The level of satisfaction with the administrative reform among civilians and enterprises is still quite low, said a National Assembly official. Many administrative procedures remain complicated (Illustrative photo) At a meeting on Tuesday, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly (NA) pointed out achievements and failures in its report on implementing public administrative reform. NA’s [...]
Policies advocated by the Vietnam Energy Association to create a friendlier climate for development of technologies that make power from the wind, the sun and natural wastes seem to have won the Government’s support. Tran Viet Ngai, chairman of the Vietnam Energy Association, talked with Thanh Nien Daily. He said: The demand for power is [...]
A seminar titled “Doha round and its impact on Vietnam” was held in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa province on September 24. The event, which was organized by the Multilateral and Trade Policy Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, attracted more than 30 businessmen from state management enterprises and research institutes in the [...]
The continued lack of materials has forced many seafood processing factories to cut their operations. A lot of factories are reportedly running at just 50-60 percent of capacity. In 2009, it was shrimp that preserve high seafood export growth, while export revenue from other kinds of seafood declined due to narrowed export markets. Now even [...]
A dozen of garment and textile enterprises, mostly in northern region, have been investing in expanding production since 2009 in a trend that is forecast to be continued, said experts from the Vietnam Garment and Textile Group (Vinatex). Analysing the positive trend, Nguyen Van Thoi, General Director of the Thai Nguyen Investment and Trade Company [...]
The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) pledges to introduce new policies to encourage both local and international investors in the telecommunications sector. At a forum on developing Vietnam’s telecom industry in Hanoi September 14, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Le Nam Thang said the government would continue with policies to open up the [...]
Savills Vietnam on Wednesday launched sales in Hanoi of a luxury condo project underway in London. Savills said the sales, which had earlier been launched in Singapore and Malaysia, of the 155 luxury apartments would gauge Vietnamese feedback. There are a total 539 units in the project at 375 Kensington High Street that is being [...]
Local securities enterprises expect that the market would continue its uptrend this week after strong VN-Index rallies and high trading volumes last week. APEC Securities Co. in its weekly comment said investors might be more excited after the National Day holiday with three rising sessions last week and the VN-Index gaining 29.61 points, or 6.9%, [...]
The volume of exports carried by air is running 43 percent ahead of last year. Trai Thien, a private Vietamese cargo airline, will begin flying on September 5. Mai Xuan Thin, Business Director of HCM City’s Rong Do Company, a specialist exporter of fruits and vegetables, said the company ships three tons of dragon fruit [...]
The Ministry of Industry and Trade forecasts that by 2020 the domestic touring car market will undergo explosive growth when the Vietnamese economy reaches a higher development standard and the lives of people improve. Statistics show that in 2009 compared with 2002, an additional one million automobiles were put into circulation, an increase of 4.25 [...]