Tag: "greater transparency"

First blockchain-enabled LC goes live between Vietnam and Korea

First blockchain-enabled LC goes live between Vietnam and Korea

National Focus  -  5 year

The first live blockchain Letter of Credit (LC) has been facilitated between Vietnam’s Duy Tan Plastics and INEOS Styrolution Korea Ltd., marking the pilot digital transformation for trade finance between the two nations.

IFRS raises potential challenges in real estate business strategies

IFRS raises potential challenges in real estate business strategies

National Focus  -  4 year

A recent Ministry of Finance ruling is set to send ripples across Real Estate businesses, especially those with extensive asset portfolios. The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption roadmap commits to improved transparency and brings financial reporting in Vietnam closer to global standards.

First blockchain-enabled LC goes live between Vietnam and Korea

First blockchain-enabled LC goes live between Vietnam and Korea

National Focus  -  5 year

The first live blockchain Letter of Credit (LC) has been facilitated between Vietnam’s Duy Tan Plastics and INEOS Styrolution Korea Ltd., marking the pilot digital transformation for trade finance between the two nations.

CPTPP enters into force in Vietnam today

CPTPP enters into force in Vietnam today

National Focus  -  5 year

Businesses are certain to benefit from greater clarity at a time of trade-policy turbulence as well as from improved access to 500 million consumers when the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership goes live in Vietnam today.

Foreign invested enterprises perform poorly in organizational transparency

Foreign invested enterprises perform poorly in organizational transparency

National Focus  -  6 year

Large multinationals tend to neglect public disclosure of their subsidiaries abroad, because this is not a compulsory requirement, however, this lack of information limits monitoring and oversight by local stakeholders in countries where these subsidiaries operate.

Largest SOEs score zero per cent, remain sluggish in taking anti-corruption measures

Largest SOEs score zero per cent, remain sluggish in taking anti-corruption measures

National Focus  -  6 year

Top state-owned enterprises (SOEs) such as Viettel, Mobifone,Vinalines, Vicem, SJC and Vinataba all score zero per cent on the dashboard of reporting on anti-corruption programs, based on the survey conducted by Transparency International (TI) in Vietnam.

Vietnam's tax audits are reassessments: Foreign expert

Vietnam's tax audits are reassessments: Foreign expert

National Focus  -  6 year

Inspections and audits have become more confrontational and aggressive, giving rise to concern from foreign investors about the tactics and transparency, according to foreign observers.

Habeco lost market shares due to sluggish State capital divestment

Habeco lost market shares due to sluggish State capital divestment

Business  -  6 year

The longer time the State capital divestment takes, the greater the risk of competition for Habeco is, especially when their business results are showing signs of deterioration, gradually being left behind by other competitors such as Sabeco and Heineken in the war of gaining market share.

Several enterprises face tax arrears and risks of devaluation during IPO due to maintaining two accounting systems

Several enterprises face tax arrears and risks of devaluation during IPO due to maintaining two accounting systems

Business  -  6 year

Two accounting systems results in a lack of transparency and it is also the shortest path leading to the devaluation of firm during future mergers and acquisitions (M&A) or initial public offering (IPO).

Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism Accelerator program: Vietnam leads semi-finalists

Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism Accelerator program: Vietnam leads semi-finalists

National Focus  -  6 year

Out of 19 semi-finalists, seven Vietnamese startups have been chosen to join the Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism program in 2018, the biggest number in the tally.

Mekong Agritech Challenge announces winners

Mekong Agritech Challenge announces winners

National Focus  -  6 year

Six startup teams have won the 2018 Mekong Agritech Challenge, having presented outstanding technology solutions with high potential to advance agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion.

Experts are optimistic about the prospect of upgrading Vietnam stock market

Experts are optimistic about the prospect of upgrading Vietnam stock market

Business  -  6 year

Vietnam will attract more foreign capital, improve its transparency and the investment environment when its market is upgraded from frontier to emerging.

HSBC: Vietnam’s labour intensive sectors benefit significantly from CPTPP

HSBC: Vietnam’s labour intensive sectors benefit significantly from CPTPP

National Focus  -  6 year

Joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, Vietnam will not only commit to open the market, remove tariff barrier, promote trade liberalization and facilitation but also promote the publicity and transparency of state management in market development.

Vietnamese photographer wins #GMS25 Instagram Photo Contest

Vietnamese photographer wins #GMS25 Instagram Photo Contest

TheLEADER INSIGHT  -  6 year

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has just announced the winners of its Instagram photo contest, which was held to showcase the development progress in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the GMS program.