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Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 30 received US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, who is on an official visit to Vietnam on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties. Phuc highlighted that the Vietnam-US relationship has achieved all-round development over the past 25 years. He took the occasion to thank President Donald Trump and his administration for substantial and timely assistance to help Vietnam deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and recent floods in the central region. Pompeo extended his condolences to people in Vietnam’s central region over great losses caused by floods. Speaking of the outcomes of his just-ended talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, he reaffirmed that the US attaches importance to its comprehensive partnership with Vietnam on the principle of respecting each other’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political systems, and committing to … [Read more...] about Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosts US Secretary of State

Accordingly, in addition to those earning less than VND200 billion ($8.7 million), businesses with preferential tax rate need to be able to show full compliance with corporate regulations. Moreover, newly-formed establishments or those which recently shifted business directions, performed mergers and acquisitions, dissolved, or went into bankruptcy less than 12 months ago are also extended the tax cut. … [Read more...] about Prime Minister officially approves 30 per cent CIT cut

Vientiane (VNA) – The Lao government has announced that it will manage and address public debt in various ways as it seeks to ease the country’s financial tensions. Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith told the National Assembly this week the government will no longer accept loans from foreign countries, as one way of tackling the fiscal deficit, the English-language newspaper Vientiane Times reported. Loans will only be taken out to repay the principal on existing loans when the time arrives for debts to be serviced.  Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Somdy Duangdy told the Assembly the government will manage public debt in line with the law, while attempting to shrink the fiscal deficit. The government will also look at other ways to reduce the debt burden, such as converting debt into capital, selling state assets, and selling shares in state enterprises in the hope of sufficiently addressing the country’s liabilities and obligations by the end … [Read more...] about Lao government outlines plans to tackle debt issue

He noted that Vietnam and Germany set up diplomatic relations in 1975 but links between the two nations started a long time before then. The first German diplomats were sent to Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) in the middle of the 19th century to connect the two countries, he added. … [Read more...] about 45 years of Vietnam-Germany relations: Enduring, strong vitality

Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on October 15 demanded serious compliance with rules on the management of people entering Vietnam so as to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. At the meeting of the national steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control in Hanoi, Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen reported that as of October 15 afternoon, 38.8 million infection cases had been reported around the world, including nearly 1.1 million deaths. Europe is facing a new outbreak as the number of new COVID-19 cases has been rising sharply there. Many European countries have re-imposed measures in efforts to contain the resurgence, he noted. Meanwhile, Vietnam has gone through 43 consecutive days without new community infections. It has reported 1,124 cases of COVID-19 so far, including 35 fatalities. Tuyen said the Ministry of Health (MoH) has worked with other ministries and sectors to draft procedures for the entry, monitoring and health quarantine of … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Deputy PM orders serious management of people coming from abroad