The Hanoitimes – Vietnam’s economic freedom score stands at 53.1, making its economy the 141st freest in the Heritage Foundation’s 2018 Index of Economic Freedom report. Vietnam is ranked 35th among 43 countries in the Asia–Pacific region, with its overall score below the regional and world averages. Its overall score has increased by a mere 0.7 […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnamese fishery exporters are expected to increase shipments to Russia this year after a Russian working group made a fact-finding tour of some Vietnamese exporters recently. According to Duong Hoang Minh, Vietnam’s trade counselor in Russia, Vietnam’s trade office in Russia had earlier held a working session with local agencies on increasing Vietnamese […]
Read MorePlans for a railway line connecting Bavet city in Svay Rieng province to Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh city were revealed this week by the Minister of Transport. During a meeting with Nguyen Nhat, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Transport, Cambodian Transport Minister Sun Chanthol said both governments are considering the creation of a rail link between […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has instructed relevant ministries and agencies to scrutinize all specialized management and inspections in a move to eliminate unnecessary or overlapped ones in 2018. In a recent meeting with the National Steering Committee for the ASEAN Single Window, National Single Window and trade facilitation, Hue said it […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has approved the criteria for choosing strategic investors at Vietnam Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2), said the company in its latest announcement. Notably, the revised plan has introduced new criteria compared to Vinafood 2’s previous proposals. Specifically, strategic investors (foreign and domestic enterprises alike) are […]
Read More[HO CHI MINH CITY] Vietnam’s taxi operator Vinasun has initiated a lawsuit against the popular ride hailing service Grab on accusations of unfair business practices, with a court in Ho Chi Minh City looking into the matter on Tuesday. Vinasun, once a dominant player in taxi transport in southern Vietnam, has seen its market share […]
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