Vietnam Investment Review
Suffering downstream of polluting coal plants
The heavy toll taken by coal-fired power plants has prompted many pro-environmental international organisations to oppose banks in several nations that plan to provide loans for these plants in Vietnam, which mandatorily still considers coal a big power generator for the energy-thirsty country.Keep reading ...
Khoi Nguyen
Hanoi to become a smart city by 2030
Hanoi set the target to turn into a smart city by 2030 in accordance to the capital’s revised information and technology strategy in the 2016-2020 period.Keep reading ...
Nguyen Huong
Global powerhouses to back circular economy
Vietnam’s ambition to build a circular economy – aimed at combating pollution and achieving more sustainable development by reusing and recycling defunct products – has attracted the participation of several foreign firms. However, in order for this new economic model to grow, state support is ...
Thanh Tung
Government committed to slash business costs
This year, the Vietnamese Government intends to further slash business costs and regulations as well as fostering co-operation between domestic enterprises and their foreign direct investment (FDI) counterparts.Keep reading ...
VIR Reporter
Law to seek keen green investment
Vietnamese authorities have started developing specific guidelines for selecting investors to develop renewable energy projects under their management, weeding out weak investors and out-of-date technology.Keep reading ...
Phuong Thu
Government to promote private investment
The public investment restructuring scheme in 2017-20 will focus on core sectors of the economy and major projects that give impetus to socio-economic development and promote public and foreign investments under public-private partnership (PPP) practice.Keep reading ...
VIR Reporter
Government continues paring down business and investment conditions
In a bid to create a more business-friendly climate and attract more investment, the Vietnamese government will continue truncating thousands of business and investment procedures, which have been undermining investors’ and enterprises’ performance.Keep reading ...
Khoi Nguyen
Expand social insurance coverage, Deputy PM urges
The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) must enhance inspections and join hands with relevant agencies to ensure transparency and prevent health insurance fraud, Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ said at a meeting with the VSS yesterday.Keep reading ...
VIR Reporter
PM cracks down on land management violations
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has called for strict punishments for organisations and individuals who commit violations in land-use and management.Keep reading ...
VIR Reporter
Shoe industry gears up to go hi-tech
A dramatic change in market trends and the “fourth” industrial revolution are forcing Vietnamese enterprises to gradually apply new technologies to production.Keep reading ...
VIR Reporter
