On the sidelines of the APEC Food Security Week in Cần Thơ, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hà Công Tuấn held a bilateral meeting with Australian Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Anne Ruston to discuss co-operation in agro-business and fishing.

APEC members shared their experiences in assisting companies, especially micro, small and medium-sized ones, smoothly register for doing business at a workshop titled “Simplified business registration and incorporation according to international best practices” held in HCM City on Thursday.

Trade facilitation is one of the most important priorities for APEC, a meeting of the  Committee on Trade and Investment – Friends of the Chair on Trade Facilitation heard in HCM City on Thursday.

HCM City and Australia have significant untapped potential for co-operation in agriculture, especially hi-tech farming and cattle breeding, Nguyễn Thành Phong, chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, said.

By the end of July 2017, hundreds of solar projects had registered to invest in Việt Nam with total capacity of up to 17,000 MW.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc this week approved the plan to scrutinise and streamline the legal framework for the management of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin in Việt Nam.

Private Vietnamese businesses are bearing the burden of high business expenses and struggling with increased pressure from new taxes and fees already adopted or being planned by authorities, which hinder competitiveness and reduce business efficiency.

In yet another equitisation rush for State owned enterprises (SOEs), experts advised companies on the verge of becoming listed to revise their financial situations and revaluate their assets before going public.

Việt Nam’s largest oil project just took a significant step towards providing products for domestic and foreign markets.