pm urges action on excessive business rules

PM urges action on excessive business rules

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has demanded that all corresponding government departments, agencies and institutions to adjust policies as part of an “action-minded” government, to unburden Vietnamese firms of unnecessary business regulations, namely redundant business permits and categorisation.
numerous violations found in flcs million dollar projects

Numerous violations found in FLC’s million-dollar projects

Dozens of construction components in two resort projects developed by FLC Group have been put into operation without the necessary permits or quality inspection. 
expansion of hai van tunnel no 2 safe investor

Expansion of Hai Van Tunnel No 2 safe: investor

No cracks have been found during expansion work on the Hai Van Tunnel No 2 after a series of dynamite detonations were permitted between March and June, the project investor said yesterday.
administrative reforms assist hanoi businesses

Administrative reforms assist Hanoi businesses

Hanoi has been taking major steps towards the government’s recommendations on improving the business climate towards transparency and international conformity.
foreign investment what you need to know

Foreign investment: what you need to know

When making an investment in Vietnam, foreign investors must study the feasibility of the project based on various factors. One of them is that the investor must make sure if the business sectors they plan to operate in are permitted by the laws of Vietnam or satisfy regulatory conditions and requirements.
housing law ambiguities rankle foreign investors

Housing law ambiguities rankle foreign investors

Experts claim that despite the 2014 policy permitting non-Vietnamese citizens to purchase houses in Vietnam, variations in the interpretations of the policy leave investors sceptical and unsure about how to calculate risk.
draft dictates foreigners pay into social insurance

Draft dictates foreigners pay into social insurance

All foreign employees in Vietnam with work permits, practice certificates, or practice licences issued by local authorised agencies will be subject to compulsory social insurance payments if a new draft decree is approved.
rmit strengthens global standing

RMIT strengthens global standing

RMIT has improved its position in the 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject, with nine subject areas ranked in the top 100 – two more than last year.
dong nai revokes 40 delayed abandoned fdi projects

Dong Nai revokes 40 delayed, abandoned FDI projects

The Industrial Zone Management Board of southern Dong Nai Province has revoked investment permits granted to 40 FDI projects that have been abandoned or delayed for a long time.
evn banned from investing in property banking sectors

EVN banned from investing in property, banking sectors

Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) is not permitted to mobilise capital to invest in the real estate and finance sectors.
vietnamese to be permitted to gamble in casinos

Vietnamese to be permitted to gamble in casinos

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decree allowing Vietnamese to gamble at casinos in Viet Nam. It will come into effect on March 15.
hcm city churches become dormitories

HCM City churches become dormitories

Since 1999, female students who move from provinces to universities in HCM City have had a safe, inexpensive place to stay at dormitories managed by local Catholic churches.
12 dead mainly schoolgirls in turkey dorm fire

12 dead, mainly schoolgirls, in Turkey dorm fire

ISTANBUL: Twelve people, most of them schoolgirls, were killed on Tuesday when fire ravaged a dormitory for pupils in the southern Turkish region of Adana, local officials said.
rmit university vietnam launches master of architecture programme

RMIT University Vietnam launches Master of Architecture programme

RMIT University Vietnam’s Master of Architecture programmes, which can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis, will accept its first intake in 2017.
rmits 15 years of local contribution

RMIT’s 15 years of local contribution

On the occasion of RMIT Vietnam’s 15th anniversary on September 21, 2016, VIR talks with RMIT Vietnam’s president Prof. Gael McDonald about the university’s contributions to Vietnam during the past 15 years of the country’s growth, modernisation, and internationalisation.