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If the world's richest 1 per cent just paid 0.5 per cent extra tax on their wealth for 10 years, it would equal the investment needed to create 117 million new jobs in elderly and child care, education and health, Oxfam said.  … [Read more...] about Billionaires richer than 60 percent of the world’s population: Oxfam

Jakarta (VNA) - Head of the ASEAN Studies Program at the Indonesia’s Habibie Centre Ahmad Ibrahim Almutaqqi said on January 20 that the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) Retreat held in the central city of Nha Trang from January 16-17 yielded impressive results, laying solid foundation for ASEAN Year 2020. He said the retreat held significance because it was the first meeting to announce priorities of the ASEAN Chair and decide on common orientations for the bloc. Almutaqqi spoke highly of initiatives mentioned in the Press Statement by the Chairman of the meeting, including those regarding Rohingya people in Myanmar. According to him, the East Sea issue, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) are urgent issues to be faced by ASEAN this year. On the East Sea issue, he highlighted the significance of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in the Press Statement, and hoped … [Read more...] about Indonesian scholar hails outcomes of AMM Retreat

Hanoi (VNA) – The Thai government has agreed with Toyota Motor Corp.’s plan to produce electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in Thailand. With approval from the Thai government's Board of Investment, effective on January 7, Toyota will have to initiate production within three years to benefit from the country's tax privileges, including corporate income tax exemption, although no penalties will be imposed for abandoning the plan, Kyodo news reported. However, details about schedule and models for production have yet to be finalised. In its strategy released in 2017, Toyota aims to sell more than 1 million electric vehicles and fuel-cell vehicles by 2030 globally. The Board of Investment introduced its tax privilege scheme for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in March 2017 to promote investment in such green cars. Besides Toyota, Mazda Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. among other Japanese automakers have also applied for the scheme./. … [Read more...] about Toyota gets approval for electric vehicle production in Thailand

Vietnam to kick off 2020 AFC Futsal campaign next month Vietnam will start their 2020 AFC Futsal Championship campaign with an opening match against Tajikistan on February 26, according to the detailed schedule of group-stage fixtures recently announced by the Asian Football Federation (AFC). … [Read more...] about Vietnam to face Tajikistan in AFC Futsal champs first match

South Korean coach Park Hang Seo will return to Vietnam to train the Vietnamese male national football squad after the Lunar New Year or Tet Holiday. Park will leave Vietnam for his home in South Korea to enjoy the Lunar New Year after the failure of the Vietnamese U23 football team at the 2020 AFC U23 Championships. Park Hang Seo will leave Vietnam for his home in South Korea to enjoy the Lunar New Year … [Read more...] about Coach Park Hang Seo to return Vietnam after Tet Holiday