Việt Nam News

A two-day conference on APEC advertising standards resumed yesterday in HCM City, with a focus on delivering responsible advertising in key sectors at a time of increased digital access.

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.

As stated in the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)’s latest suggestion to the Government, a staggering amount of 1,930 business conditions and permits would be in line for removal, following an earlier demand from the Prime Minister to clear unnecessary business regulations.

Members of 21 APEC economies yesterday discussed measures to enhance supply chain connectivity at the 7^th meeting of the APEC Alliance for Supply Chain (A2C2) group

All batches of products made from Siluriformes fish that are to be shipped to the US will have to undergo food safety tests from August 2, 2017, instead of September 1. That has created many obstacles for Vietnamese enterprises in exporting those products to the US.

Việt Nam’s benchmark VN Index advanced on Wednesday from a two-day decline as investors were attracted to cheaper stocks after the market’s recent drops.

Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF), the Washington-headquartered investment management group, has announced the launch of a fund to invest in women-led firms in Việt Nam, the Philippines and Indonesia.

Even as local farmers contend with falling prices and struggle to sell their produce, the country is spending millions of dollars buying imported agricultural products.

Automation technology plays a vital role in the context of Industry 4.0 as it links all technology sectors and is present in production, business and daily life.

APEC’s vision is to lead the world in unleashing the potential of the digital and internet economy and support an accessible, open, interoperable and secure ICT environment for e-commerce to foster economic growth and prosperity, the APEC Electronic Commerce Steering Group (ECSG) said on Wednesday in HCM City.