The police in the northern province of Quang Ninh have arrested two men for illegally transporting a 240-kilo tiger. Nguyen Nhat Hong, 37, and Nguyen Thai Chien, 27, were found transporting the tiger in a pickup truck from Nghe An to Quang Ninh Province. The tiger found in the pickup truck Minh admitted that he bought the animal from a man in Nghe An and hired Chien, the car owner, to bring the tiger to Nguyen Van Minh, in Quang Ninh’s Ha Long City. Minh then intended to use the tiger for bone glue production. At Minh’s house, the police also detected tiger bones and skin. … [Read more...] about Two men detained for illegal tiger transportation
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It is time to take actions to realize 2045 development goals
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (standing) at the Viet Nam Reform and Development Forum 2019 in Ha Noi on September 19, 2019. Photo: VGP The Government chief stressed the point while addressing the Viet Nam Reform and Development Forum 2019 in Ha Noi on Thursday. From a war-ravaged country, Viet Nam has made it among 45 largest economies in the world with GDP totalling over US$250 billion last year. Viet Nam has been an attractive destination for foreign investors as evidenced by rapid growth of foreign investment inflows, which reached US$ 200 billion between 2011 and 2018. Poverty reduction was still very high, standing above 53% in 1992 or nearly 20 years after the national liberation and reunification, however, thanks to the introduction of the reform policy in 1986, the poverty rate fell down to 5.23% in 2018, making it one of the great poverty reduction stories around the world. According to Prime Minister Phuc, the middle income accounts for 15% of the total population and … [Read more...] about It is time to take actions to realize 2045 development goals
Japanese Koi dies after two days released into To Lich River
A Japanese Koi has been found dead after two days being released into the To Lich River and expert said that it was poisoned. A Japanese Koi is found dead after two days being released into the To Lich River on September 18 Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Environmental Improvement Company (JVE), Nguyen Tuan Anh, said that the dead fish was found on the afternoon of September 18 at the river section treated by Japan’s Nano-Bioreactor technology and autopsy showed that it was poisoned. "After an autopsy was carried out, we believed that the fish had been poisoned," he stressed. "The guard here admitted that he did not always pay full attention to his work". According to a water test carried out at 3.05 pm on September 18, pH level was at 7.5 which was suitable for Koi, while oxygen content was also safe, at 5.27 mg/l. The pH level on the river on September 18 "Nano-Bioreactor technology can also kill bacteria and fungus so we can leave out these possibilities … [Read more...] about Japanese Koi dies after two days released into To Lich River
Plan for more public holidays draws mixed opinions
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor said Tuesday it wanted to add three days to the public holiday calendar, proposing two options for how it could be done. One option would be to extend the Independence Day holiday on September 2 by three more days until September 5, the day a new school year starts in Vietnam. The second option would be to have a three-day break for the New Year (January 1-3), and to declare the Vietnamese Family Day on June 28 as a public holiday. Ngo Duy Hieu, deputy head of the confederation, said a large number of Vietnamese workers are migrants from rural areas who need to travel back home, so having three more holidays would help greatly. While backing the need for more holidays, labor expert Ha Dinh Bon said the extended holiday should be just one day instead of three. "Every time the National Assembly adjusts the number of holidays, they only consider adding one more day so not to cause disturbances that affect the economy and society," Bon said. Tran … [Read more...] about Plan for more public holidays draws mixed opinions
Enterprises to manage tax risks with digital change
Tax experts discuss changes of tax administration system in the digitalisation. — Photo courtesy of EY Vietnam Local companies should invest more time to learn more about new tax regulations, according to experts speaking at a seminar in Ha Noi last week. More than 400 people from different businesses gathered at the seminar, organised by Ernst & Young Vietnam and Viet Nam CFO Club, to discuss how to better accommodate to increasingly stringent tax administration system driven by digitalisation. According to the accounting experts, together with the effect from trade wars, political instability and rapid technology advancement in the world, the local tax policies have changes and reforms to reduce costs and better fit with the international standards. The revised Tax Administration Law, which takes effect from 1 July 2020, introduces tax administration rules for e-commerce activities. Specifically, it introduces some new regimes on the implementation and management of taxes … [Read more...] about Enterprises to manage tax risks with digital change