Shrimp–coconut farming doubles incomes for Vĩnh Long farmers

In Vĩnh Long Province, home to the country’s largest coconut-growing area, many farmers are now experimenting with raising giant freshwater prawns in coconut orchards, a model that has proved two to three times more profitable than monoculture coconut farming.

Việt Nam, Singapore sign carbon deal

The agreement confirms the two countries' pioneering role and strong commitment to international carbon market cooperation, making a substantive contribution to global efforts to tackle climate change.

Ministry calls on US to ease restrictions

According to the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Produces, the US’ decisions on declining to acknowledge Việt Nam’s equivalence to 12 seafood harvesting methods affect key export products such as tuna, mackerel, lobster, crab, squid, grouper, swordfish, snapper, mullet and billfish.

Gold gains a tax twist in new PIT Law plan

The Government assigned the Ministry of Finance to coordinate with the State Bank of Việt Nam to incorporate this content in the draft replacement of the Law on Personal Income Tax (PIT) Law.

Changes proposed to investment approval procedures

Under the proposal, approval procedures will be simplified and only apply to projects with significant environmental impact, those affecting national defence and security, or projects in sensitive sectors such as airports and seaports.

Boosting SMEs with a digital logistics lifeline

The Logistics Marketplace Platfrom is now ready for use and it offers SMEs a fully digitalised order-to-payment process, with real-time visibility on shipments, simplified documentation, and transparent workflows.

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