Vietnam eyes 24/7 entertainment zones, tax holidays for billion-dollar tourism projects

VNExpress - Nov 7, 2026

Tourism projects worth VND30 trillion (US$1.16 billion) or more could be exempt from corporate income tax for up to four years and operate for up to 70 years under incentives the Vietnamese government has proposed to the National Assembly.

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