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Tiresome educational qualifications paperwork can deter foreign investors

Tiresome educational qualifications paperwork can deter foreign investors

I had to abandon a business project in Vietnam just because I could not obtain consular authentication for my university diploma.
Red tape hampers aid as Covid grips HCMC

Red tape hampers aid as Covid grips HCMC

Overseas donations meant to aid HCMC during its latest Covid outbreak have yet to leave port due to complicated customs procedures.
November 12, 2021 | 01:00 am PT
Red tape slows salary disbursement

Red tape slows salary disbursement

A mere 2 percent of a VND7.5 trillion ($328.4 million) salary support package for Covid-affected workers has been disbursed after a month due to red tape.
August 19, 2021 | 10:58 pm PT
60 pct reduction on business conditions merely theoretical: VCCI

60 pct reduction on business conditions merely theoretical: VCCI

Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vu Tien Loc, said the actual number of scrapped business conditions in 2017-2019 is 30 percent instead of the reported 60 percent.
June 30, 2020 | 08:03 pm PT
Round and round on Vietnam’s merry-go-round procedures

Round and round on Vietnam’s merry-go-round procedures

After running around in circles for two plus years to get a waste incineration project going, my Japanese partner and I gave up.
June 15, 2020 | 04:37 pm PT
Railway shutdown looms as staff salary entangled in red tape

Railway shutdown looms as staff salary entangled in red tape

Trains might have to stop running from next month since over 11,300 railroad workers have not been paid their salaries due to bureaucratic wrangling.
February 21, 2020 | 05:08 am PT
Delay in repairing Hanoi airport runways continues

Delay in repairing Hanoi airport runways continues

Vietnam’s airport operator is still not allowed to invest in repairing runways at the Noi Bai International Airport.
August 21, 2019 | 05:13 am PT
Declining investment limits Vietnam’s oil and gas industry

Declining investment limits Vietnam’s oil and gas industry

Declining investment, dwindling reserves, high taxes and red tape are combining to limit Vietnam’s oil and gas industry.
July 19, 2019 | 11:32 pm PT
Vietnam efforts to improve business environment show mixed results

Vietnam efforts to improve business environment show mixed results

VCCI chairman Vu Tien Loc says there are positive changes in the local business climate this year but much more could have been achieved.
December 17, 2018 | 03:00 am PT
Corrupt customs officer gets 12 years behind bars in Ho Chi Minh City

Corrupt customs officer gets 12 years behind bars in Ho Chi Minh City

The officer refused to plead guilty, saying the $42,000 police seized came from donations for his sister's funeral.
April 11, 2018 | 01:02 am PT
Vietnam's economy classed as 'mostly unfree' by global survey

Vietnam's economy classed as 'mostly unfree' by global survey

The country has been advised to continue reforms, reduce red tape and increase transparency.
February 5, 2018 | 12:29 am PT
Red tape remains biggest obstacle to doing business in Vietnam: survey

Red tape remains biggest obstacle to doing business in Vietnam: survey

‘Abuse of laws and arbitrary behavior at public offices are still very common.’
December 5, 2017 | 02:52 am PT
Vietnamese businesses can't keep up with rapidly changing tax, customs policies: commerce chamber

Vietnamese businesses can't keep up with rapidly changing tax, customs policies: commerce chamber

Many businesses only learn about the changes after they have already taken effect, leading to heavy penalties.
November 28, 2017 | 09:43 pm PT
Saigon's mayor says prolonged meetings are a waste of time

Saigon's mayor says prolonged meetings are a waste of time

In order to reduce the number of meetings, more meetings will have to be held first.
November 22, 2017 | 02:49 am PT
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