The Hanoitimes – Vietnam’s startup ecosystem is thriving thanks to the market size of its economy. Vietnam is the first beneficiary in Southeast Asia of a startup acceleration program to create business innovation in developing countries supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The project Next INnovation with JApan (NINJA) is a startup support program […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The portal would put more pressure on government agencies in ensuring efficiency of public services, said a senior World Bank official. The launch of the open budget portal on August 26 is a necessary step to meet the growing demand for effective state budget management and ensure efficiency in the allocation and utilization […]
Read MoreWhile local export products have been facing more anti-dumping investigations and tax evasion cases in foreign countries, Vietnamese enterprises are still unaware of the risk. On August 13, the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV) sent a letter opposing Indonesia’s draft conclusions of an anti-dumping investigation on colour-coated steel sheet […]
Read MoreCovid-19 and the slow implementation of power transmission projects may make it impossible for solar power projects to connect to the national grid by the end of the year. Investors of solar power projects are concerned that they may fail to connect to the national grid and this be able to enjoy the preferential FIT […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Year to August 20, 1,797 new projects have been approved with total registered capital of US$9.73 billion, up 6.6% in capital and down 25.3% in the number of project year-on-year. FDI commitments in the January – August period totaled US$19.54 billion, down 13.7% year-on-year, a report of the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under […]
Read MoreBank officers’ incomes, which include a monthly salary and bonus, have decreased significantly amid the Covid-19 crisis. The Q2 finance reports of top-tier banks showed that workers at VP Bank and TPBank saw the sharpest decreases compared to Q1. VPBank workers’ average monthly income fell by VND10.59 million, while the income of VP Bank’s officers […]
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