HANOI — Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said the Government had agreed to pilot the use of mobile phone accounts to pay for goods and services. Speaking at a conference with the Ministry of Information and Communications on Tuesday, the Prime Minister asked units to begin the use of payments via mobile phone. “The government agrees to […]
Read MoreHANOI — Vietnam will focus on attracting private investment in infrastructure to accelerate economic growth, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vu Dai Thang said at the Vietnam Economic Forum (VEF), which opened Wednesday in Hanoi. Speaking at a workshop on infrastructure development, financing and governance in Asia, Thang said the Vietnamese Government had paid special attention to promoting private investment, especially via the […]
Read MoreHANOI — The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) will keep track of the economic changes in the domestic and the world markets, and strengthen its role as a Government advisory body to help ensure the success of the national targets set for this year. This statement was made by Minister Nguyen Chi Dung on […]
Read MoreHANOI — The prices of imported automobiles in the Vietnamese market may not reduce as much as expected after the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) came into effect on Monday, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Of 11 members of the CPTPP, which abolishes import tariffs on many products for […]
Read MoreHANOI — The Philippines Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has initiated a preliminary investigation on the application of safeguard measures on the import of ceramic floor and wall tiles from various countries, including Vietnam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam. The investigation will cover the period from 2013 to 2017. According to the DTI’s notice, the protest alleged that increased […]
Read MoreHANOI — Japanese firms consider Vietnam the most attractive investment destination in Asia due to the country’s high economic growth, its position as a production hub and its large consumer market, according to a News Network Asia (NNA) survey conducted from November 26 to December 9, 2018. Among 630 respondents working for Japanese companies in […]
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