VOV.VN - Google Arts & Culture has debuted its “Wonders of Vietnam” project, thereby introducing the country’s outstanding natural and cultural beauty, including aspects of its tangible and intangible heritages, as well as magnificent landscapes through its online platform.

Copyright fees collected overseas for the use of Vietnamese music increased from nearly VND2 billion (US$87,000) in 2019 to more than VND3.6 billion last year.

The website is as part of Google’s initiatives to promote and support the recovery of local tourism industries.

Ambassador Tran Duc Binh, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN, will perform the role as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the ASEAN Foundation (AF BOT) in 2021.

Cross-border transactions are in the crosshairs as Decree 126/2020/ND-CP - the latest regulation on tax administration - is to come into effect on December 5, said senior tax officials in a recent press conference.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is set to see 55% of the local population regularly participate in online shopping activities by 2025, with the value of goods purchased through the internet and online services reaching an annual average of US$600 per person.

Vietnam’s digital economy is expected to reach US$14 billion in 2020, a year-on-year increase of 16%, and will likely reach US$52 billion in 2025, re-accelerating to nearly 29% in compound annual growth rate, according to a report from Google, Temasek and Bain & Company.

VOV.VN - Google Doodle on September 28 celebrated Cải Lương, a popular form of modern folk opera in Southern Vietnam, as part of Vietnam Stage Day, an annual event aimed at celebrating the rich history of the nation’s theater.

VOV.VN - Pomelos are projected to become Vietnam’s seventh fruit to successfully make inroads into the United States’ market, following on from dragon fruit, rambutans, longans, lychees, star apples, and mangoes, according to the Vietnam Plant Protection Department.

This is Google’s latest smartphone model, which was first introduced to the market in early August after multiple delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.