HCM City readies land to expand infrastructure at IPs and EPZs, attract investment

HCM City authorities promise to offer competitive land rentals and other incentives at industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones (EPZs) besides improving the business environment and simplifying administrative procedures to attract investment.

Ministry leaders discuss action plan to implement EVFTA Vietnamese enterprises have been urged to renovate their business strategies if they want to benefit from the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), especially after the country opens the market for goods, services and investment to EU partners, forcing compel local businesses to compete directly with foreign peers at home.

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Protection of trade names, trademarks – important thing to do as EVFTA comes into force

As the EVFTA has been coming into effect since August 1, 2020, the number of intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement and dispute cases shall surge, therefore investors and companies of both the EU and Việt Nam should pay attention to the protection of IPRs, to ensure business operation runs smoothly and to avoid unnecessary and prolonged disputes.

Local businesses slow in preparing to enjoy preferential tariffs in EVFTA

Experts have raised concerns that Vietnamese businesses are slow in preparing conditions to enjoy preferential tariffs in the Việt Nam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

Việt Nam fulfills international commitments as EVFTA takes effect Việt Nam will continue to fulfill its international commitments so that it can take full advantage of the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and recover its economy amid a resurgence of COVID-19.

PM holds working session with Mekong Delta localities  Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc held a working session with leaders of the Mekong Delta localities and Hồ Chí Minh City in Cần Thơ City on August 1 to discuss tackling difficulties in production and trade, and stepping up public investment capital disbursement.

Việt Nam needs full market economy: experts Economists have said Viet Nam would gain many benefits from a full and modern market economy.

Experts’ consensus: Việt Nam has favourable factors for neobanks to develop

Digital banks and neobanks are becoming two familiar terms in Viet Nam’s banking lexicon. In a digitising world, the two will be widely developed around the whole world and in Việt Nam. Việt Nam News’ Thu Ngân speaks to experts about the development of digital banks and neobanks in the country.

Start-up dreams go from paper to reality

As a founder and chairman of the BestB business ecosystem as well as founder and CEO of Flower Farm, 32-year-old Phạm Anh Cường is a brand specialist and all-round start-up fanatic.