THE HEALTH insurance medical information system in Vietnam , rolled out last June, is the optimal solution to ensure transparency and prevent insurance fraud. This consensus of opinion was evident among Government officials at a conference by the Vietnam Social Security agency on Monday to announce its review on the implementation of the health insurance […]
Read MoreHCM CITY — The number of companies involved in foreign trade has increased, indicating simplified customs procedures, a senior official in the Customs General Department said. “In 2016 import-export companies increased by 15.4 per cent from the year before to 73,170,” Mr. Nguyen Cong Binh, deputy head of the department, was quoted as saying in […]
Read MoreHANOI — The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2017 will take place from April 6-9 at the International Exhibition Centre in Hanoi, the Vietnam Tourism Association announced on Monday. Themed “Hanoi– Vietnamese tourism’s destination,” VITM 2017 is expected to feature 600 enterprises, tourism management and promotion agencies from 43 provinces and cities and 25 countries […]
Read MoreA Ministry of Finance proposal to increase the environmental protection tax on oil and gas consumption from the current VND3,000 (US$0.13) to VND8,000 per litre has generated concerns about impacts on daily life and production. Lao Đong (Labour) and Tin Tuc (News) newspapers discussed the issue with Vu Khac Liem deputy director of the ministry’s […]
Read MoreHANOI (BLOOMBERG) – GIC has hit a snag as it seeks government approval for its planned investment in Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC, the nation’s biggest lender by market value, people with knowledge of the matter said. The deal, originally expected to be completed by the end of 2016, hasn’t yet been approved […]
Read MoreHANOI – Brand building must be the core of small-and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) competition strategies going into the fourth industrial revolution, experts said at conference on Monday in Hanoi. Nguyen Van Nam, Director of the Institute for Brand and Competition Strategy, stressed that the fourth industrial revolution was rapidly changing the ways of doing business […]
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