During a meeting with Minister - Head of the Government Office, Mai Tien Dung, on August 7, the WB official praised the efforts made by the Government Office in e-government development, with positive results in promoting reform, especially in the one-stop shop mechanism, improved business environment and removing barriers to facilitate businesses. Currently, according to the United Nations, Vietnam ranks 88th in terms of e-government, which is a positive result, but the country could do better, Ousmane Dione affirmed. Minister Dung said that, in parallel with the implementation of the e-government, Vietnam is focusing on institutional reform and cutting cumbersome procedures to facilitate businesses. He stated that currently there are 5,905 business conditions that need to be cut and the country has reduced 900 (accounting for 15.2%), along with more than 2,900 conditions with a cut-off deadline by mid-August. The working groups of the Prime Minister are urging the ministries and … [Read more...] about WB willing to support Vietnam in building e-government
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Can Tho’s supportive policies a magnet for foreign investors
Located at the heart of the Mekong Delta, Can Tho has established itself as an economic growth engine for the entire region What advantages set the city apart from its regional peers? The city of Can Tho has a strategic position, as it is located at the heart of the Mekong Delta region. Apart from enjoying fairly developed technical and economic infrastructure and a favourable geographic position, Can Tho is a robust economic, finance, education and training, science-technology, and healthcare centre of the region. Home to abundant and skilled human resources, Can Tho is poised to serve as a growth engine to drive the region’s development. Generally, Can Tho is a youthful city full of potential in the region’s dynamic development landscape. Favourable nature and fertile land has made the city an ideal area for agricultural development, particularly planting rice, specialty fruit trees, aquaculture, and livestock breeding. Can Tho has succeeded in building some major … [Read more...] about Can Tho’s supportive policies a magnet for foreign investors
Regulation revisions needed to promote child labour eradication
Hanoi (VNA) – Participants in a workshop in Hanoi on June 25 recommended legal regulations on child labour be amended which is among measures to prevent child labour for a safe and healthy generation. Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha said “Generation Safe & Healthy” is the theme of World Day Against Child Labour (June 12) in 2018. It is a practical theme when the whole world has committed to preventing child labour. She noted Vietnam has promulgated a number of regulations and carried out many solutions to prevent child labour and realise the Sustainable Development Goals, including Target 8.7 of eradicating forced labour, ending modern slavery and human trafficking, and securing the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour. However, the solving of the child labour issue, especially protecting children from strenuous, hazardous and dangerous labour, needs active participation and close coordination of … [Read more...] about Regulation revisions needed to promote child labour eradication
MSMEs need Gov’t support to benefit from FTAs
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Trade facilitation, partnerships and capacity-building activities are needed for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in APEC-member economies so they can take advantage of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), speakers said at a workshop held on June 7 in HCM City. Phạm Quỳnh Mai, deputy general director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Multilateral Trade Policy Department, said MSMEs were the engines of growth and innovation in the APEC region. MSMEs account for over 97 per cent of all enterprises and employ over half of the workforce across APEC economies, she said. They contribute significantly to economic growth, with MSMEs’ share of GDP ranging from 20 per cent to 50 per cent in most APEC economies. However, only a limited percentage of MSMEs engage in overseas activities due to limited awareness of how to take advantage of FTAs and join regional and global supply chains, she added. In that context, one of … [Read more...] about MSMEs need Gov’t support to benefit from FTAs
Vientiane – Vung Ang railway needs over 5 billion USD
The research outcomes were transferred to the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam on May 3 (Source: Ministry of Transport) Hanoi (VNA) – More than 5 billion USD is needed to build a railway linking the Lao capital of Vientiane with Vung Ang seaport in Vietnam, according to research conducted under a technical support project for the railway’s feasibility study. Consultants from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), which funded the project, estimated that Vietnam would need more than 1.5 billion USD. The research outcomes were transferred to the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam on May 3. The Vientiane-Vung Ang railway is a key infrastructure project in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which connects Vietnam and Laos and also intersecting at a point with the Singapore – Kunming (China) railway. The railway route has a total length of 554.72 km, with 102.7 km in Vietnam, running from Vung Ang seaport in central Ha Tinh province … [Read more...] about Vientiane – Vung Ang railway needs over 5 billion USD