Việt Nam News

The annual European higher education week (EHEW) 2024 is taking place with two main events: the study in Europe fairs in both Hà Nội and HCM City and the Erasmus+ Day in Hà Nội.

Coteccons Construction Joint Stock Company (HOSE: CTD) targets revenue of VNĐ25 trillion (US$993.7 million) and profit after tax of VNĐ430 billion ($17 million) for fiscal year 2025 that runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30 next year, up by 18.8 per cent and 38.7 per cent over last year, respectively.

Many localities have been developing medicinal herbs in the forest environment and successfully associated their forest development with ecotourism development.

The central coastal province of Ninh Thuận seeks to attract investors from Đồng Nai Province in the southeast economic region for its key industry groups, attendees heard at a conference held on Friday (October 18).

The One Commune, One Product (OCOP) programme has been instrumental in supporting Hoài Đức District in Hà Nội to boost production value and build brands for local enterprises, cooperatives and production facilities.

Traders attribute the price increase and the sustained high levels over recent months to China’s shortage of domestic areca nut supply, leading to an uptick in imports from Việt Nam.

Requiring e-commerce platforms to declare and pay taxes on behalf of sellers is feasible because the platforms own information about sellers' successful transactions, revenues and fees, tax authorities say.

The Việt Nam e-Commerce Association (VECOM) has said that a proposal that e-commerce platforms declare and pay taxes on behalf of sellers is unreasonable and should be removed from the draft amended Law on Tax Management.

By leading the way in implementing credit card issuance on the electronic identification and authentication platform (VNeID), VIB not only ensures a swift and convenient credit card application process for users but also guarantees data security for both citizens and banking operations.

To date, the province has 588 foreign-invested projects, with a total registered capital of over US$7.6 billion.

On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index closed at 1,285.46 points, down 1.06 points, or 0.08 per cent.

The pre-tax profit exceeds the annual target by 20 per cent.

The EU offers diverse online platforms benefitting Vietnamese businesses, especially SMEs. Major EU e-commerce markets like Germany, France and Italy are witnessing a surge in cross-border online trade.

The produce, totalling 21.6 tonnes and 110,000 Chinese yuan (about US$15,000), hailed from the Mekong Delta province of Bến Tre.

The Ministry of Finance is developing an amended Law on Special Consumption Tax which intends to impose tax of 10 per cent on drinks with sugar content over 5g per 100ml.

Amending tax policies related to the real estate market will be among solutions to prevent speculation and swing trading in an effort to stabilise land and housing prices, the Ministry of Construction said at a press conference on Thurday.

Việt Nam is 99th out of the 165 countries in the Economic Freedom of the World ranking by Canada’s Fraser Institute, up four places from last year.

The 10th international exhibition on food, beverages, food processing and packaging technology equipment - Vietfood & Beverage - Propack Vietnam 2024 - will take place in Hanoi from November 6 – 9.