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The collection of indirect taxes in Việt Nam is forecast to increase in the future while direct taxes is predicted to account for a smaller proportion, according to a Fair Tax Monitor Index report released by Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) yesterday.Keep reading ...

Vietnam’s maritime security has seen “complicated” developments in the first few months this year with the penetration of many Chinese ships in Vietnamese waters, a top defense official said on Tuesday.Keep reading ...

Vietnam requests China to immediately stop sending bombers to conduct drills in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, said the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang. Keep reading ...

China says it has landed long-range bombers for the first time on an island in the South China Sea, the latest in a series of maneuvers putting Beijing at odds with its neighbors and Washington over China’s growing military presence around disputed islands.Keep reading ...

The use of e-Government would help fight corruption, push administrative reform and improve the investment environment, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. Keep reading   ...

Vietnam asks China, as a large nation in the region and the world, to perform its responsibility in maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea, stated Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on May 8. Keep reading ...

Vietnam’s foreign ministry spokesperson said Tuesday that China has seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty by installing military jamming equipment on outposts in Truong Sa, Spratly Islands off the South China Sea, commonly known as the East Sea in Vietnam.Keep reading ...

Vietnam is planning to spend VND256.7 trillion ($11.3 billion) this year to repay government debt, according to authorities. That figure has increased by VND18.7 trillion ($823 million) compared to 2017 under a plan recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.Keep reading ...

Findings from the 2017 PAPI Report, released today, show a significant turnaround in citizen’s perceptions and experiences with corruption in the public sector, more women adding their names to land use titles, and rising pessimism among the poorest citizens about their future economic prospects. Health insurance ...

The Prime Ministers of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia signed a Joint Declaration on the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Area cooperation at the end of the CLV-10 Summit in Hanoi on March 31. The Joint Declaration affirms the three countries’ determination to build a CLV region with ...