(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and the European Union (EU) last Sunday signed a Free Trade Agreement and Investment Protection Agreement, known as EVFTA and EVIPA. These are the agreements that ensure bilateral benefits with strong commitments to opening respective markets. This is also an opportunity for Vietnamese enterprises to increase their integration and expand the export market for agricultural products.
(VOVWORLD) - According to a plan approved by the Prime Minister, Vietnam must equitize 127 state-owned enterprises (SOE) during the 2017-2020 period. But to date, less than one third of the enterprises have been equitized. The question now is what to do to complete the plan on time?
(VOVWORLD) - After nearly 2 years of implementing a government resolution on sustainable and climate resilient development of the Mekong Delta, known as Resolution 120, a number of policies have been revised to enable the region’s comprehensive development. Ministries, agencies, and localities are working on a master plan on the region’s sustainable growth.
(VOVWORLD) - Vinamilk is a pioneer in developing Vietnam’s dairy industry. It accounts for half of the industry's market share. Over the past more than 40 years of development, the company has invested heavily in technology and growing region and expanded its export market.
(VOVWORLD) - The General Statistics Office of Vietnam has released a report on Vietnam’s socio-economic development in the first five months of this year. Accordingly, Foreign Direct Investment continues to prosper with nearly 1,400 projects and a fresh capital of 6.5 billion USD, the highest in three recent years.
(VOVWORLD) - A study of Google and Temasek from Singapore reports that Vietnam’s digital economy reached 3 billion USD in 2015 and 9 billion USD in 2019, and will reach 30 billion USD in 2025. Another study by Australia’s Data 61 forecasts that Vietnam’s GDP may add an additional 162 billion USD in 20 years if the country’s digital transformation is successful.
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam considers China a high potential export, especially for agricultural and aquatic products from its south-western provinces.
(VOVWORLD) - 2018 was the second consecutive year Quang Ninh province’s Customs Department earned top position in the Department and District Competitiveness Index (DDCI) ranking and second place in administrative reform of central agencies. The result has been attributed to the customs sector’s administrative reform.
(VOVWORLD) - The Southern Key Economic Region includes Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Long An, and Tien Giang province. The region consistently leads Vietnam in economic development. Mobilizing resources for its development creates an impetus for national growth and international integration, heard a recent conference in Dong Nai province.
(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Finance has stressed on the need to speed up the equitisation process of state-owned enterprises (SOE) while promoting transparency and market principles. The message was delivered at a just-concluded seminar in Hanoi on the outcome of the restructuring and bolstering of SOE equitisation.
