Belgian Prince Philippe, accompanied by executives from 200 businesses, arrived in Vietnam for a weekly visit to promote trade and economic linkages between the two countries.
The Ministry of Finance is drafting a new law on personal income tax collection to hike tax threshold to VND6 million a month from the current VND4 million, said one official.
Vietnam welcomed about 681,850 foreign visitors in February, bringing the total number of international tourists in the first two months to more than 1.31 million.
Greece revealed that it is 7.0 billion euros ($9.3 billion) short of a default-saving debt cut under a "historic" bond swap to avert bankruptcy and a new eurozone crisis.
Oil prices rose slightly to near $107 a barrel in Asia ahead of a key U.S. employment report that will give insight into the strength of the world's No. 1 economy and demand for crude.
Vietnam earned USD1.1 billion from exporting mobile phones and components in the first two months of the year, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Facebook has secured $8 billion ahead of the social network's eagerly-anticipated initial public offering, according to documents provided to US regulators.
The International Monetary Fund's executive board moved toward a fundamental restructuring of voting rights that will give more clout to emerging economies like China and Brazil.