Economy and commerce
Labour productivity enhancement – key to economic growth
Vietnam’s labour productivity is very low compared with growth need, thus raising productivity is the key to economic growth, experts said at a conference on April 13. Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
How can Chinese capital be used in the most effective way?
China’s capital flow to Vietnam has grown slowly, but that is changing rapidly, analysts say.Keep reading ...
M. Ha
Coastal economic zones strive for low-carbon economy
Renovating technology, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and developing a low-carbon economy are methods being used by coastal EZs in the new development period. The Vietnam Marine Strategy, released by the Party Central Committee in 2007, says that coastal EZs will make up 53-55 percent of the ...
Thien Nhien
Vietnam Stands to See Modest Wins if China, U.S. Start Trade War
A wider Sino-U.S. trade dispute would help export-reliant Vietnam compete against Chinese companies but put the country at risk of any global fallout, analysts say.Keep reading ...
Ralph Jennings
First quarter GDP growth hits ten-year high
Việt Nam posted year-on-year GDP growth of 7.38 per cent in the first quarter of 2018, the best first-quarter performance in the last ten years, backed by growth in manufacturing and agriculture.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Justice Ministry urged to cut, clarify regulations
The Ministry of Justice must continue to review business conditions and eliminate overlapping and unnecessary regulations, said Minister and Chairman of the Office of the Government Mai Tien Dung during a meeting between the Government’s working group and the ministry on March 26.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Industry goals for the coming years
Việt Nam’s industry will contribute 40 per cent to the national GDP by 2030, according to a newly issued resolution. Under Resolution 23-NQ/TW to develop the national industry until 2030, with a vision up to 2045, issued recently by the Politburo, the processing and manufacturing industries ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam looks to bolster private sector output
Vietnam aims to generate half of its economic output from the private sector within two years, its prime minister said, giving a clear indication of the communist-ruled country’s determination to make private enterprise the main engine of its economy.Keep reading ...
John Reed
Foreign investors demand IP action
Online intellectual property infringements related to industrial design are worrying investors, including those from the US, forcing state agencies to set forth an adequate legal mechanism to handle the situation.Keep reading ...
Hong Quang
Inefficient cooperatives to be dissolved by year end
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) asked provinces and cities on Thursday to dissolve ineffective agricultural cooperatives by the end of 2018. The ministry’s data shows that in 2017, Việt Nam had nearly 11,700 agricultural cooperatives and 30 cooperative coalitions. Some 3,900 agricultural ...
VNS Reporter
