A recent survey conducted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) on tax procedure reform and business satisfaction showed that tax inspections were down a slight 0.58 points compared with the 2016 figure.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on August 1 asked ministries to speed up the connection of administrative procedures under their management to the national single window (NSW) as the work remains slow.
The central city of Da Nang ranked fourth amongst the 63 cities and provinces nationwide in the national public administration reform ranking, scoring 83.7 points, the municipal People’s Committee announced on July 31.
Hanoi maintained its second place nationwide in the 2018 Public Administration Reform (PAR) index with a combined score of 83.98 percent, according to the PAR Index 2018 report.
The Hanoi State Treasury must collect VND1.3 trillion (around US$55.5 million) per day for the budge to fulfill the target set for the whole year, said its director Dao Thai Phuc at a recent meeting.
Only 15% of business and investment conditions have been cut or simplified since the start of the year despite the fact that a deadline set by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is approaching.
The Hanoi Department of Transport will provide a level-four online service for issuing international driving licences from the first quarter of 2018 as part of the city’s administrative reforms to save time and money for citizens.
VOV.VN - Developing public administrative centers is part of Vietnam’s administrative reforms. Modern and friendly centers of this kind in Quang Ninh have created breakthroughs in streamlining administrative procedures.
VOV.VN - National Assembly deputies on October 30 discussed ways to streamline and improve the performance of the state apparatus.
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Van Khoa asked relevant departments to improve management and take measures to tackle factors that could create the conditions for a property market bubble.
The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam reported that the inspection sector discovered economic irregularities involving more than VND59.4 trillion and 4,000ha of land in 2016.
Most departments, agencies and grassroots organisations in the central city of Danang have applied the ‘one-stop shop’ software system to manage procedures, with 97% of daily in and out documents using the software.
The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong is seeking investments for 53 projects worth US$2.8 billion in transport, industrial zones, bio-technology, and hi-tech farming, in addition to food processing and tourism.
Vietnam’s Social Insurance Agency (VSIA) will pay heed to engaging more social insurance participants and making administrative reforms in the last six months of the year, as heard a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 24.
VOV.VN - Increasing promotion activities and improving the business environment to attract capital investment, especially FDI, are top priorities for Hanoi’s economy.
The industry and trade sectors of the central and Central Highlands provinces are striving to raise their industrial production value to nearly VND420.8 trillion (US$18.8 billion) in 2016, a year-on-year surge of 8.8%.
Domestic and foreign investors were urged to invest more in the central province of Nghe An for its geographic advantages, improved infrastructure and open investment policies during an investors' meeting held on February 21 in the province.
More than 106,300 new ".vn" domain names were registered in the first 11 months of this year, bringing the total number of ".vn" domain names to 343, 370, a year-on-year increase of 16.4%, according to the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC).
The southern province of Binh Duong has lured over US$3 billion in FDI since the beginning of 2015, tripling the yearly target of US$1billion, said the provincial Planning and Investment Department.
Hanoi hopes to share urban management experience with Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, especially in implementing infrastructure projects, Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao said on November 6.
