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The Ministry of Finance is building a draft scheme on the management of e-commerce activities for imports and exports.

A Vietnamese top customs official on August 27 met with representatives from ministries, public agencies and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to discuss the implementation of a trade facilitation project, with an emphasis on import-export specialised inspection.

The full online provision of public services is an important link in the administrative reform programme and the foundation of an e-Government, according to Minister of Information and Communication Nguyen Manh Hung.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on August 1 asked ministries to speed up the connection of administrative procedures under their management to the national single window (NSW) as the work remains slow.

The import-export turnover through the Lao Cai International Border Gate on the Vietnam-China border reached 919 million USD in the first six months of 2019, a decrease of 6.77 percent year on year.

Vietnam needs to swiftly perfect its infrastructure to meet growing development requirements as well as foreign investors’ demand, especially when it is expected to become the most attractive investment destination in the region, heard a forum in Hanoi on June 26.

Vietnam plans to raise the cross-border trade transaction index by 3-5 places this year compared to 2018.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has moved to put more public administrative services online towards a more simplified and transparent administration.

As many as 173 administrative procedures of 13 ministries and sectors have been connected to the National Single Window (NSW) window since it was implemented in 2015.

Customs cooperation and healthy financial infrastructure remain the top challenges for ASEAN in its efforts to strengthen economic integration and redistribute economic wealth, reported The Nation – an English-language daily newspaper based in Bangkok, Thailand – on April 8.

Through the national single window, businesses have no longer worked with directly with every State-run agency to finish administrative procedures.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan recognized the outstanding performance of Vietcombank in 2018 and wished the bank more success in the Year of the Pig during her visit to the bank on February 11.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced the 10 most outstanding achievements of the sector in 2018.

Up to 70 percent of the 3,000 import-export firms polled nationwide said they want simpler administrative procedures, as reported at a conference in Hanoi on January 8.

Vietnam’s exports have become more sophisticated with an impressive diversification of exports and increases in higher-value manufacturing exports, according to a recent World Bank (WB) report.

Vietnam aims to rank among four leading countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in terms of business environment and national competitiveness.

Improving the business environment and national competitiveness is a core policy priority of the Vietnamese Government in 2019.

Businesses expect to see quicker actions from state management agencies in the enforcement of the Government’s Resolutions No 19 and 35 to boost reforms and promote business development.

After nearly four years of implementation, the National Single Window and ASEAN Single Window mechanism have brought about great benefits to businesses.

The National Single Window (NSW) customs mechanism has made significant contributions to administrative reform in Vietnam since it was officially launched in November 2014, notably creating more favourable conditions for enterprises.