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Vietnam hopes other countries and territories will simplify entry rules for Vietnamese travellers in order to boost economic recovery, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang during a routine press conference on April 21.

Vietnam plans to hasten the reform of customs checks to save time and costs for businesses and facilitate trade.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), which was freshly signed in Hanoi on June 30, is expected to bring about many opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises, especially those involved in exporting major products like seafood, apparels, footwear, and farm produce.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested all localities and sectors to continue simplifying administrative procedures while chairing a conference of the Government’s Steering Committee for Administrative Reform in Hanoi on February 21.

Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) Nguyen Dinh Cung suggested ministries and ministerial-level agencies simplify business conditions and remove ones which are unclear, too vague, and unfeasible before the third quarter of 2019.

Vietnam's real estate market must solve many difficulties to increase the number of foreigners buying property in the country, experts said.

The Ministry of Finance recently issued a decision on reducing and simplifying 176 administrative procedures under its management.

The Ministry of Finance recently issued Decision No.2141/QD-BTC on reducing and simplifying 176 administrative procedures under its management.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requires ministries, sectors and localities to reform their institutions, simplify administrative procedures, cut costs and remove barriers to export.

Besides traditional markets such as the US, EU and Japan, Vietnamese enterprises should make inroads into the Middle East market, according to experts.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Lao Government to simplify procedures and reduce costs for getting visa, labour permit and resident status for Vietnamese workers.

A database to store, standardise and manage the basic information of all Vietnamese citizens will be put in use by early 2019, the Ministry of Public Security said, with the aim of simplifying administrative procedures.

The Government has issued Resolution 104/NQ-CP on streamlining administrative procedures and citizens’ documents related to resident management in the jurisdiction of the Finance Ministry.

The Government has approved a plan to simplify administrative procedures, citizenship papers and databases related to population management run by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

Policies continue to discourage the production and trade of local agricultural products, research findings by the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development show.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has decided to abolish a number of procedures for importers of cars with nine seats or less.

Registered automobiles that have received appointment letters from police offices will qualify for inspection, starting from January 1, 2016, the Vietnam Register said.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked airports and airport authorities to combine security and customs checks for international passengers by the end of this year.