The Government issued Decree No. 39/2019/ND-CP on the organization and operation of the small and medium-sized enterprises development fund (“Decree 39”) on May 10, 2019.

The ICT (information and communication technology) reference framework for the development of smart cities (version 1.0) has been issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications as a basis for localities and businesses to develop smart city projects.

Vietnam is serious about the future growth of its energy sector, which will be spurred by solar energy, thermal power generation, and wind energy. Duong Manh Cuong, senior project officer of the GIZ Energy Support Programme through the Ministry of Industry and Trade, spoke to VIR’s Phuong Thu about the new and changing incentives with wind power projects.

Korean investors are keen to invest in renewable energy due to its potential and the incentives that Viet Nam has offered to foreign investors, an HSBC official has said.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s key task is to evaluate the building and adjustment of policies to support the development of the digital economy, according to Deputy Minister Cao Quoc Hung.

The Vietnam Venture Summit 2019 was held in Hanoi on June 10 as a platform for policy dialogue between the government and international venture funds.

Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha said at the Tuesday meeting of the National Assembly that his ministry and the Ministry of Natural Resources would complete regulations relating to condotel and officetel this year.

Vietnamese enterprises are in dire need of capital to expand production and business, but the current development of the capital market cannot meet this demand. While the stock market and government bonds are gradually helping raise capital, the corporate bond channel has not developed as expected.

Seven Government’s Decrees and three ministerial-level Circulars will take effect in June.

A new resolution has been published to ensure uniform implementation of the regulations against money laundering.

The long-awaited new decree guiding to the Law on Planning is expected to open a wider business development space for businesses to venture further into projects in Vietnam in the months ahead, with a new market orientation approach being a prominent highlight.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) pledged to Viet Nam in the first five months of this year hit a four-year high of US$16.74 billion, a Foreign Investment Agency report has shown.

In anticipation of the growing importance of public-private partnership, Vietnam and partners are working on a new model to strengthen primary healthcare services as the foundation to achieve universal healthcare coverage by 2030.

Viet Nam needed to build a legal framework to promote the development of over-the-top (OTT) media services as the Government strives to build a digital economy and accelerate digital transformation, experts have said.

The Government on March 29 issued Circular 05/2019/TT-BKHDT ("Circular 05") regulating support for human resources development in favor of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

In the first four months of this year, the merger and acquisition scene has been active with the participation of both ­domestic and international ­investors.

The draft law on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is being composed by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), and will be submitted to the government in July. 

The draft law on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is being composed by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), and will be submitted to the government in July.  

A series of policies on false denunciations, new emission standards for second-hand vehicle imports, Labor Code on licensing outsourcing services shall take effect from May 2019.

The Prime Minister has released a directive to fight loan sharks who are targeting vulnerable people.