Phu Quoc Marina provides New Year's celebration for families

Phu Quoc Marina provides New Year's celebration for families

During the holiday season, the Phu Quoc Marina complex is a popular getaway for families due to its abundant and alluring resort alternatives and entertainment.
Vietnam to reopen tourism activities from mid-March

Vietnam to reopen tourism activities from mid-March

Vietnam is expected to reopen tourism activities from March 15 to facilitate its recovery in the new normal.
Asiana’s CSR activities are flying high in Vietnam

Asiana’s CSR activities are flying high in Vietnam

Asiana Airlines, one of two major air carriers in South Korea, has been honoured as one of top 10 airlines in the world in 2012.
Vietnam is in pole position to benefit from Myanmar’s broad new investment law

Vietnam is in pole position to benefit from Myanmar’s broad new investment law

Edwin Vanderbruggen, partner of VDB Loi Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw, analyses why Vietnam is well-positioned to benefit from the new Myanmar Foreign Investment Law.
Korean firms become knights in shining armor

Korean firms become knights in shining armor

Korean businesses’ $125,000 donation to northern Vinh Phuc province for corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities is the icing on the cake marking 20 years of Vietnam-Korea diplomatic ties.
Taking care of RO operations

Taking care of RO operations

KPMG’s advisors Nam Nguyen and Hoang Anh Tuan provide valuable insights on what representative offices need to know to ensure they stay within the law in Vietnam.
The competitive edge

The competitive edge

Vu Ba Phu, deputy director general of Vietnam Competition Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, discusses the practicalities of M&A activities in Vietnam.
Tourism Year 2011 kicked off in Phu Yen

Tourism Year 2011 kicked off in Phu Yen

The National Tourism Year 2011, themed “Exotic Beaches and Islands”, was kicked off on Friday evening in the central coastal province of Phu Yen.
Nation to become R&D hub

Nation to become R&D hub

Vietnam’s expanding market and its availability of skilled workers is a perfect fit for multinational firms setting research and development centres in the country.
Making sense of A&P expenses

Making sense of A&P expenses

“Current regulations do not seem to provide guidelines as to the tax treatment of certain A&P expense items or, if they do, still leave room for interpretation from both the taxpayers and the authorities”
Banking on some fresh changes

Banking on some fresh changes

The National Assembly passed the new Law on Credit Institutions on June 16, 2010 (“New Law”) to repeal and replace the Law on Credit Institutions dated December 12, 1997, as amended on June 15, 2004 and its implementing regulations (collectively referred to as “Old Law”).
CIT Law means steep learning curve for firms

CIT Law means steep learning curve for firms

After an exhaustive period of corporate income tax finalisation due to many changes in tax laws, Official Letter 7250/BTC-TCT, issued on June 7, 2010, has seen more enterprises make adjustments to their tax returns, writes Nguyen Thi Hong Nhung, a manager of Ernst & Young Vietnam.