Ho Chi Minh City to review, collect back taxes from doctors, lawyers, real estate brokers
Ho Chi Minh City 15:13 02/08/2026Ho Chi Minh City's tax authority is preparing to review and collect unpaid taxes from doctors, lawyers, real estate brokers, and other high-income professionals as part of a new inspection campaign.
Contender for Bank of Korea governor backs higher property taxes to contain inflation
World 15:04 09/02/2026SEOUL - Lee Seung-heon, one of the leading candidates to become the next Bank of Korea governor, backs raising taxes on property ownership to stop surging home prices from stoking inflation but a policy pivot to more monetary tightening would be premature.
Eight-country coalition aims to tax luxury air travel
World 11:58 01/07/2025Countries including France, Kenya, Barbados and Spain on Monday launched a coalition to push for taxes on wealthy air passengers to help poorer nations respond to climate change, the French presidency said.
Vietnam collects $196.4mn in taxes from 153 foreign service providers in January-April
Economy 15:56 18/05/2025As many as 153 foreign service providers, including Facebook (Meta), Google, TikTok, and Microsoft, declared and paid taxes through the General Department of Taxation’s portal, totaling VND5.1 trillion (US$196.4 million) in the first four months of the year, surging 93.6 percent over the same period last year, the department reported.
