The Ministry of Trade and Industry in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat held the APEC Public-Private dialogue on facilitating infrastructure investment to enhance food security in Hanoi on April 21.
The Ministry of Planning and Investment introduced its Small and Medium Development Fund on April 22, with VND2 trillion ($89.8 million) to assist small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
India has ratified the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), which could further "its integration into the global economy" by boosting trade through efficient movement of goods.
The southern province of Dong Nai called on Japan to land investments in hi-tech projects, support industry development, energy saving, agricultural and industrial processing at an investment promotion conference held in the locality on April 23.
When Singaporean Alvin Koh was running his coffee shop in Ha Noi 's Tay Ho District a few years ago, he noticed that it was nearly impossible to track the number of customers who came back to the shop, in essence, their loyalty to the place.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc says the Vietnamese government pledges to ensure a stable and open investment climate for investors, including those who are investing in the South Hoi An resort complex.
Vietnam’s startup scene, which has a higher concentration of companies relative to population than India or China at 1,500, are catching the eye of foreign funds. And the demographics look good too.
In recent years, Japanese visitors have ranked first or second in the top 10 of foreign visitors to the city, and the number of Vietnamese visitors to Japan has also increased significantly.
Economists last Friday urged the Government to tighten management of public spending to reduce the budget deficit and to ease pressures caused by the public debt.
Economists have renewed calls for the government to take tougher action on further truncating the state’s commercial interest in enterprises, as proposed in the high-profile Vietnam 2035 Report released recently.
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