As of 15th August 2018, 11 ministries and sectors have connected National Single Window mechanism with 68 administrative procedures, over 1.4 million sets of dossiers and the participation of over 23,400 enterprises.
Total export value increased 14.5 per cent year-on-year to $155.4 billion during the first eight months. Of which, the domestic economic sector achieved a year-on-year surge of 17.4 per cent to $45.11 billion, while the foreign direct investment (FDI) sector gained $110.3 billion, an increase of 13.4 per cent.
Leaders of many countries have sent congratulations to their Vietnamese counterparts on the 73rd National Day of Vietnam (September 2, 1945).
Vietnam and other countries at the same level of development should no longer see cheap labour as a strategy to maintain competitive edges in the market, said Justin Wood, Head of Regional Agenda - Asia Pacific and member of the Executive Committee of the World Economic Forum.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has updated the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 2025 Consolidated Strategic Action Plan (CSAP) to include action lines from sectoral work plans.
The Customs Department of Ho Chi Minh City on August 27 deployed the Vietnam Automated System for Seaport Customs Management (VASSCM) for more than 60 businesses dealing in ports, warehouses and yards in the city.
Vietnam always attaches importance to maintaining the traditional friendship with Egypt via State, National Assembly and Government channels, and people-to-people exchange, President Tran Dai Quang said on August 27.
Vietnam will take part in the 12th ASEAN Skills Competition (ASC) in Thailand from August 26 to September 5. The Directorate of Vocational Education and Training under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs saw off the Vietnamese delegation in Hanoi on August 23.
Thailand trade is likely to hit 20 billion USD in 2020, but the target to keep the trade value in balance may not be met with Vietnam currently running huge trade deficit with the neighbouring country.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday asked the Government’s Economic Advisory Group to analyse internal and external difficulties to propose mechanisms and policies which will help the country to overcome economic obstacles and ensure sustainable development.
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