages when gaining entry into demanding markets, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
One year on from the enforcement of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), two-way trade between Vietnam and Canada in 2019 recorded remarkable growth of US$ 4.8 billion, representing an increase of 23.3% compared to figures from 2018.
Last year, despite facing the adverse impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic coupled with the global economic downturn, bilateral trade recorded a rise of 6.6% to US$5.1 billion, with key export items such as footwear, electronic products and components, seafood, and wooden products.
New strategies essential for nationâs energy-saving goals 08:00 | 19/01/2021
Sparked by Vietnamâs rapid development in the last few decades, the hunger for electricity has been rising continuously. To tackle the situation, industry insiders and scientists advise caution to prevent power shortages and promote the idea of energy efficiency not only among citizens but also industries and government agencies
New strategies essential for nationâs energy-saving goals (photo: shutterstock)
Before the Family Electricity Saving Programme came into being, Viet Tri city in the northern province of in Phu Tho used a relatively large amount of electricity. Phu Tho has now mobilised 12,000 customers to participate in this programme, contributing to reducing electricity consumption and related emissions that cause environmental pollution.
Central Vietnam province weighs dam damage against gains
By Dac Thanh January 23, 2021 | 08:02 am GMT+7
Workers stuck at the construction site of Dak Mi 2 hydropower project in Quang Nam Province s Phuoc Son District due to flash floods are rescued on October 30, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Phuoc Tuan.
Hurting from floods and landslides that ravaged it last year, Quang Nam says it will suspend hydropower projects deemed to pose environmental threats.
Quang Nam, home to the famous tourist hotspot Hoi An, has so far approved 46 hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 1,816 MW, it was said at a meeting held in the central province Wednesday.
Vietnam seeks to avoid middle-income trap before time runs out and population ages Chia sẻ | FaceBookTwitter Email Copy Link Copy link bài viết thành công
18/01/2021 10:00 GMT+7
Vietnam has become richer, but it remains a lower middle-income country facing a risk of being left behind. It aims to become a high-income country by 2045.
“We need to make right and timely decisions, because time is gold and it is also our enemy,” said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung at a conference reviewing the 2016-2020 period.
He said that Vietnam’s position and power has improved considerably, but the risk of falling into the middle-income trap still exists.