Big data on e-commerce would help the tax watchdog to efficiently collect tax from foreign cross-border IT services providers, according to Nguyen Bang Thang, director of Tax Management Department of Large Enterprises.

The Government Standing Committee has agreed that, in the near term, special consumption tax will not be levied on online games.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and numerous coaches and players have expressed their heartfelt condolences to Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) Club following the tragic deaths of their three members.

Inadequate transport infrastructure and connectivity, and domestic enterprises’ low capacity and slow technology adoption and digital transformation are hindering the otherwise rapidly growing logistics industry, experts have said.

Regulations on criteria for “made-in-Vietnam” products have not been issued since the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s proposal five years ago due to difficulties in origin traceability and worries over the burden of compliance costs on enterprises, the ministry said.

The northern border province of Lang Son is continuing to upgrade the digital border gate model, moving towards building a smart border gate.

The Australian Cotton Trade Delegation to Vietnam is organising a series of activities in Ho Chi Minh City, Hue and Hanoi from August 7-11 to strengthen relations between Vietnam’s textile manufacturers and Australian cotton producers.

Vietjet has become the first airline operating the direct route connecting HCM City and Perth, linking Vietnam’s most dynamic city and the beautiful Western Australia state.

Japan wants to collaborate with Vietnam to establish industrial cooperation strategies in line with the development goals of both nations, as expressed by Matsumoto Izumi, First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam.

As inflation is reported to be under control, there is room to adjust prices of State–managed goods and services in the remaining months of this year.