HCM City customs hopes to exceed tariff collection target

The HCM City Department of Customs wants to surpass its tariff revenue target by 3-5 per cent this year.

Moon leaves for China to meet Xi, Abe and join trilateral summit South Korean President Moon Jae-in headed to China on Monday for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, seeking to strengthen partnerships on the Korea peace process and address various other issues.

Customs dept reduces number of port procedures to ease congestion The HCM City Customs Department plans to reduce the number of and shorten the time for customs procedures at Cát Lái Port in District 2 to reduce congestion.

​​​​​​​Food producers urged to make efforts to boost exports

Vietnamese food producers need to improve quality, adopt international standards and overcome trade barriers in other countries to boost exports, the Vietnam Food Forum heard in HCM City on November 13.

RCEP talks make breakthroughs, leaders eye signing in 2020 There have been a number of breakthroughs during the latest round of negotiation for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at the third RCEP leaders' meeting.

Drug trafficking and corruption crimes heat NA deputies’ debate Deputies at the National Assembly (NA) are growing increasingly concerned more and more young people are developing drug habits. And they fear Việt Nam is becoming a transit route for the narcotics smugglers.

Worker exodus worries Bình Dương Province, Japanese companies More welfare policies are needed to attract workers to the southern province of Bình Dương and persuade them to stay, a meeting between province authorities and Japanese business executives working locally heard on Tuesday.

ASEM customs agencies adopt action plan for 2020-2021

The 13th ASEM Customs Directors-General/Commissioners’ Meeting ended on Thursday in the Vietnamese northern province of Quảng Ninh’s Hạ Long City, with the approval of the ASEM customs action plan for 2020-2021.

Việt Nam tightens imports of outdated machines The General Department of Customs will not process import procedures for outdated machinery and equipment to enter Việt Nam, said the department on September 18.

NASC discusses decree on customs procedures A draft decree on regulations for customs procedures, inspection and supervision for transit goods via the ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS) was submitted to the National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) yesterday.