Education in Vietnam: Opportunities and Challenges for Investment Vietnam is currently one of the best destination for foreign investment in Southeast Asia. The country’s GDP is forecast to grow by 6.5 percent in 2017 and, […]
Too many barriers stifle startups A report from the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) released in 2016 showed that about 1,000 startups are registered every year in Vietnam. However, only 10 percent of them […]
Vietnam prosecutes former c.bank exec for “lack of responsibility” Vietnam police said on Friday they had charged a former central bank deputy governor with “lack of responsibility”, as the country extends its corruption crackdown in […]
Corporate tax law changes worry businesses Following the supposed changes to value-added consumption tax, the MoF tackled national CIT with a tendentious change to the current level of debt over equity ratio, which is commonly […]
Vietnam plans to sell Vinamilk shares at 154,000 dong each: gov’t The Vietnamese government plans to sell 3.33 percent of its Vinamilk shares at 154,000 dong ($6.78) each, higher than the previous estimate, according to […]
Foreign-owned Property Market in HCMC Non-existent Unclear and overly-complicated procedures and regulations are resulting in a glut of unsold and/ or unoccupied high-end apartments and condominiums, and a dearth of property within the price range […]
Vietnam says violations found at central bank in war on graft Vietnam has found faults with the central State Bank of Vietnam, including poor supervision of credit organizations and inefficiency in preventing corruption, the government […]
Tens of trillions of dong of state capital nearly lost in equitization According to Tran Dinh Thien, the number of SOEs has decreased significantly over the last 15 years of restructuring, from 6,000 in 2001 […]
Prime Minister calls on Gov’t to cut business fees “Many enterprises reported that it takes great efforts to manufacture products but procedures to consume and export these products are more complicated. Some say that raising […]
VN-Index rebounds, led by real estate Shares rebounded slightly on the HCM Stock Exchange after a bearish session on Wednesday, propped up by strong growth of real estate and steel stocks. — Viet Nam News […]
VN exporters urged to follow rules Viet Nam should strictly follow and continuously update its policies and regulations when exporting products to the United States, which is considered a difficult market with rigorous requirements. — […]
Vietnam FDI inflows up 5% to $10.3bn this year Vietnam received an estimated US$10.3 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in January-August, up 5.1% from the same period in 2016, the government said on […]