Migration conference 2019

The regional primary rounds are expected to start in April while the final round will take place in October and November. Miss World Vietnam beauty contest was held for the first time in 2019, aiming at looking for a Vietnamese representative at the Miss World beauty pageant. Women aged 18 to 27 who are at least 1.65m tall and have had no cosmetic surgery are eligible to enter the contest. Participation is limited to unmarried women who have never given birth or parented a child. Beside the top three places of the winner, 1st runner-up, 2nd runner-up, the organization board will also present minor titles of the Beauty with a Purpose, Miss Sea, Miss Fashion, Miss Talent, Miss Communications and Miss Sport. Luong Thuy Linh from the northern province of Cao Bang was announced as the winner of the 2019 Miss World Vietnam pageant. The first and second runners-up went to Nguyen Ha Kieu Loan of Quang Ninh province and Nguyen Tuong San of Hanoi. Luong Thuy Linh represented Vietnam in … [Read more...] about Miss World Vietnam 2021 starts receiving candidates’ profiles

Danang calls for investment in 10 projects in next five years Tien Sa Port in Danang City. The city wants to call for investment in Lien Chieu Port and make the Tien Sa Port the cruise port Six of the projects have had their scales determined, with a combined investment capital of more than VND100 trillion, while the four remaining projects depend on proposals from investors. The project of building the city subway system will be the largest, with an amount up to VND54.5 trillion. The city wants to call for investment into this massive project under the Public - Private Partnership (PPP) mode. The system will follow two directions. One of them is on the East-West way, connecting the Nam O region in the Northwest, adjacent to Hai Van Pass, going through the downtown area to the An Hai Dong area (My Khe beach). Meanwhile, on the North-South way, the subway will start from the Son Tra Tinh Vien area (in Son Tra peninsula) to the vicinity of Danang airport. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS MARCH 6

Vietnam records six new COVID-19 infections on March 6 evening Vietnam logged six new COVID-19 cases on March 6 evening, all in northern Hai Duong province, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported. All the new patients had been previously quarantined and are being treated at a COVID-19 treatment hospital in Hai Duong province. By the evening of March 6, Vietnam had recorded a total of 2,507 COVID-19 patients, including 1,584 domestically-transmitted cases. Up to 891 domestic infections have been detected since the third wave of outbreaks hit the country on January 27. The Treatment Subcommittee said that 1,920 patients have recovered from the disease to date, while the number of deaths related to COVID-19 was still kept at 35. Among active patients undergoing treatment, 65 tested negative to the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 57 twice and 137 thrice. As many as 49,565 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 6

An official from Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance sparked controversy after claiming that a proposed increase to Vietnam’s value-added tax will have little effect on low-income earners. The finance ministry has proposed to increase the country’s VAT by 20 percent in 2019, raising it from the current 10 percent to 12 percent, in a bid to boost state revenue. The proposition promoted concern from local experts, who say the higher VAT will have a considerably larger affect on the poor than higher income earners. Countering public criticism, Pham Dinh Thi, head of the tax policy department under the finance ministry, has asserted that low-income Vietnamese will feel little affect from the increase, considering they spend the majority of their income on VAT-free services and commodities. “Low-income earners spend nearly 60 percent of their earnings on food, healthcare, and education, none of which carries a VAT,” Thi said at a press conference on Wednesday, citing a 2014 report by the … [Read more...] about ​VAT increase to have little impact on the poor: ministry official

The Hanoitimes - EVFTA takes effect at the right time as Vietnam is recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic and the deal is expected to boost the Vietnam-EU relations. Vietnam has now a once-in-a-generation chance to capitalize on the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) from European enterprises looking for an open, competitive, and business-friendly market, EuroCham President Nicolas Audier said at a dialogue on June 30. Vietnam reforms to unlock potentials of EVFTA, according to the EuroCham’s dialogue on June 30. Photo: Viet Tuan The dialogue, themed “Administrative Reform: A Key Role in EVFTA Implementation”, was held by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) and the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council for Administrative Procedure Reform (ACAPR) on June 30. Speaking at the dialogue, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung said that this is the third conference the ACAPR … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s reforms to unlock potential of EVFTA: EuroCham