Breakthrough policies key for Vietnamese sci-tech

Breakthrough policies key for Vietnamese sci-tech

The Ministry of Science and Technology is aiming to amend regulations towards simplifying administrative procedures and creating more favourable conditions for sci-tech businesses, while building a mechanism for public-private partnerships for venture investments and innovations. Le Xuan Dinh, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, talked to VIR’s Hoang Giang about the key orientations in this endeavour.
Foreigners in Vietnam to get visa online

Foreigners in Vietnam to get visa online

Visa for foreigners living in Vietnam will be issued online via the National Public Service Portal in 2021.
Over 2,800 public administrative procedures go online

Over 2,800 public administrative procedures go online

More than 2,800 administrative procedures have been available on the National Public Service Portal which was launched in December 2019.
HCM City seeking ways to attract more FDI

HCM City seeking ways to attract more FDI

HCM City is enacting numerous solutions to facilitate FDI into the city by focusing on infrastructure and administrative procedures, as the fund poured into it has been dwindling this year.
Hanoi simplifies 71 administrative procedures

Hanoi simplifies 71 administrative procedures

The People’s Committee of Hanoi has approved a plan to simplify 71 administrative procedures in judicial, construction, planning and investment, industry and trade, and natural resources and environment areas, according to municipal authorities.
Ministries speed up streamlining of regulations

Ministries speed up streamlining of regulations

Ministries have continued accelerating administrative reforms to aid businesses in their operations.
Oiling wheels of a slow moving machine

Oiling wheels of a slow moving machine

Vietnam improved its ranking in respect to tax facilitation as seen in the recent World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC)’s Doing Business 2013 Report, but it remains near the bottom among ASEAN countries. Hoang Thi Lan Anh, deputy head of General Department of Taxation (GDT)’s Reform and Modernisation Department, sheds some light on the matter.
Administering timely reforms to continue

Administering timely reforms to continue

The new government for 2011-2016 will continue to make administrative reforms a key task. The newly-elected Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc tells VIR why.
Level playing field key for business sector

Level playing field key for business sector

Global perceptions of Vietnam’s business environment improved significantly with the development of the Master Plan of Administrative Procedure Simplification in the field of state management for 2007-2010 (Project 30).
Project 30 releases businesses from complex tangle of red tape

Project 30 releases businesses from complex tangle of red tape

“Personally, Project 30 is an unforgettable memory not only for me, but also to hundreds of governmental staff, lawyers, businessmen, researchers and reporters who have directly and indirectly taken part in the project”
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