The Law on Special Administrative-Economic Zones (SAEZs) will continue to be discussed at the fifth session of the 12th National Assembly. The law is expected to create a breakthrough to attract investment.
The Vietnamese economy’s bright prospects have created many opportunities for investors in the market. However, the economy is still heavily dependent on credit and the development of this market is still limited.
Vietnam News Agency talks to Vũ Bằng, member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Group, about how to make Việt Nam’s capital market become more attractive and what opportunities will be identified in 2018.
Việt Nam's woodworking industry has registered significant growth in recent years. The industry earned US$8 billion last year, up from $7.3 billion in 2016. Huỳnh Văn Hạnh, standing deputy chairman of the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCM City, and Nguyễn Chánh Phương, director of Danh Mộc Co., Ltd, speaks to Việt Nam News about all this and more.
Despite important trade agreements and commercial commitments between Việt Nam and China, local enterprises are not reaping expected gains. Phạm Sỹ Thành, Director of the China Economic Research Programme at the Việt Nam Centre for Economics and Policy Research, explains the situation.
After 10 years, VN-Index reached historical milestone when reaching 800 points. Việt Nam News talks with Steven Mantle, offshore fund raising director under Vietfund Management (VFM) about the market as well as operation of its funds.
Over the last five years, Hải Phòng has developed a strategy to attract investment from corporations across ASEAN and build sustainable cooperative ties with them. Lê Trí Vũ, director of the Hải Phòng Investment, Trade, Tourism and Tourism Promotion Centre speaks to the Vietnam News Agency about the issues.
Phạm Đình Thi, director of the Ministry of Finance’s Tax Policy Department talks with a Vietnam News Agency reporter about the ministry’s proposal to increase the value added tax (VAT) from 10 per cent to 12 per cent.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has promulgated Decision 24/2017/QĐ-TTg to allow the Electricity of Việt Nam (EVN) to raise the average retail price of electricity by 3 per cent to less than 5 per cent without asking permission from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, director of the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Việt Nam (ERAV) told media about issues relating to the decision.
The Government will focus on technology-based agriculture to resolve problems like the lack of value-added products for export, the low competitiveness of Vietnamese farm produce in world markets and inconsistency in quality.
Việt Nam News reporter Ngọc Bích speaks with Dr. Frank Rijsberman, director general of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) -- a Seoul-based international organisation -- about the potential of renewable energy in Việt Nam and what the country should do to overcome challenges in the process of implementing renewable projects.
Andy Ho, Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer at VinaCapital, shares his views on the recent development of private equity investments in Việt Nam.
Việt Nam is the third largest shrimp producer and the largest giant tiger prawn producer in the world. Shrimp is one of seafood products having largest export value in Việt Nam.
Global research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) on April 25 launched a comprehensive report on the Vietnamese economy. OBG Chairman Michael Benson-Colpi and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HSBC Bank Việt Nam Phạm Hồng Hải, one of the contributors to “The Report Vietnam 2017” spoke to Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Linh Anh about the factors that make Việt Nam stand out as an investment destination as well as the challenges that lie ahead.
The Ministry of Finance this year will have more solutions to improve further business environment and national competitive ability after gaining success in implementing Resolution 19/2016/NQ-CP to improving business environment.
The domestic railway industry will have many solutions to diversify its services and increase market shares in the future.
Việt Nam is heading to the green growth model and seeking international experiences as well as finance for the innovative of green growth. Việt Nam News reporter Mai Hương interviews Tomaso Andreatta, chairman of EuroCham Green Growth Sector Committee, on this issue.
The central city of Đà Nẵng continues to top the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) for the fourth consecutive year. However, the secretary of the city’s Party Committee, Nguyễn Xuân Anh, is still not satisfied. Local media talk to him about the city’s efforts to reform administrative procedures to provide a favourable business environment for investors.
The General Statistics Office (GSO) started to implement a general economic census across the nation from March 1. The general economic census this time has a new point that it would collect data on foreign non-governmental organizations operating in Việt Nam to evaluate full results of their operation in the domestic economy.
