HCM City expands e-government services HCM City authorities provided 668 online public administrative services at level 3 and 4 in various fields in the first quarter of the year, and more than 80 per cent of local residents and organisations said they were satisfied with the services.

HN boosts online public admin services Hà Nội is working to improve public administrative services by operating online and simplifying procedures to better meet the demands of its residents.

Hà Nội pioneers online business registration

Nguyễn Mạnh Quân, director of the Hà Nội Department of Planning and Investment, talks to Hà Nội Mới newspaper about his department’s resolve to pioneer online business registration

VN predicts strong business confidence

Business confidence is expected to improve in 2017, following the Government’s hastened reform efforts aiming to create momentum for firms and boost start-up entrepreneurship.

City eyes 8.4 - 8.7 per cent economic growth in 2017

In 2017 HCM City will focus its spending on key construction works and seven breakthrough programmes like relocating people living along slums in canals and building new apartments replacing old, dilapidated ones, a conference heard yesterday.

 

Firms starting to register online

Phạm Thị Kim Tuyến, head of the Business Registration Section of the Hà Nội Planning and Investment Department, talked with Kinh Tế and Đô Thị (Economy and City) newspaper about implementing an online business registration service in the capital city.

Online registration proves effective Online business registration has saved time and money for enterprises and regulators, Tran Thi Hong Minh, director general of the Business Registration Management Department told Viet Nam Investment Review.

HCM City launches e-Government The municipal Information and Telecommunications Department officially launched its Electronic ISO and online business registration programme late last week.

Gold loses its sheen as global prices drop off On December 3 domestic gold prices continued to fall sharply, closing down by more than VND200,000 (US$9.5) a tael of 37.5gm at just above VND35 million ($1,667).

Decree rolls out online business registration The Government issued Decree No 43/2010/ND-CP on enterprise registration on April 15, replacing Decree No 88/2006/ND-CP of August 2006. The new regulation reflects more investor-friendly standards and a business registration process that uses less paper and is more transparent and accessible.