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Still room for further gasoline tax cuts: minister

Still room for further gasoline tax cuts: minister

Vietnam still has room for further gasoline tax cuts but a lower price tag could enable the smuggling of this commodity to other countries, a minister has said. The environment tax of VND2,000 ($0.086) per liter could be cut to lower prices, but this will need to be decided by …

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Kiên Giang Province’s sea, river erosion prevention plans

  Mangrove forests being planted inside an embankment along the coast in Kiên Giang Province’s An Biên District. – VNA/VNS Photo Lê Huy Hải KIÊN GIANG – The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang plans to build 200 erosion prevention works along its coasts and rivers by 2030. …

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Vietnam elected vice president of UN General Assembly

Vietnam has been elected vice president of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), representing the Asia-Pacific region for a one-year term. The votes were cast at a meeting Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hungarian Ambassador Csaba Korosi was elected president of the 77th …

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