Vietnam: City economy still on track to achieve targets

City economy still on track to achieve targets Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan urged professionals and intellectuals to continue making significant contributions to socio-economic development while speaking with more than 120 professionals on Sunday about the importance of their ideas and contributions to the city as well as country. He said that effective planning to develop public transportation and IT infrastructure were especially critical in today's economy. The post City economy still on track to achieve targets appeared first on Dutch Business Association Vietnam. Lees verder EU-funded project improves VN support industry The project has connected spare parts manufacturers with buyers worldwide, particularly those in the European market, and assisted in building relevant policies. Thanks to the project's support, the Vietnam Association for Support Industries (VASI) was launched in March 2017 which links together businesses, organisations and individuals working in the field... The post EU-funded project improves VN support industry appeared first on Dutch Business Association Vietnam. Lees verder Dutch Queen visits farmers, businesses in Lam Dong Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, also the UN Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, visited farmers and businesses in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong on May 30... The post Dutch Queen visits farmers, businesses in Lam Dong appeared first on Dutch Business Association Vietnam. Lees verder President welcomes Queen of the Netherlands President Quang took the occasion to thank Queen Maxima for her interest in microfinance in Vietnam through her visit to the country in 2011. He spoke highly of the Queen's efforts to enhance inclusive finance for developing nations, and he praised her on-going visits to study and share experience in promoting inclusive finance, as Vietnam has just embarked on this sphere... The post President welcomes Queen of the Netherlands appeared first on Dutch Business Association Vietnam. Lees verder The Netherlands back in top five of world competitiveness stakes He added social flexibility, education and the skills of employees made the Netherlands the best prepared country for the assimilation of ideas from abroad. The Netherlands fell off the IMD top five competitive countries list between 2003 and 2016 because of political instability partly due to the headline-grabbing murders of politician Pim Fortuyn and outspoken film director Theo van Gogh. The post The Netherlands back in top five of world competitiveness stakes appeared first on Dutch Business Association Vietnam. Lees verder The innovation of Dung Quat Refinery saves VND 226 billion per year The Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA) announced the projects awarded with the "Vietnam Fund for Scientific and Technological Creations (VIFOTEC)" prize. Among the awarded projects there is the third prize of the engineer Dao Xuan Gioi and his coworkers in Binh Son Single Member Refining and Petrochemical Company Ltd (BSR) with the "Solutions for decreasing bridge wall temperature (BWT), flue gas temperature, and saving fuel for H-1101 heat gain furnace at the crude oil distilling unit (CDU) of Dung Quat Refinery". The post The innovation of Dung Quat Refinery saves VND 226 billion per year appeared first on Dutch Business Association Vietnam. Lees verder New Child Law comes into effect The 2016 Child Law became effective on June 1 with a variety of provisions aiming to comprehensively intensify enforcement of children's rights. The post New Child Law comes into effect appeared first on Dutch Business Association Vietnam. Lees verder National Assembly to pass 13 laws at third session The National Assembly (NA) of the 14th tenure is expected to pass 13 draft laws at its third session that opened on May 22 in Hanoi and scheduled to last until June 21, according to the session's agenda. The post National Assembly to pass 13 laws at third session appeared first on Dutch Business Association Vietnam. Lees verder Policies take effect in May The Government on March 20, 2017 issued Decree No. 28/2017/ND-CP on amendments to Decree No. 131/2013/ND-CP on penalties for administrative violation against copyrights and related rights and Decree No. 158/2013/ND-CP on penalties for administrative violations against regulations on culture, sports, tourism and advertising. The post Policies take effect in May appeared first on Dutch Business Association Vietnam. Lees verder Decree on management of access to genetic resources The Government issued Decree No. 59/2017/NĐ-CP regulating the management of access to genetic resources. Three objects having to register to get a permit to access genetic resources include: 1 - Vietnam's organizations and individuals getting access to genetic resource for commercial and commercial product development purposes, 2 – Foreign organizations and individuals getting access to genetic resources within Vietnam's territory for any purpose, 3 – Vietnam's individuals and organizations desiring to bring genetic resources overseas, except cases stipulated at Article 20 of the Decree. The post Decree on management of access to genetic resources appeared first on Dutch Business Association Vietnam. Lees verder Entry gate customs procedure-required goods listed Accordingly, since July 1, 2017, goods that must pass customs procedures at the entry border gates include cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco used for smoking, chewing, smelling and sucking (cod2401, 2402, 2403), wine (cod 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208);beer and cars under 16 seats, airplanes and yachts, air conditioners with capacity under 90,000 BTU, goods subject to quarantine of animals and goods subject to aquatic quarantine based on the list regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and scraps in the list stipulated by the PM. The post Entry gate customs procedure-required goods listed appeared first on Dutch Business Association Vietnam. Lees verder