Tax and customs officials suspended for alleged bribery at Tenma Vietnam Eleven Vietnamese officials involved in tax and post-customs clearance inspections at Tenma Vietnam have been suspended from work for being implicated in alleged bribery.

Five tax officials suspended for alleged bribery at Tenma Vietnam

Five Vietnamese officials involved in tax and post-customs clearance inspections at Tenma Vietnam have been suspended from work for being implicated in alleged bribery.

Environment ministry proposes solutions to control pollution caused by transport The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has proposed supportive policies to encourage environmentally-friendly means of transport which run on electric engines and use renewable fuels.

Transport businesses in Ha Noi stripped of licences

The licences of some 1,225 transport entities in Hà Nội have been revoked, reported Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper. 

Trouble for non-fired brick firms

The demand for construction materials in the country is estimated to touch 30 to 33 billion bricks by 2020. Non-fired materials will account for 30 to 40 per cent of these bricks.

 

Quality inspections tightened for steel imports

Imported steel must be sampled for quality inspection to be eligible for customs clearance, according to the Joint Circular No 44 issued by two ministries involved in the process.

Domestic exporters urged to restructure to utilise TPP deal Vietnamese exporters should restructure their production to improve profit and enjoy preferential of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), Tran Tuan Anh, deputy minister of Industry and Trade said.

Tax authority probes recover $1.4b The tax authorities conducted investigations and checks at more than 70,000 businesses, reducing losses of around VND20 trillion ($889 million) in 2015.

Foreign firms seek consistency Inconsistencies in investment incentives have been one of the concerns for foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises, participants heard at a conference on tax policies held in Ha Noi on Tuesday.

Support sector lacks clients Vietnamese businesses operating in the support industry are finding it hard to seek big customers due to their backward technologies and weak management.