Ho Chi Minh City and Cuba hold great potential for stronger cooperation, especially in the fields of trade and investment, experts said at a workshop in HCM City on April 4.
Discovering many shortcomings and problems in implementing tax regulations, Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department has contributed many ideas to the project of the Decree amending and supplementing the Decree on Value Added Tax. (VAT).
Cross-border trade transaction index assesses the operations of Customs offices and related units, including: State management agencies, port, depot and warehouse operators, transport companies for import and export activities. How to increase by 15 places by 2021, at least to rank 85th among 190 countries, is a task that is being planned for deployment by the General Department of Customs.
Vu Thi Thu Hien and Le Huu Hong Chuyen of Tilleke & Gibbins, Southeast Asia’s leading full service regional law firm, give an inside view into how these agreements and legislative changes can make an impact on the local pharmaceutical market in the future.
Catfish export has continuously grown strongly in the last 3 years and is expected to continue collecting "sweet fruits" in 2019. In order for this industry to develop sustainably, improving quality and efforts to maintain and expand export markets are key factors.
According to Mr. Vu Tien Loc, Chairman of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), developing small and medium enterprises and improving productivity in this region will play an important role in improving national labor productivity.
The impact of China’s economic slowdown on Vietnam’s economic prospects may be relatively limited. Beijing recently cut its growth target for this year to the 6-6.5 percent range, from ‘about 6.5 per cent’ set for last year. The official GDP growth of 6.6 percent in 2018 was already the slowest in 28 years.
More than 200 domestic and international companies and brands are showcasing all aspects of shipbuilding, marine services and engineering, marine equipment, and port and supply chain management solutions at the 7th International Maritime Expo that opened in HCM City on Wednesday.
Việt Nam’s economic performance has showed positive signs with last year’s GDP growth rate at 7.08 per cent, the highest rate in the last ten years.
Last year was marred by a series of economic shocks. In 2018, the World Trade Organization faced an unprecedented crisis, and the global trade order suffered clashes because of a tariff war launched by the US.
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