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Nguy cơ ùn ứ rác ở TP HCM khi bãi Đa Phước chỉ nhận ban đêm

VN Express | Local Language | News | Nov. 21, 2025 | Pollution

The Da Phuoc landfill in Ho Chi Minh City will only accept waste between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., affecting waste management from 14 former districts and counties. With an average daily output of about 4,550 tonnes—443 truck trips—the shift from a daytime and nighttime reception to only nighttime will force all morning waste collection to move to the evening. This change is complicated by traffic restrictions on garbage trucks, raising the risk that trucks may need to divert to the Northwest Waste Treatment Area, which is 22 to 47 km further away, increasing costs and pressure on transport companies and road infrastructure.

Many areas lack transfer stations, requiring trucks to deliver waste directly to Da Phuoc. Central districts such as Districts 1 and 3 require continuous waste collection to prevent accumulation from markets and businesses. The cessation of daytime waste reception risks interrupting collection due to vehicle restrictions, potentially causing garbage backlogs in inner city areas. Furthermore, concentrating all deliveries into the night window may lead to congestion at the landfill gate and surrounding roads.

The Department of Agriculture and Environment proposed four measures to alleviate pressure, including diverting some daytime waste from central districts to the Northwest Waste Treatment Area while maintaining nighttime transfers to Da Phuoc. It also recommended granting garbage trucks priority circulation, relaxing vehicle bans, and exempting garbage trucks from inner-city circulation permits given their essential service role.

The Da Phuoc Solid Waste Treatment Complex, operational since 2007 with over $32 million in investment, is the largest waste treatment site in Ho Chi Minh City, handling 4,000 to 5,000 tonnes daily through landfill technology under contract with Vietnam Waste Treatment Co., Ltd. (VWS). VWS initially planned to reduce operating hours to nighttime only from August 15 but postponed until the end of November due to adjustments in waste volume and operating cost considerations. Starting early 2025, waste deliveries to Da Phuoc are expected to fall to around 4,000 tonnes per day, prompting the change to nighttime-only operations.

Đường đèo Mimosa ở Đà Lạt nứt toác, suýt cuốn ôtô khách

VN Express | Local Language | News | Nov. 21, 2025 | Accidents

At around 11 p.m. on November 19, the road surface at the final section of Mimosa Pass in Xuan Huong ward, Da Lat, collapsed due to a landslide, creating a large hole that nearly swallowed a Phuong Trang passenger bus. The bus's front wheel fell into the sinkhole, leaving the vehicle precariously perched at the edge. Rain, slippery conditions, and limited visibility contributed to the incident. Only the driver was on the bus and managed to escape unharmed.

This incident occurred about one kilometer from a location where a tree fell earlier that day. Authorities have closed Mimosa Pass to ensure safety and are working to remove the bus with a crane. This event follows a previous landslide on the pass two days earlier.

Mimosa Pass is an 11 km stretch of National Highway 20 and serves as one of Da Lat's main southern access routes alongside Prenn and Sacom passes. Recently, the Prenn pass near Datanla waterfall has suffered prolonged landslides, increasing traffic pressure in the area. Landslides have also affected other passes in the region, including D’ran Pass on National Highway 20, Ngoan Muc Pass on National Highway 27, and Khanh Le Pass on National Highway 27C, disrupting travel between Da Lat and Nha Trang.

Due to these incidents, vehicles must detour through Ta Nung Pass on Provincial Road 725, adding 30–35 km to the journey. The ongoing heavy rains have caused significant erosion and instability across several key routes leading to Da Lat.

'Ngưỡng chịu thuế với hộ kinh doanh tối thiểu phải 500 triệu đồng'

VN Express | Local Language | News | Nov. 21, 2025 | UndeterminedTaxes

Professor Hoang Van Cuong proposed raising the taxable revenue threshold for business households from the draft Personal Income Tax law’s suggested 200 million VND to at least 500 million VND. He argued that taxing revenue at 200 million VND is unreasonable because, after deducting costs, the actual profit margin is very low, making personal income tax untenable. Cuong also highlighted that current personal deductions require a much higher income level to justify taxation, estimating that a 2.6 billion VND revenue should be the threshold for tax liability.

Cuong suggested differentiated thresholds, with service businesses beginning taxation at 500 million VND per year and other sectors starting from 1 billion VND or more. Similarly, delegate Pham Van Hoa supported raising the threshold to 500 million VND, stating that the 200 million VND limit does not cover living expenses for typical households. Nguyen Van Chi, Deputy Head of the Economic and Financial Committee, emphasized that a 200 million VND revenue translates to an unrealistically low profit compared to personal deductions and that abolishing the lump-sum tax system would increase tax burdens on business households. She also pointed out the lack of tax exemptions or reductions for business households relative to higher-income individuals and salaried workers.

As of the end of 2024, Vietnam has about 3.6 million business households and individual businesses, with 1.3 million having revenue above the current taxable threshold of 100 million VND per year. Minister Nguyen Van Thang acknowledged the complexity of taxing business households and noted a 64% increase in tax payments following IT applications. He stated the Ministry of Finance is reviewing the taxable threshold to ensure fairness and will consider feedback from delegates before the National Assembly votes on the amended Personal Income Tax Law on December 10, 2025.