National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has affirmed Vietnam’s full support for Laos’ reform process during a meeting with Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith in Vientiane, Laos on September 26.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh attended the ASEAN-Russia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the ASEAN-New Zealand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on July 31 in Bangkok, Thailand, as part of the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-52) and related meetings.
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).
A forum to promote investment, trade and tourism between Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam was held in Kratie province, Cambodia on March 9 as part of the 12th meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee on the CLV Development Triangle Area (JCC CLV DTA 12).
The business community wants stronger reform efforts at local levels, according to a recent survey conducted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).
Administrative procedures streamlining offers benefits not only to residents but also civil servants as it saves time and helps them build capacity in handling paperwork.
A symposium on the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and Global Trade was held in Hanoi on March 30 within the framework of the first-ever GMS Business Summit initiated by Vietnam to boost open trade,
The Joint Committee for the Greater Mekong Sub-region Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement (GMS-CBTA) convened its 6th meeting in Hanoi on March 15, attracting the participation of the six GMS countries.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue aims to attract about 10-15 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with total registered capital of nearly 400 million USD in 2018.
The Government has issued Resolution No. 138/NQ-CP following the conference with local administrations and the regular Cabinet meeting in December 2017.
The ministries of industry and trade of Vietnam and Laos co-organised a forum in Vientiane on December 19 to seek ways to improve bilateral trade, which is estimated at 900 million USD in 2017.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue had a working session with the World Bank (WB)’s Country Director in Vietnam Ousmane Dione, in Hanoi on June 26 to discuss trade facilitation, logistics development and on-stop-shop model.
Representatives from the Cooperation Committee of Laos and Vietnam discussed the implementation of Hanoi Agreement 2017 and “one-stop-shop” customs model at the pair of Lao Bao-Densavan border gates.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport and Laos’s Ministry of Public Works and Transport are set to take the next steps to soon implement the project on building a Hanoi-Vientiane expressway in 2017.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has set a target of luring 20 projects to its economic zones and industrial parks with a total investment of about 6 trillion VND (272 million USD).
The maritime sector is stepping up its administrative reform, enabling all of Vietnam’s vessels operating domestic routes to apply administrative procedures online.
Vietnamese and Lao border officials agreed to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in border management during their 26th annual meeting in Vientiane on January 5.
The central province of Nghe An has attracted 120 projects with total investment of nearly 31 trillion VND (1.36 billion USD) so far this year, according to the provincial People’s Committee.
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