Soaring fuel prices torment app-based drivers in Ho Chi Minh City
Many drivers said their income was shrunk by the most recent spike in gasoline prices
Farmers earn extra from seasonal jobs prior to Tet holiday in Ho Chi Minh City
They work at a workshop that produces decorations and mascot statues for the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday
Ho Chi Minh City’s per capita income forecast to hit $9,800 in 2020
The city is set to post a yearly GRDP growth rate of 8.5 percent between 2016 and 2020
Vietnam to get out of middle-income trap by 2058: OECD
It will take Vietnam 44 years to get out of the middle-income trap, according to a recent forecast of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
An austere Tet for migrant laborers
A large number of migrant laborers in HCMC can’t wait to celebrate Tet with their families back home, but their meager incomes may prevent them from doing so.
How much do top singers pay in income tax?
Many famed singers who are paid some thousands of US dollars per song paradoxically pay tiny, nominal taxes.