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Dong Tam Joint Stock Company attends the 2016 Investment Promotion Conference

In the morning of 17 October, Long An Province People’s Committee held the 2016 investment promotion conference titled “Cooperation – Sustainable Development”. Participants of the conference included Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh, former State President – Truong Tan Sang, leaders of ministries, departments, neighboring provinces, cities as well as […]
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10-2020
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Vietnam up nine notches in World Bank Doing Business 2017 report

 Vietnam climbed nine spots in the latest World Bank survey that ranks economies worldwide by measuring their business environment. Vietnam jumped from 91st to the 82nd spot out of 190 economies measured in the Doing Business 2016: Equal Opportunity for All report, the 14th edition of the World Bank’s flagship publication that was released Wednesday. […]
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10-2020
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Vietnam set to enhance cooperation with Mekong countries

High-ranking officials from countries in the Mekong sub-region, including Vietnam, have agreed to strengthen mutual co-operation in preparation for upcoming international summits. The senior officials’ meetings (SOM) for the upcoming Cambodia- Laos- Myanmar- Vietnam (CLMV) Summit and the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) were convened in Hanoi on Monday. According to Vietnam’s Ministry of […]
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10-2020
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Vietnam sees 2016 GDP growth slowing to 6.3-6.5 pct, to pick up next yr: PM

  Vietnam expects annual economic growth of 6.3-6.5 percent this year, below target and slowing from last year’s 6.68 percent, as weakness in agriculture and exports dragged on one of Asia’s most resilient economies. Adverse weather, including drought in the coffee belt and salination in the Mekong Delta, have put the brakes on Vietnam’s rapid […]
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10-2020
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European businesses confident about future of Vietnamese market

 European businesses in Vietnam are viewing the local conditions for businesses very positively, according to results of the latest Business Climate Index for the third quarter of 2016 released on Tuesday by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam. The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, or EuroCham, is an independent, not-for-profit organization that serves […]
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10-2020
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Salary of Vietnam’s public servants only meets 50% of living standards

Outdated wage policy was named a primary cause of bureaucratic corruption in Vietnam by experts at a conference on wage reform in Hanoi on Wednesday, local daily Thanh Nien (Young People) reported. The conference, themed ‘The context and potentials for wage reform,’ was held by the Ministry of Home Affairs to discuss solutions for substandard […]