Thousands of goods items will enjoy a zero percent import tariff in 2018 in line with Vietnam’s commitments on special preferential import duty rates within the framework of 10 free trade agreements (FTA).
Vietnamese businesses’ expansion to the Middle East market is considered an important and long-term strategic direction amidst saturated traditional markets and decreased consumption.
The Vietnamese government has just issued ten decrees to implement Vietnam’s special preferential import tax commitments made in its free trade agreements with various partners.
The U.S. government's role as a leader of the international intellectual property system is under self-imposed threat.
The road map, beginning this year, will extend until 2022 for several goods and commodities for which the tariffs will undergo a gradual progression.
The Vietnamese economy in 2017 continued to thrive with many impressive economic achievements, creating an important premise for GDP expansion in 2018. However, the economy is anticipated to face a lot of difficulties in 2018, particularly challenges of international integration and the Industry 4.0, requiring full awareness and timely solutions from the Government, sectors and localities.
The DIT has suggested that Britain should join the Trans-Pacific Partnership—but who's to say that we’d be welcome?
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is once again looking at raising the value added tax (VAT) rate from the current 10 per cent to 11 per cent in 2019 and then 12 per cent in 2020, after it issued a proposal in August last year calling for a 12 per cent rate starting next year.
Vietnam wishes to further deepen its comprehensive partnership with the US in a pragmatic and effective manner in order to contribute to the maintenance of peace, stability, cooperation and prosperity in the region and beyond.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Phung Quoc Hien hosted a reception for head of the Economic, Technology and Environment Committee of the Lao National Assembly Bounpone Sisoulath in Hanoi on January 9.
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