Legislation review necessary to increase tempo on public disbursement activities, illustration photo/ baodautu.vn Assoc. Prof. Pham The Anh from the National Economics University said that changing the slow disbursement of public investment would be very challenging because of legal risks and responsibility. “I don’t think the slow disbursement is due to the lack of motivation by those responsible for the implementation,” said Anh. “In the past two years, the bottlenecks in public investment were related to the legal environment,” he added, citing legal problems in land clearance. “The Vietnamese government still has the ability to keep up with the disbursement speed by reviewing the legislation related to public investment decisions.” In 2022, the government expects to disburse $17.69 billion according to Decision No.2048/QD-TTg dated December 6, 2021 on assigning state budget investment for 2022. “The latest directives are aimed at disbursing public investment on schedule … [Read more...] about Legislation review necessary to increase tempo on public disbursement activities
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MoIT agency plays leading role in industry and trade development
The agency is reviewing the organizational structure, functions and tasks of local industry promotion centers while proposing solutions to enhance local industry promotion activities and policies, and working with related units to plan the 2022 national industry promotion funding allocation. Inspecting and evaluating the implementation of industry promotion projects The Agency for Regional Industry and Trade acts as a bridge with localities to ensure that directives issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade are strictly and effectively implemented. Last year, the agency closely coordinated with localities to implement the National Industry Promotion Program with a total budget of VND75.641 billion. The program encouraged rural industrial enterprises to modernize production technology gradually, creating products of greater value and competitiveness, which also helped local businesses stabilize production during the pandemic. The ARIT will continue providing … [Read more...] about MoIT agency plays leading role in industry and trade development
Hanoi focuses on high-tech agriculture production project
The Hanoi People’s Committee has issued Official Letter 4203/UBND-KT dated August 29, requesting Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to add high-tech agriculture production of Hanoi into the national planning. In an effort to realize Prime Minister conclusion at the meeting on building agriculture industry of Vietnam, the Municipal People’s Committee directs relevant agencies and sectors to review, sum up information and propose to the People’s Committee, so that the latter will report to Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development according to the PM's instruction. According to PM Decision 575/QD-TTg dated May 4, 2015 on approving general planning of high-tech agriculture production zones to 2020, orientation to 2030, Ha Noi has one high-tech agriculture production zone in Dong Anh suburban district. After reviewing, the Municipal People’s Committee requests Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to consider and ask the Prime Minister to add … [Read more...] about Hanoi focuses on high-tech agriculture production project
Gov’t asks for extension to bad debt program
The program, issued under Government Decree 42 in 2017, was set to be extended until the end of 2023. The program, since its implementation five years ago, has contributed to the restructuring of numerous financial institutions and the collection of bad debt during the 2016-2020 period, according to Nguyen Thi Hong, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV). By the end of 2021, the program had helped handle over 380 trillion VND in bad debt, or 47.9 percent of the country's entire bad debt since August 15, 2017. On average, some 5.67 trillion VND in bad debt was processed each month during the period, significantly higher than the 3.25 trillion VND per month prior to the implementation of the program. The program had helped recover 148 trillion VND or 38.94 percent of all bad debt among financial institutions, a marked improvement over the yearly average of 22.8 percent during the 2012-2017 period. A recent SBV report said the bad debt ratio among financial institutions was … [Read more...] about Gov’t asks for extension to bad debt program
Top 10 Vietnam hotels selected by Tripadvisor
Lotte Hotel in Hanoi was voted the best hotel in Vietnam, according to the annual 2022 ranking compiled by the U.S. online booking site Tripadvisor, based on millions of reviews and opinions collected. Situated on the upper part of a 65-floor building in the downtown area near Hanoi's iconic tourist destinations, the hotel has 235 standard rooms and 83 suites with each offering a panoramic view of the capital. It also has a fitness center, outdoor swimming pool, basketball court, kids play center, and 24-hour gym service. The lowest price for a night's stay is VND2.23 million ($96.45). Vinpearl Discovery Ha Tinh in Loc Ha District of north-central Ha Tinh Province came second in the list. This upscale resort along Xuan Hai Beach is 19 kilometers from Huong Tich Pagoda, a vast mountainside temple complex and popular spiritual site. It has 42 well-equipped rooms featuring private pools and offering views of long, … [Read more...] about Top 10 Vietnam hotels selected by Tripadvisor
Real estate bonds shackled by rules
Real estate bonds shackled by rules - illustration photo At last week’s conference on corporate bonds held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, experts discussed ways to develop an efficient and sustainable corporate bond market. One of the common recommendations regarded appropriate approaches to credit ratings. According to Can Van Luc, BIDV’s chief economist, there should be clear regulations on credit ratings to help investors easily determine business quality and the risk level of the issued bonds. “It is necessary to identify where a credit rating is mandatory and where a credit rating is encouraged. High-risk businesses should go through compulsory credit rating before bond issuance,” Luc said. “On the other hand, for businesses that have been audited and internationally rated with a long-standing history, a credit rating might not be necessary.” In recent years, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has steadily redirected loan flows towards industry, services … [Read more...] about Real estate bonds shackled by rules
Tackling slowing public investment for good of nation
Tran Quoc Phuong-Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment When planning for 2022, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and other ministries, agencies, and localities estimated that several projects could complete investment procedures in the first quarter, and after completing these, capital would be delivered immediately. However, due to the pandemic, many projects have not yet been approved for investment decisions by the end of the first quarter and could not allocate capital, affecting disbursement activities. Moreover, 2022 is a year with many new construction projects. When a new project was started last year, following the Law on Construction enacted in 2021, the disbursements must proceed this year. The National Assembly (NA) has approved the medium-term public investment plan (MTIP), but it can take another 6-7 months to complete the procedures for investment decisions and contractor selections. The flexible adjustment of public investment capital will … [Read more...] about Tackling slowing public investment for good of nation
Lawmakers deal with overlap in inspection and draft mobile police law
Participants at the third session of the 15th National Assembly on Thursday morning. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The 15th National Assembly heard a report on and debated the draft Law on Inspection (amended) on Thursday morning as part of its ongoing third session. Most of the participants agreed on the need to amend the Law on Inspection but there were some different opinions on the regulations on the system inspection agencies. The current inspection agency system includes Government Inspectorate and inspectorates at provincial and district levels. Regarding the district-level inspectorate system, there are two different opinions on this system. The first opinion supports maintaining the operation of the district-level inspection system and the second opinion wants to stop inspection activities at the district level. Inspector General of Government Inspectorate Đoàn Hồng Phong said lawmakers proposed to maintain the district-level inspectorate in the … [Read more...] about Lawmakers deal with overlap in inspection and draft mobile police law
Two Vietnamese agencies elected to ESCAP organisations’ governing councils
The 78th session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) opened on May 23 in Bangkok. — VNA/VNS Photo BANGKOK — The General Statistics Office (GSO) of Việt Nam and the Việt Nam Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Post-Harvest Technology (VIAEP) on May 25 were elected to the Governing Councils of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP) and the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanisation (CSAM) under the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The elections were conducted within the framework of the ESCAP’s 78th session held in Bangkok. SIAP is a professional statistics training centre for government officials and others working on official statistics. It offers short- and long-term training specifically to strengthen knowledge and build skills of national governments' employees to produce, use, and share reliable statistics, including for the monitoring of the … [Read more...] about Two Vietnamese agencies elected to ESCAP organisations’ governing councils