Economics experts has called for an independent law to be set up focusing on household businesses.

Civil society organisations (CSOs) had contributed much to HIV/AIDS prevention and control, but obstacles remained in their work, experts said at conference this week in Hanoi.

A conference titled “Opportunities and Challenges arising from CPTPP agreement for Vietnam’s seafood – fruits, vegetables – animal husbandry, meat processing industries” was held in the Mekong City of Can Tho on November 27.

The Customs Bureau of Ho Chi Minh City has proposed that city authorities collect infrastructure fees at seaports to increase revenue for the city.

A consistent legal framework related to tax deductions, land allocations and credit programmes is needed to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), experts have urged.

Furniture companies and industries in Southeast Asia should pool their strengths and enhance cooperation to achieve prosperity and sustainability, a forum heard in Ho Chi Minh City on November 27.

Vietnam’s aviation industry will need US$23.5-24.2 billion from the private sector by 2030 for its development, Pham Doan Hong, vice chairman of the Vietnam Association of Aviation Science and Technology, told a conference in HCM City on November 26.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) have proposed the Government import pork based on the directions of Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

Vietnam’s logistics industry can reap the rewards of the country’s growing economy.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has taken steps to tighten regulations over banks’ use of short-term deposits, reducing its ratio used to finance medium and long term loans from 60 percent now to 40 percent by September next year.