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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.

Transport industry are adjusting their fares higher following the increased petrol price.

The US decided to impose a rate of USD 0 per kg on Vietnam’s Vinh Hoan company and $0.03 per kg on 12 other companies.

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.

Greece seemed to have clinched a high-stakes debt swap as a deadline for bondholders to accept huge losses on their Greek holdings came and went.

The first training centre for Vietnamese coffee producers has been inaugurated in Bao Loc district of Central Highlands Lam Dong province.

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.

The Ministry of Finance has issued a document revising the price of local petroleum products upwards starting at 4pm yesterday.

Apple unveiled a third-generation iPad enhanced with features aimed at keeping it on top of the tablet computer market.

China decided to stop importing meat from Vietnam and goods from third countries transiting the country due to disease concerns.

The prices of cooking gas and petroleum will be regulated based on market prices, affordability, and inflation concerns, an official has said.

The Vietnamese Government is considering a mechanism to facilitate casino development and gambling.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development sent a proposal to PM Nguyen Tan Dung for the purchase of one million tonnes of rice for stockpiling from the winter-spring crop this year.

The State Bank of Vietnam will apply measures to lower banking interest rates by 1%, said Governor Nguyen Van Binh.

Sudico Company was allowed to continue with the Nam An Khanh project after an investigation into it’s capital and asset management was carried out.