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Vietnam: Car dealers offer big discounts amid Covid-19 outbreak

Car sales have dropped sharply because of the fourth Covid-19 outbreak, prompting dealers to offer big discounts. The Vietnam Auto Manufacturers’ Association reported that its members sold 25,585 products in May, including 17,581 passenger cars, and 7,482 commercial and 522 specialized vehicles, which represented a 14 percent, 16 percent and 33 percent decrease, respectively, from […]

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Vietnamese people set to have QR code by 2025

Vietnam aims to create a breakthrough in its ranking and join the top 50 countries in terms of open data and e-participation. Every Vietnamese is set to have their own digital identification stored in a QR code and a smartphone by 2025. The move was revealed in a national strategy to establish e-government and eventually […]

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Vietnam: More efforts needed to further budget transparency of State agencies: Experts

In contrast to steady endeavors by provinces/cities to improve efficiency and fairness in budget management, the performance of State agencies in this regard has left much to be desired. More efforts are required to continue improving transparency in the budget management of ministries and ministerial-level agencies. Director of the Vietnam Center for Economic and Strategic […]

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Thailand: State to ask Hanoi to review sugar tax

Thailand looks set to ask Vietnam to review its punitive measures on Thai sugar and open a new investigation next year after Vietnam ruled to impose an anti-dumping (AD) levy of 47.64% on some sugar products from Thailand. Keerati Rushchano, director-general of the Foreign Trade Department, said that after one year of Vietnam imposing the […]

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