Nguyễn Văn Nam, former director of the Trade Research Institute, under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, speaks to the Hải quan (Customs) newspaper on challenges in setting up retail chain stores in Việt Nam.
Phan Đức Hiếu, deputy director of the Central Institute for Economic Management talks to the Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic & Urban Affairs) newspaper about private enterprises’ recent meeting with Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc in Hà Nội
State agencies that fail to help enterprises overcome difficulties will be named and publicly shamed. That is one of the decisions emanating from the May 17 meeting between Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and leading business enterprises, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Đặng Huy Đông tells Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper.
Trần Hoàng Ngân, director of Hồ Chí Minh City Cadre Academy, talks to the newspaper Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) about the need to focus more investment in agricultural development – the country’s primary industry
Việt Nam’s total sand resources are an estimated 2.3 billion cubic metres. With the current pace of construction, experts warn that the sand supply will likely be exhausted in less than 15 years. Dr Lê Ái Thụ, chairman of Việt Nam Asociation of Economic Geology, and Dr Thái Duy Sâm, vice chairman of Việt Nam Building Material Association, spoke to the Vietnam News Agency about the necessity of finding alternative materials to replace natural sand.
Mai Hà, Associate Professor and Chairman of Việt Nam Association of Intellectual Property Rights, speaks to Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper about Vietnamese enterprises’ poor vision in acquiring trade marks for their products.
Việt Nam has 20 thermal power plants now and plans to have more than double that by 2050.
Nguyễn Xuân Sang, director general of the Việt Nam Maritime Administration tells the Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) that it is the right time for enterprises to invest in the development of inland container depots
The Office Chief of the National Traffic Safety Committee, Nguyễn Trọng Thái, talks to Hải quan (Customs) newspaper about measures to reduce speeding, one of the key traffic accident causes.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPVCC) opened its fifth plenary meeting of the 12th tenure last week and discussed improving socialist-oriented market economy institutions and rearranging, reforming and improving State-owned enterprises. Senior Party members share their opinions on the issue.
Red tape is not usually a matter of life or death, in the literal sense. And it usually attracts the ire of those affected for the needless inconvenience it seems to cause. Sometimes, the ire is justified, and at other times, not.
The outlook for Asia and the Pacific is the strongest in the world, but it is shrouded by challenges at home and abroad, according to the latest IMF report for the region.
Nguyễn Mạnh Hà, vice chairman of the Housing and Real Estate Market Management Agency, speaks to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) about the pros and cons of building tiny flats in Việt Nam
Vũ Anh Minh, Chairman of the Việt Nam Railways Corporation, tells the Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) that the shortage of funds makes investment decisions difficult for the sector.
Vice Chairman and General Secretary of the Việt Nam Association of Small and Medium Enterprises Tô Hoài Nam tells the Công thương (Industry and Trade) newspaper about brand building in Việt Nam
Lương Ngọc Khuê, director general of the Medical Examination and Treatment Department, talks to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) about the Ministry of Health’s resolve to tighten control of private clinic operations.
Just before the four-day-long vacation last weekend, Hà Nội People’s Committee Chairman Nguyễn Đức Chung issued a direction to stop the super priority of the bus rapid transit (BRT) in the city by piloting to let the ordinary buses to also run in the BRT-dedicated lanes.
Unclaimed violating motorbikes sold for scrap: Saving or wasting?
The head of the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism, Nguyễn Văn Tuấn, tells the Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper that localities need tailored mechanism to curb poor-quality tours.
Lương Ngọc Khuê, director general of the Medical Examination and Treatment Department under the Ministry of Health, speaks to the Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper about the need to rein in the careless use of antibiotics in Việt Nam.
