With a policy putting humans at the center and leaving no one behind, when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in Vietnam, the Government has continuously made drastic instructions to support laborers with relief packages of largest-ever coverage, besides pandemic control measures.

The removal of difficulties and obstacles, especially legal blockades, in production and business activities is necessary for businesses to operate efficiently and raise their competitiveness, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has said.

There is still a lot of untapped potential for Vietnamese businesses in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) three years after it went into effect, said policymakers and industry experts during an online conference in Hanoi on December 1.

At the announcement ceremony of the Vietnam Corporate Sustainability Index (CSI) Enterprises 2022 on December 1st, Home Credit was honoured among the Top 100 Sustainable Companies (CSI 100), proving its excellence in meeting the rigorous criteria of this recognition. The award affirms Home Credit's sustainability strategy and Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) policy in Vietnam, helping to strengthen the Company’s relationships with its customers, communities, employees, and other stakeholders.

Digital transformation has been seen as an urgent need to help link small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with global trends.

This article is an excerpt from the Report “Public Procurement: Findings from a Business Perception Survey”, which was the result of a collaborative research initiative conducted from July 2021 to June 2022 by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Highlighted here are key findings from the business survey, aiming to understand the experience and perception of businesses in public procurement activities in localities, especially in the health sector.

The Government will create more favorable conditions for businesses and businesspeople in all economic sectors to gain fair access to development resources, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on October 12.

Vietnamese businesses must stay vigilant and do their homework to avoid trade and legal disputes in exporting to the UK to take full advantage of the United Kingdom-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, which officially went into effect last May, say industry experts and policymakers.

The Vietnam Business Integrity Index, the first of its kind in the country to assess enterprises in this regard, was launched on September 21.

As the Ministry of Justice is gathering comments on a draft amending the Law on Land, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry comments that the draft needs revisions to be legally consistent with the Law on Real Estate Business and Law on Housing.