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The Government of Thailand looks to increase incentives and deregulate foreign film shoots in the country, aiming to promote shooting and production.

the Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank) is cooperating with e-commerce giant Amazon to facilitate cross-border trade with a number of support policies, according to a representative of the bank.

Vietnam should design incentives to attract investment in biomass power development so as to optimise the country's great potential in the field, experts said at an online conference on November 25.

In the context of declining oil and gas output, one of the tasks for the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) is to seek and implement solutions to optimise resources at oil lots and fields.

Nguyen Phuong Tra, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN) has emphasized pandemic control measures, including universalization of vaccine to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic in the new normal and ensure social security to maintain socio-political stability.

The administration of Hanoi has issued a number of breakthrough mechanisms and policies to support the development of startups.

The Thai Customs Department is preparing to reduce import duty on alcoholic beverages and cigars by 50 percent for five years in line with the government's economic stimulus and investment promotion package.

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoIT) has said it is cooperating with the Ministry of Finance to consider the provision of tax incentives to encourage the development and use of electric vehicles in Vietnam.

Singaporean firms were briefed on Vietnam’s investment environment and incentives to attract foreign investors at a webinar held by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) on July 2.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has announced plans to issue more specific criteria for special investment incentives to better attract foreign direct investment (FDI).

Despite facing difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam's footwear industry still achieved double-digit growth and some companies have received long-term orders.

Vietnam and Poland hold substantial potential for stepping up trade, especially in agricultural products and food, via the optimisation of incentives contained within the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), experts said at an online workshop held in HCM City on April 22.

An online workshop to promote trade cooperation between Vietnam and the Udmurtia Republic, a federal subject of Russia, took place on November 27, bringing together representatives from enterprises of both sides.

The Government’s recently-issued Decree 132/2020/ND-CP would help prevent transfer pricing and limit thin capitalisation to develop a healthy investment market, Deputy Director of the General Department of Taxation Dang Ngoc Minh said.

More than half a billion dollars in tax returns have been awarded to firms since 2017 in a bid by the Government to boost the country's auto industry and supporting industry, according to deputy director of the General Department of Vietnam Customs Luu Manh Tuong.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) said it had advised the Government to implement a number of policies to support Vietnam’s industrial sector, especially the supporting industry.

The Thai cabinet on October 12 approved tax incentives to boost domestic consumption in a bid to revive an economy struggling with impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The mining industry faced difficulties in the first eight months of this year due to being unable to enjoy tax and land rental incentives, said Nguyen Huu Quang, deputy head of the National Assembly's Committee on Finance and Budget.

Vietnam plans to export several kinds of agricultural products to the European Union on September 16-17 under the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), following the successful shipment of shrimps – the first enjoying the agreement’s tax incentives.

Car dealers are offering huge incentives for customers to promote sales as the economic impacts from the pandemic persist and the lunar month of July is around the corner.