The Comprehensive Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) promises great benefits for Vietnamese firms, but many regulations on technical barriers and social responsibility will have to be met in order to take full advantage of the trade deal, experts said at a conference in HCM City on December 15.
The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long plans to develop nine industrial clusters with a total area of 492.5 ha from now to 2020, and another five industrial clusters with a combined area of 165.49 ha during the 2020-2030.
Vietnam’s involvement in 12 bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with 56 economies around the world is expected to be a golden key for the country.
The Vietnamese retail market is still attractive to businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK), heard a recent workshop in Hanoi.
14th National Assembly deputies scrutinised a report on the draft resolution on revising and supplementing some articles of Resolution No. 55/2010/QH12 on exempting and reducing agricultural land rent
Dang Hoang Hai, Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s European Market Department talked about opportunities and challenges the EAEU FTA would bring to Vietnam's seafood.
The free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will bring enormous economic benefits for the Southeast Asian country.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Lao Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith have vowed to reinforce cooperation between the two foreign ministries.
Ministries and sectors, along with local authorities, must promote their roles and coordination to help improve the domestic business environment and enhance national competitiveness.
Many goods imported from Laos will enjoy a reduction of 50 percent of tariffs between February 14, 2016, and October 3, 2020, according to the Ministry of Finance.
Experts pointed out opportunities and challenges facing local businesses and authorities once an FTA between Vietnam and the EU is signed while at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on October 26.
A number of types of automobiles will see prices drop by up to 42 percent by 2019 as a result of lower import and special consumption taxes.
Claudio Dordi, Chief Advisor of the EU-MUTRAP has suggested Vietnamese garment-textile and leather footwear businesses pay more attention to product origin rules and increase distribution channels.
The northern province of Lao Cai will scale up its cinnamon plantations to 25,000 hectares by 2025, a 2.5-fold increase from current land use.
The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and the Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) have assured electricity prices will remain unchanged until the end of the year.
The new retail electric tariff will be submitted to the Government for consideration in October, said Dinh The Phuc, deputy head of the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam (ERAV).
