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Toyota could cease making cars in Vietnam on coming tax cut
The Vietnamese unit of the world’s largest carmaker Toyota is considering putting an end on production and switch to import to enjoy the preferential tax treatment a trade pact will offer in the next three years.
Vietnam to place order for metro based on mock-up feedback
The first metro of Ho Chi Minh City will be manufactured based on the feedback on the made-in-Japan metro mock-up that is on display, the city Urban Railway Management Board said.
Vietnam not to drop death penalty for corruption
Vietnam will not consider abolishing capital punishment for corruption offenses, deputy chairman of the National Assembly Uong Chu Luu has said.
Housing projects attract more foreign investments
Foreign investors have recently poured more money into housing projects, instead of tourism estates, in Vietnam and they have had more confidence in the property market as well at a time when the revised real estate law is about to take effect.
Vietnam licenses genetically modified corn amid scientists’ concerns
While local consumers and scientists are concerned about the commercialization of genetically modified corn in Vietnam, two companies have received the most important nod to distribute the maize in the country.
Vietnam U-23s preparing for 28th SE Asian Games
Vietnam U-23s are now heading for the short-term target at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in June after winning a ticket to the finals of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship.
Vietnam tops SEA regarding beer, wine consumption growth
Vietnam ranks first in Southeast Asia in terms of beer and wine consumption growth though its GDP just stands at number eight in the region, according to statistics by the Hanoi-based Health Strategy and Policy Institute.
Vietnam wants to build world’s highest TV tower
Vietnam has just left the poor-country group but national broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) is planning to build the world’s highest TV tower, a reader said in a letter to Tuoi Tre(Youth) newspaper.
18-year-old son kills mom for jewelries
The police in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has detained a 18-year-old man living in Rach Gia City for killing his mother for her jewelries, the deputy chief of the local police agency told Tuoi Tre on March 30.
Vietnam rice boom heaping pressure on farmers, environment
Rice farmer Nguyen Hien Thien is so busy growing his crops that he has never even visited Can Tho, a town only a few miles from his farm in the southern Mekong Delta.