The retreat is the opening event of the ASEAN Chairmanship Year of Brunei in 2021 with the theme “We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper”. At the event, ASEAN foreign ministers will discuss a wide range of issues, including the implementation of outcomes of the 37th ASEAN Summit that took place in November 2020 in Hanoi, and major tasks and priorities of the grouping in 2021, as well as issues of the association’s external relations and regional and international matters of common concern. Earlier, speaking at the first press conference of the Foreign Ministry in 2021, Hang said that 2020 witnessed special and unprecedented things. Along with socio-economic and traditional security issues, the COVID-19 pandemic has posed widespread and deep impacts on all aspects of life at global level and on each country and people. She affirmed that in this context, with the consensus and efforts of the whole political system and people, Vietnam gained encouraging achievements in … [Read more...] about Deputy PM to attend ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat
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Vietnamese firms connect with potential partners at Singapore forum
Vietnamese Ambassador Tao Thi Thanh Huong beats the gong to open the trading session that marked the Singapore Exchange’s 20th anniversary. - Photo courtesy of SGX Addressing representatives of over 150 companies from Viet Nam, Europe, the US, the Republic of Korea and Japan, Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Tao Thi Thanh Huong noted the Vietnamese Government has been issuing policies to attract capital to new economic sectors while making efforts to equitise State-owned enterprises to attract more foreign investors. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese firms connect with potential partners at Singapore forum
Steam, Netflix do business in Vietnam without paying taxes
However, according to Decree 71/2007/ND-CP detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Information Technology, specifically Articles 8, 9, 10, 11 of Section 1, Chapter 2, games are generally considered digital information content products. Therefore, games on Steam are subject to 10% VAT in accordance with the current law. This is the selling price currently applied when paying by the method of domestic banks affiliated with VTC Pay. … [Read more...] about Steam, Netflix do business in Vietnam without paying taxes
RCEP: local enterprises stepping firmly forward
It can be said that Vietnamese enterprises have never engaged in a bigger playground. However, to materialise opportunities generated by the agreement, To Hoai Nam, General Secretary of the Vietnam Association of Small-and Medium-sized Enterprises (VINASME) suggested businesses study the current regional and global supply chains to evaluate the impact of the pact on future business models. … [Read more...] about RCEP: local enterprises stepping firmly forward
Top leader shares children’s Mid-Autumn Festival joy
Extending his best wishes to the children, the top leader said he is happy to see the children study hard and adapt to new methods to stay safe in the context of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, with many of them winning prizes at international and national competitions, thus bringing honour to the country and fostering hope and trust in young generations who are future owners of the country. … [Read more...] about Top leader shares children’s Mid-Autumn Festival joy