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New laws on innovation, corporate income tax enacted from October 1

Hanoi, Sept. 30 -- The Law on Science, Technology and Innovation, and the Law on Corporate Income Tax will take into effect on October 1. The Law on Science, Technology and Innovation, spanning seven... Read More


Vietnam's wood sector navigates tariff pressures with market diversification

Hanoi, Sept. 30 -- The US's decision to impose high tariffs on a range of Vietnamese exports, including wood products and furniture, is pushing the country's timber industry to swiftly recalibrate its... Read More


Tay Ninh, Mekong Delta emerging as Vietnam's strategic Halal hub

Tay Ninh, Sept. 30 -- Amid rising global demand for Halal products, Tay Ninh province, a gateway in Vietnam's southwestern border, together with the Mekong Delta, is being shaped into a strategic cent... Read More


UNESCO recognises Indonesia's Raja Ampat archipelago as biosphere reserve

Jakarta, Sept. 29 -- Raja Ampat, a famous archipelago in Indonesia's West Papua province, has been recognised as a biosphere reserve. Among the 30 new UNESCO-designated biosphere reserves, Raja Ampat ... Read More


State budget collection tops 71.2 billion USD in nine months

Hanoi, Sept. 29 -- Vietnam's state budget revenue in the first nine months of the year is estimated at over 1.88 quadrillion VND (71.2 billion USD), equal to 96% of the annual target and up 27.9% year... Read More


Teatro Massimo Orchestra brings Italian musical mastery to Hanoi

Hanoi, Sept. 29 -- Hanoi audiences will, for the first time, experience the artistry of the Teatro Massimo Orchestra, one of Italy's most distinguished ensembles, in two performances at the Ho Guom Op... Read More


Malaysia aims to commercialise digital assets

Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 29 -- Malaysia views the commercialisation of digital assets as a key driver to help raise the share of its digital economy to 30% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030. Malaysi... Read More


ASEAN to discuss US tariffs in October

Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 29 -- Malaysian Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Zafrul Aziz said the ASEAN Economic Committee Council (AECC) will convene in late October to discuss the latest issues re... Read More


Vietnam highlights strategic vision at Mexican global forum of left-wing parties

Mexico City, Sept. 29 -- Latin America's leftist movement has never played such a significant role as it does today, becoming a powerful political counterweight to the conservative trend and impositio... Read More


MoIT lifts e-commerce growth forecast to 25.5%

Hanoi, Sept. 29 -- The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has raised its annual e-commerce growth target for the business-to-consumer (B2C) model to 25.5%, up from the earlier projection of 20-22%,... Read More