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Indonesia exempts personal income tax in labour-intensive industries

Hanoi, Jan. 5 -- The Indonesian government will cover personal income taxes for workers in labour-intensive sectors throughout the 2026 fiscal year, aiming to protect household purchasing power and ma... Read More


Vietnam-Indonesia ties: Seven decades of partnership and strategic vision for prosperous Southeast Asia

Hanoi, Jan. 5 -- Professor Vijay Sakhuja, a renowned scholar of geopolitics and international relations and former Director of the National Maritime Foundation of India, has characterised Vietnam-Indo... Read More


Vietnam's fruit, vegetable sector poised to hit 10 billion USD in exports

Hanoi, Jan. 5 -- With export turnover continuing to rise sharply and far exceeding initial forecasts in 2025, Vietnam's fruit and vegetable sector is expected to soon record 10 billion USD in overseas... Read More


Tourism sector posts strong New Year performance, serving 3.5 million visitors

Hanoi, Jan. 5 -- Vietnam's tourism sector recorded strong momentum during the New Year 2026 holiday from January 1-4, welcoming an estimated 3.5 million visitors nationwide, according to the Vietnam N... Read More


Vietnam's garment-textile sector makes strong inroads into Canadian market

Hanoi, Jan. 5 -- Canada has continued to stand out as a bright spot for Vietnam's textile and garment exports despite ongoing tariff challenges, with growth estimated at around 10% in 2025 to over 1.3... Read More


Innovation - Driver for new development phase

Hanoi, Jan. 5 -- Innovation has been affirmed as a key driver and powerful strong lever for economic growth as Vietnam enters a new development phase marked by transformation. The draft action program... Read More


China - Vietnam freight train volume hits record

Beijing, Jan. 5 -- Cross-border freight trains departing from China' Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to Vietnam carried a record of 37,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2025, surging 86% fro... Read More


Education-training cooperation drives sustainable development in both countries: Lao Ambassador

Hanoi, Jan. 5 -- Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Ernthavanh has stressed that bilateral cooperation in education and training and people-to-people exchanges from 2026 onwards will continue to serve... Read More


Singapore's Changi Airport handles record passengers in 2025

Singapore, Jan. 5 -- Singapore's Changi Airport handled about 70 million passengers in 2025, with volumes surpassing pre-COVID-19 levels, said Singaporean Acting Minister of Transport Jeffrey Siow on ... Read More


Indonesia: Severe flooding strikes West Sumatra again

Jakarta, Jan. 5 -- Severe flooding has once again hit Indonesia's West Sumatra province, triggered by extremely heavy rainfall combined with serious damage to upstream areas and drainage systems follo... Read More