Việt Nam needs to implement synchronous business environment reform

Việt Nam has gained success in reforming business conditions over the past seven years. However, the nation has not reached its target at being one of the top four ASEAN business environments. Phan Đức Hiếu, deputy head of the Central Institute of Economic Management (CIEM), speaks to Vietnam News Agency about those issues.

Deregulation the way forward for business: expert Nguyễn Đình Cung, former director of the Central Institute for Economic Management and member of Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc’s economic advisory group, speaks with Năng lượng Mới (New Energy) newspaper about measures to improve the business environment

Nghệ An Province eyes foreign investment Four hundred foreign and local enterprises took part in a conference to promote investment in the central province of Nghệ An in HCM City yesterday (September 20).

Central bank cuts 257 business conditions

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has approved a plan to remove or simplify 257 business conditions under its management.

Industrial growth soars in first four months

The period’s strong IIP rise was attributable to the fact that many industrial firms have took full advantages of the State policies in cutting off business condition and speeding administrative reforms to expand their operations and markets for their products, according to statisticians from the General Statistics Office (GSO).

MoT cracks down on Uber, Grab once again

A new regulation is set to crack down on ride-hailing companies Uber and Grab in Việt Nam, according to transport officials.

Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu’s Phú Mỹ 3 seeks to become model industrial park

Thanh Bình Phú Mỹ is the developer of the Phú Mỹ 3 Specialised Industrial Park in the southern province of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu. Việt Nam News speaks with Toshio Kazama, the company’s managing director, about the investment environment in Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu and the park’s efforts to attract more tenants.

Smuggling, trade fraud on the rise

The national steering committee against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit (Steering Committee 389) has reported that 12,000 smuggling and trade fraud cases were penalised over the first six months of 2017, an increase of 1,000 cases compared to the same period of 2016.