The Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership

Hanoi leads with smart city dream

March 29, 2019 | 08:00

Foreign investors are expected to get more opportunities in joining high-tech projects in Hanoi as the city is now stepping up plans to develop into a smart city, with important legislation in the hi-tech sector gaining more focus.

CPTPP offers rising appeal

March 28, 2019 | 15:38

With the landmark Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership in effect in Vietnam, the race among investors in the sectors that stand to gain the most is expected to heat up, heralding in opportunities for Vietnam to approach lo

CPTPP a guarantee of new investment wave

March 28, 2019 | 15:21

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) took effect in Vietnam in January this year. Lam Thi Quynh Anh, division head under the Office of the Inter-agency Steering Committee for International Economic Integration.

How SMEs can make the most of global trade deals

March 28, 2019 | 08:00

Innovation, in its fullest expression, should serve everyone. Never before have small Asian businesses and startups been so connected – in digital tools, technology, access, and ideas...

CPTPP adding legal layers to foreign investment protection

March 28, 2019 | 08:00

Investment is a key driving force for economic growth and competitiveness as it spurs innovation, creates jobs, and connects investors to global value chains...

Global trade opens to local companies

March 25, 2019 | 09:31

Upon the entry into force of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, great opportunities for Vietnam will usher in export and import market expansion, as well as an ease in rule of origin. VIR’s Phuong Thu delves into the potential bonanzas deriving from the deal’s member markets.

Quality remains priority for Hanoi French Hospital

March 25, 2019 | 08:00

With the enforcement of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the demand for high-quality healthcare in Vietnam is forecast to rise...

Vietnam firms urged to study CPTPP rules

February 28, 2019 | 14:54

Vietnamese companies must know how to take advantage of and mitigate the adverse impacts of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a seminar heard on Wednesday.

SOE divestment a priority in CPTPP era

January 30, 2019 | 09:14

Vietnam will be required to comply with strict commitments to remove state ownership in enterprises, as laid out in the new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. Will the country be able to keep this promise? Thanh Dat reports.

Fresh tariff cuts set to encourage more trade

January 30, 2019 | 09:08

Vietnam will soon be implementing the country’s commitments to reduce and remove export and import tariffs under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, allowing itself to attract more investment from and open up to other nations in the trading bloc.