Vietnam ranks 70th among 190 economies in this year's Doing Business 2020 report released by the World Bank (WB). One year earlier, it ranked 69th, and in 2018, it was 68th.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Quang Ninh continues to maintain its ranking at the top of the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) for 2020 following a joint announcement made on April 15 by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Agency for International Development of the United States (USAID).

Removing bottlenecks in transport infrastructure and policy mechanisms is considered an important solution to help cut logistics costs and improve the competitiveness of Vietnamese businesses and goods in the time to come.

Visa for foreigners living in Vietnam will be issued online via the National Public Service Portal in 2021.

The Hanoi Department of Information and Communication has just drafted and submitted the city’s digital transformation programme by 2025 to the municipal people's committee.

The Ministry of Health has launched a grassroots health information management app, a social network, and an individual health record platform as part of its Ehealth Vietnam Summit 2020 held recently in Hanoi.

Total tax collection in 2020 is estimated at over VND1.26 quadrillion (US$54.37 billion), equivalent to 100.6% of the estimate, Deputy Director of the General Department of Taxation Dang Ngoc Minh said on December 31.

The number of services provided via the National Public Service Portal has reached 2,700 after four new ones made debut on December 30, expected to help save VND8 trillion (US$346.9 million) each year.

Reductions in business conditions and related administrative procedures have helped save about 18 million workdays, or VND6.3 trillion (US$273.4 million), each year, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung said.

VOV.VN - Japanese businesses consider Vietnam as an attractive investment destination following the Southeast Asian nation’s success in COVID-19 control, ambassador Yamada Takio told a conference in Hanoi on Dec. 21.