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Industry 4.0 poses great challenges to ASEAN, including Vietnam

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, was named one of the biggest challenges facing ASEAN at a conference in Hanoi on Friday to review the association’s prospects. ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a ten-country politico-economic bloc whose members include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and […]
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10-2020
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Ho Chi Minh City to welcome increased US investment

Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam in general will provide support and favorable conditions for investors from the United States to operate in the city on a long-term basis.    During the “Meet the USA” conference organized in the southern metropolis on Wednesday, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan […]
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10-2020
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Vietnam extends visa waiver for five European countries

Vietnam’s government has extended a visa waiver program benefiting citizens of five European countries, just before the existing policy expires at the end of this month. International tourists go shopping at Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City. This is the second one-year extension Vietnam has given to the visa-free policy applicable to German, […]
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10-2020
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Vietnam, Japan ink $22bn worth of trade deals at ‘historic’ conference

Delegations from Vietnam and Japan have closed approximately US$22 billion worth of trade agreements and business deals after what Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called a historic conference in Tokyo on Monday. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R, 3rd), Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R, 4th) and delegates are pictured at the conference […]
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10-2020
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Facebook shop owners dodge request from Ho Chi Minh City tax authorities

Nearly 13,500 Facebook users running online shops have been requested to meet with tax authorities in Ho Chi Minh City and explain their obligations. One online shop owner meets a tax officer in Ho Chi Minh City. An invitation letter from the Binh Thanh District Tax Office is on the left corner. Local tax offices […]
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10-2020
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Ho Chi Minh City transport dept wants to block Uber

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have suggested banning Uber as the ride-hailing service is not included in the city’s pilot plan on electronic contracts for passenger transport. A passenger pays an Uber driver after a trip in Ho Chi Minh City. The municipal Department of Transport has submitted a letter to the People’s Committee […]