Winners of BCI top 10 Developers Award 2022 for Viet Nam. — Photo courtersy of BCI Viet Nam’s top ten property developers and architecture firms were recognised at the the BCI ASIA Award ceremony held in HCM City on June 30. The portfolios of the top developers for 2022 are valued at US$1.82 billion, while those of the 2022 elite architecture firms comprise $9.71 billion worth of properties scheduled to start construction in Viet Nam this year. These firms were chosen based on the greatest aggregate value of projects under construction during the last full calendar year. At the ceremony, the Top 10 Developers Award 2022 for Viet Nam was given to BCG Land Joint Stock Company, BRG Group, BW Industrial Development JSC, CapitaLand Development (Vietnam), Danh Khoi Joint Stock Company, Flamingo Holding Group, Hoang Huy Group, Hung Thinh Land Joint Stock Company, Nam Long Investment Corporation, and Vinhomes JSC. The BCI Asia Top 10 Architects Award 2022 was won by Alinco Ltd, … [Read more...] about BCI Assia Awards honors top architecture, real estate firms
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Mixed views on global minimum corporate tax rate
A Samsung manufacturing plant in Bac Ninh Province. — Photo baophapluat.vn The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) two-pillar solution has introduced a global minimum corporate tax rate (GMCT) of 15 per cent applicable from 2023, but experts have mixed positions on the tax. Nguyen Mai, chairman of the Association of Foreign Investment Enterprises, said that the GMCT would boost Viet Nam’s tax revenues and contain tax avoidance, tax evasion and price transferring in the country. This is because tax rates lower than GMCT have incentivised illegal tax practices without significantly affecting investment attractiveness. In fact, 56 per cent of foreign-invested firms in Viet Nam declared unprofitability in 2020, with a total loss of VND151 trillion (US$6.5 billion), substantially reducing the country’s tax collection. Accordingly, he urged the Government to modify tax regulations in line with the GMCT and re-negotiate with FDI investors on investment terms … [Read more...] about Mixed views on global minimum corporate tax rate
What’s on July 4-10/2022
MUSIC & PERFORMANCES HCM City- Performance by Vietnamese-French violinist Jul 9, HCM City Opera House, Vietnamese-French violinist Stephane Tran Ngoc will be the featured soloist in the “A Night of Italian Spirit” concert. REC TOUR 2022 June – July 2022 From the organizer: AboutREC VietNam: REC Viet Nam grows from REC Room – A music management and event production team based in Hanoi. REC ROOM was formed in 2014 as a DIY audio recording studio, but has since developed into a community-driven music production team, with particular focus on; live music events, contemporary musical subcultures, management, tour production, and audio/video production for artists based in Vietnam. ____________________________________________________ EXHIBITION HCM City- Photo exhibition highlights beauty of Spratly Archipelago Until Jul 18, 122 Suong Nguyet Anh Street, District 1 The … [Read more...] about What’s on July 4-10/2022
State Bank of Vietnam announces amendments to bank loans circular
Illegitimate land slots in Bao Loc City, Lam Dong Province. The draft bans bank loans to borrowers who use the loans to secure future transactions that are unqualified at the moment of the loans. — VNA/VNS Photo The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has been developing a draft amending Circular 39 on bank loans, to keep credit risks in check. The draft bans bank loans to borrowers who use the loans to secure future transactions that are unqualified at the moment of the loans. The ban is expected to prevent the use of bank loans to purchase future real estate properties, which have not been given carte blanche from the authorities due to the lack of construction permits and proof of land use rights. The HCM City Real Estate Association (HoREA) believes that law-abiding real estate firms will remain unaffected by the ban since bank loans are still available to borrowers who aim for qualified real estate properties offered by the firms. "Unqualified realty properties include … [Read more...] about State Bank of Vietnam announces amendments to bank loans circular
HCM City to issue traceability codes for products
Scanning QR Traceable Code. — Photo baochinhphu.vn HCM City plans to issue a list of goods with traceability codes with a goal to have at least 50 per cent of businesses in multiple sectors, such as vegetables, livestock, food and medicine, be able to exchange data with the traceability code system in Viet Nam and the world. Nguyen Thi Kim Hue, deputy director of HCM City Department of Science and Technology, said that traceability is a matter that consumers have great concerns for besides a product’s standards and quality. By establishing traceability, businesses can better monitor the production and distribution of products. This will help with the competitiveness of the product and the businesses domestically and internationally. The city has also issued a plan to implement and manage goods traceability for the 2021-2025 period. — VNS … [Read more...] about HCM City to issue traceability codes for products
