The number of newly-established firms in the northern province of Vinh Phuc in the first nine months of this year is estimated at 835, an increase of 8 percent from the same period last year.
About 22.7 percent of construction firms said they performed better in Quarter 3 while 40.9 percent said their business remained stable, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
The south-central province of Binh Thuan has strived to improve its infrastructure and offers numerous incentives to investors, said Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Ngoc Hai.
The Prime Minister's working group said on August 22 that ministries had drastically cut business conditions and administrative procedures in order to facilitate businesses’ activities, but more still needs to be done.
Vietnam’s industrial zones have been attracting attention from foreign investors thanks to its robust economic growth, abundant workforce, and the signing of various free trade deals which are expected to form a more favourable business climate, according to the latest report from Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).
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.
Ho Chi Minh City’s district authorities and state offices are setting up hotlines, working extra hours and visiting residents’ houses to provide public administrative procedures.
Ha Long city is the first in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh to use a mobile app to interact with local people, the provincial Department of Information and Communication has said.
Ho Chi Minh City aims to have at least 80 percent of residents satisfied with administrative procedures and staff by 2020, according to Nguyen Thien Nhan, secretary of the HCM City Party's Committee.
The People’s Committee of Hanoi has approved a plan to simplify 71 administrative procedures in judicial, construction, planning and investment, industry and trade, and natural resources and environment areas, according to municipal authorities.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially launched in Hanoi on June 20 its one-stop shop unit which is responsible for handling administrative procedures as an enthusiastic response to the Government’s administrative reform.
Provided with beautiful landscapes, long beaches and rich cultural and marine resources, Binh Dinh province is expected to transform into a key destination for both domestic and foreign visitors.
The Government has affirmed its resolve to pursue the goal of macro-economic stability and inflation control while focusing efforts on addressing existing shortcomings and limitations in a resolution adopted at its regular meeting for May.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has provided 32 level-four online public services and processed 16 administrative procedures through the national one-stop-shop mechanism.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has moved to put more public administrative services online towards a more simplified and transparent administration.
Vietnam has cut thousands of business regulations and special inspection procedures, saving 4 trillion VND (172 million USD) in 2017 and 6.3 trillion VND (270.9 million USD) in 2018, according to the World Bank (WB).
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has issued a plan to implement a project on simplifying administrative procedures, citizen papers and databases related to population management in 2019.
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.
Seeing the important role of the private sector to local development, Ho Chi Minh City will work to attract more private investment to carry out smart urban area projects and branch out Industry 4.0 services, said Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan.
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