The 50% registration fee reduction scheme, previously proposed by the Government for cars made and assembled in Vietnam, should apply to imported vehicles as well, according to the Vehicles Importers Vietnam Association (VIVA). Outside of a car showroom in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) VIVA, and all of its 12 members, have filed a petition to the Ministry of Industry...

With the theme "Transparent Information - Safe Consumption", activities to respond to Vietnam Consumer Rights Day 2023 are carried out synchronously from provincial to grassroots levels in various forms. On September 27, 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Plan No. 5763/KH-BCT on organizing activities to respond to Vietnam Consumers Rights Day 2023 with the theme "Transparent information...

Medigo, a Vietnam-based telehealth platform that provides on-demand medicine prescription and delivery services, has successfully raised 2 million USD in a series A funding round led by East Ventures, with the participation of Pavilion Capital and Touchstone Partners. Medigo's staffs. Medigo successfully raises 2 million USD in a series A funding round. (Photo courtesy of Medigo) With the added...

Vietnam’s industrial real estate sector has great potential for developing more projects related to data centres, cold storages and logistics, according to John Campbell, Associate Director, Head of Industrial Services at Savills Vietnam - the largest and most experienced real estate services company in the Southeast Asian nation. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Main opportunities in the logistics industry...

The Government has received a proposal from the Vietnam Feed Association to eliminate the import tax on soybean meal, currently set at 2%. Soybean meal is the main raw material in the formulation of pork bran. (Photo: sggp.org.vn) In response to the proposal, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai, under the direction of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh,...

The Vietnamese Government commits to creating all possible conditions for businesses to growth further, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed at the Vietnam Business Forum 2023 (VBF 2023) in Hanoi on March 19. PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the forum (Photo: VNA) Reviewing the country’s socio-economic recovery and development achievements in 2022, the PM said the macro economy...

Digitisation in agricultural product traceability requires the engagement and coordination of all parties, from State management agencies to enterprises, cooperatives and farmers, according to an official from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Digitisation in agricultural product traceability (Photo: VNA) Nguyen Quoc Toan, Director of the ministry’s Centre for Digital Transformation and Agricultural Statistics, said at a...

A recent article published on the UK site internationalbanker.com has assessed Vietnam’s efforts to lure foreign trade and investment serving the building of a sustainable future. At the groundbreaking ceremony of LEGO Group's 1.3 billion USD project in Binh Duong provice. (Photo: VNA) The article said Vietnam is looking to shift away from heavy industry and becoming more...

Vietnam’s Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council of China (SASAC) held a conference on reform and development of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Beijing on March 18. An overview of the conference (Photo: VNA) CMSC Chairman Nguyen Hoang Anh, SASAC Chairman Zhang Yuzhuo, and...

State-run groups and corporations must operate effectively to contribute to building an independent and self-reliant economy, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested on March 18. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs conference on solutions to innovate the operation of the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises and effectively promote investment resources of State groups and corporations...