Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on July 12.
- It is necessary topromote the leading role of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in forming andexpanding production, supply and value chains, stated Prime Minister Pham MinhChinh during a working session with the Party Committee of the CentralEnterprises Bloc (CEB) in Hanoi on July 12.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh addresses the meeting. (Photo: VNA) The PM described the SOEs as an important material force ofthe economy, and hailed the strong performance of the businesses, especiallyduring COVID-19 period. Read full story
- Vietnam andArgentina have agreed to consider the possibility of cooperation in newpotential fields such as fundamental industries, hi-tech agriculture, foodprocessing, energy and biotechnology to deepen bilateral economic-traderelations.
The agreement was reached by Minister of Industry and TradeNguyen Hong Dien and visiting Argentinian Minister of Foreign Affairs,International Trade and Worship Santiago Cafiero during their meeting in Hanoion July 11. Read full story
- Minister of NaturalResources and Environment Tran Hong Ha on July 11 had an online meeting withAlok Kumar Sharma, Minister for the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom (UK)and President for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26),discussing cooperation in response to climate change.
At the meeting, both sides exchanged views on theimplementation of commitments at COP26, the National Strategy on Climate Changeby 2050, the update plan for the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), andthe content of Vietnam's Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). Read full story
- Many major foreignonline service providers such as Facebook, Microsoft, TikTok, and Netflix havedirectly registered, declared and/or paid taxes online into the Vietnamesebudget.
Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) The General Department of Taxation reported that the taxrevenue from cross-border goods and services through organisations in Vietnamdeclaring and paying on behalf of contractors reached 5.4 trillion VND (nearly235 million USD) from 2018 until June 29. Read full story
- Australia’sAnti-Dumping Commission (ADC) has decided not to continue to imposeanti-dumping duties on aluminum extrusions originated from Vietnam and Malaysia.
Per the ADC’s final conclusion for its final review of theanti-dumping tax period for Vietnamese and Malaysian aluminum extrusions, theproducts accounted for a relatively small share of the Australian market duringthe past five years. The application of anti-dumping measures, meanwhile, didnot create significant impacts on Australia's aluminum extrusion industry. Read full story
- After four years ofnegotiations, on July 11, a protocol on phytosanitary requirements forVietnamese durian exported to China was signed - an important conditionfor Vietnamese durian to have a sustainable import market.
Vietnamese durian (Photo: tuoitre.vn) The protocol, signed by Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Le Minh Hoan, will be sent to the General Administration of Customsof China and published on its portal, together with lists of eligible duriangrowing areas and packing facilities of Vietnam. Read full story
- Russiancybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab recently described Vietnam as the safestcountry in Southeast Asia against the threat of financial attacks targetingbanks, payment systems and online stores.
In an interview with Sputnik news agency, Yeo Siang Tiong,Kaspersky Lab’s general manager for Southeast Asia, said that the company'sstatistics showed the rate of scams related to banks, payment systems andonline stores in Vietnam was lower than other countries in the region. Thefraud rate was 26.36% in Vietnam while it was 40.87% in Indonesia, 46.77% inMalaysia, 64,03% in the Philippines, 51.6% in Singapore and 56.35% in Thailand./. Read full story
