Business environment analysis

Valve (Steam) has its own tax policy for territories, but without Vietnam. As for tax management and collection of cross-border platforms like Netflix or Steam, some have said that Valve (the owner of Steam) does not do business in Vietnam, so it is not subject to Vietnamese tax. The games item on Steam is software, so the value added tax (VAT) is 0%. … [Read more...] about Steam, Netflix do business in Vietnam without paying taxes

The ambassador further noted that against the backdrop of alarming air pollution in Vietnam’s metropolises, the US Embassy is working with local partners to increase people’s awareness of harmful effects of air pollution and the importance of their choice of clean energies to reduce pollution.mural painting will be a new cultural and arts destination in Hanoi./. … [Read more...] about Mural painting to raise awareness of environment inaugurated in Hanoi

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s garment-textile sector sets a target of 39 billion USD in export revenue this year, equal to that of 2019, according to the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex). Last year, due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US-China trade tensions, the trade protectionism and the Brexit, Vietnam’s garment-textile exports reached only 35 billion USD. However, the result is still remarkable given the global demand dropping over 22 percent. In 2020, Vietnam was the only among the world’s top five garment-textile exporters not to have to cease production. Vinatex recorded total revenue of 15.5 trillion VND (670.7 million USD) and combined profits of 628.9 billion VND, equal to 106 percent and 164.8 percent of the set targets, respectively. Vinatex Chairman Le Tien Truong suggested the Government cut long-term interest rates, elaborating that garment-textile firms would find it hard to access loans after a year of low business … [Read more...] about Garment-textile sector eyes 39 billion USD in export turnover

HCM City (VNA) - The recently-signed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement will create opportunities for Vietnam’s agricultural products to extend their reach in the region and the world, experts have said. Le Duy Minh, President of the Vietnam Farms and Agricultural Enterprises Association, told a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on January 15 that the agriculture sector has been integrating intensively and extensively into the world but also faces considerable difficulties and challenges, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, trade disputes between major economies, and an increase in technical barriers in many countries. Vietnam signed a number of important economic deals in 2020, heralding a new era of economic integration with opportunities to expand export markets and attract more domestic and foreign investment. Among the deals, the RCEP, which gathers together 10 ASEAN countries and five partners (the Republic of Korea, China, … [Read more...] about RCEP to help farm produce expand presence in global markets

It can be said that Vietnamese enterprises have never engaged in a bigger playground. However, to materialise opportunities generated by the agreement, To Hoai Nam, General Secretary of the Vietnam Association of Small-and Medium-sized Enterprises (VINASME) suggested businesses study the current regional and global supply chains to evaluate the impact of the pact on future business models.  … [Read more...] about RCEP: local enterprises stepping firmly forward