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Vietnam proposes hiking environmental protection tax on gasoline

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has proposed a draft law that suggests nearly tripling environmental protection tax on oil and gas consumption. People in Vietnam currently have to pay VND3,000 (US$0.13) in environmental tax for each liter of gasoline, while the finance ministry recommended that should be raised to VND8,000 ($0.36) in its draft regulation, which […]
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10-2020
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Cable car proposed for passengers to reach Tan Son Nhat airport

A cable car developer has proposed building a cable-propelled transit system for passengers to reach Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, instead of struggling in the usually crowded main streets leading to Vietnam’s busiest airdrome. The cable car system is proposed to be built in the nearby Hoang Van Thu and […]
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10-2020
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Rice prices in India up as demand revives; Thai, Vietnam markets quiet

Rice prices in India rose on a revival in demand from African and Asian buyers while markets in Thailand and Vietnam remained quiet, traders said on Wednesday. India, the world’s biggest rice exporter, saw its 5-percent broken parboiled rice quoted at $346-$350 per tonne this week, up from $341-$345 last Wednesday . The rise in […]
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10-2020
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Hanoi seeks further support for Vietnamese community in Cambodia

Vietnam has sought further assistance from Cambodian authorities for the Vietnamese community living in Cambodia, according to the Vietnam News Agency. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs Samdech Sar Kheng in Hanoi on Monday, as part of the latter’s visit to Vietnam. During […]
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10-2020
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Vietnam eyes cashless market with card payment scheme

A scheme to promote cashless payment in Vietnam in the 2016-20 period has been approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The plan is intended to have over 300,000 card readers installed at points of sale (POS) across the country by the end of 2020, which are expected to process around 200 million transactions a […]
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10-2020
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Vietnam Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong visits China to deepen ties this month

The top official of the Communist Party of Vietnam will visit China this month to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries, a chief diplomat told local reporters earlier this week. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is slated to go on an official trip to Beijing, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh, who is […]