State budget revenue rises over 13% in first two months
Of the total, domestic revenue reached 558.1 trillion VND, fulfilling 25.4% of the estimate and increasing 15% compared with the same period last year.
Of the total, domestic revenue reached 558.1 trillion VND, fulfilling 25.4% of the estimate and increasing 15% compared with the same period last year.
The plan targets an 11% increase in international visitors, enhanced domestic tourism, and a focus on sustainable, high-quality growth despite global challenges.
Ho Chi Minh City served 1.24 million tourists during the New Year holiday from January 1 to 4, including nearly 76,000 foreigners. Tourists largely favoured resort destinations with well-developed service systems and a wide range of recreational activities, suitable for multi-generational family groups.
Regional tourism connectivity has been identified as a core driver to expand development space, enhance visitor experiences and improve the capital’s competitiveness as a destination.
The TCT estimates that revenue from international tourists will drop to approximately 1.52 trillion THB (47.23 billion USD) in 2025, a steep decline from the 1.91 trillion THB (59.39 billion USD) recorded in 2019.
The group also placed among the Top 5 energy companies in Southeast Asia and secured the top spot among the largest Vietnamese enterprises featured on the list.
Central budget revenue stood at 28.04% of the target, while local budget revenue hit 30.46%.
Singapore Airlines on February 20 reported a record quarterly revenue stemming from robust demand for air travel at the end of last year.
The People's Committee of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 30 hosted a special event to welcome its 10 millionth tourist of the year.
PVI Insurance has made history as the first and only non-life insurance company in Vietnam to exceed 20 trillion VND (roughly 800 million USD) in revenue in 2024.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has predicted exponential growth for the country's tourism industry during the upcoming New Year festivities, which are expected to generate over 62 billion THB (1.8 billion USD) in revenue.
Vietnam’s tax sector has collected a record-high revenue of 1.7 quadrillion VND (66.7 billion USD) for the state budget in 2024, the General Department of Taxation reported at a conference on December 19.
National Assembly (NA) deputies on November 22 morning discussed in groups the draft amended Law on Corporate Income Tax and the draft amended Law on Special Consumption Tax as part of the ongoing second phase of the 15th National Assembly’s 8th session.
Hanoi’s total retail sales of goods and consumer services revenue reached 77.5 trillion VND ( over 3 billion USD) in October, up 2.7% month-on-month and 9.4% year-on-year, according to the municipal People’s Committee.
Pent-up demand is due to push up car sales in the final months of the year, according to experts.
The General Department of Taxation has asked local tax authorities to review and make lists of retailers selling through livestreaming on platforms such as YouTube, Facebook and Tiktok to carry out risk-based inspections.
The Philippine tourism sector gained more than 4.83 billion USD in revenue in the first half of 2024, up 32.81% from the same period last year, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said on July 11.
Since the beginning of this month, Vietnamese tourism sector has seen many positive signals, with a strong recovery in both the number of visitors and revenue, and promising breakthroughs in the coming months.
Import-export revenue through the Lao Cai Border Gate surged 143% year on year in the first half of this year to 1.05 billion USD.
Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Ministry aims to generate 7.5 billion THB (over 200 million USD) this year from foreign film productions, a 10% increase compared to last year’s.