Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the third meeting of the National Steering Committee for the ASEAN Single Window, National Single Window and trade facilitation on January 9 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue chaired a meeting Hanoi on January 9, asking ministries and sectors to work harder to officially connect Vietnam with the ASEAN Single Window mechanism in 2018. He made the request at the third meeting of the National Steering Committee for the ASEAN Single Window, National Single Window and trade facilitation. The committee’s standing agency reported that as of December 15, 2017, 11 ministries and sectors had implemented 47 procedures on the National Single Window mechanism, up eight procedures from 2016, and handled more than 790,700 dossiers submitted by about 19,980 businesses. From January 1 to December 15, 2017, over 554,500 dossiers were handled, up 272 percent year on year. According to a report of the World Bank in 2017, the time for direct customs clearance for export goods at ports of entry in Vietnam reduced by three hours while that for import goods were cut down by six hours. Costs for direct customs clearance at ports of entry for one batch of export or import goods declined 19 USD. Data as of December 15, 2017, show that businesses saved more than 205 million USD for customs clearance procedures, over 15 million hours of storage for exports and over 33 million hours of storage for imports. The Ministry of Finance said… [Read full story]
he Customs Newspaper was quoted as saying that the General Department of Viet Nam Customs has positively connected on a trial basis the ASW with regional peers.The process related to certificates of ASEAN origin – Form D.As of late August 31, the country piloted the connection with Indonesia and Malaysia.The information exchange with Indonesia (the first member of ASEAN) took place successfully under favourable conditions.Meanwhile, Viet Nam and Malaysia are finalizing necessary steps to properly run the information sharing system.Earlier, Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung sent a document which suggests the PM hold an official ceremony on the launching of the National Single Window on September 10, 2015.By…... [read more]
Photo: VGP The ceremony saw the presence of Deputy PMs Vu Van Ninh and Pham Binh Minh, ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh and representatives from ministries and ASEAN member countries’ embassies in Viet Nam. Addressing the event, DPM Ninh, also Head of the National Steering Committee for ASEAN and National Single Window Mechanism (CSWM), stressed the launching’s significance in administrative reforms and e-government implementation. He emphasized that administrative reform, business climate improvement and national competitiveness enhancement are strategic breakthroughs in restructuring the economy, shifting the growth model, elevating productivity, quality and effectiveness of the economy, contributing to implementing regional and international integration successfully. The…... [read more]
Accordingly, the Government agreed with the draft Protocol and authorised Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung to ink the document.Earlier, the Ministry of Finance officially informed the ASEAN Secretariat about Viet Nam’s ability to meet technical connectivity requirements with other four ASEAN member states (which are ready), including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand to pilot ASW at the year end. The ASEAN Single Window (ASW) is a unique regional initiative that connects and integrates National Single Windows (NSWs) of Member States.The ASW objective is to expedite cargo clearance within the context of increased economic integration in ASEAN. ASW implementation ensures compatibility of…... [read more]
The General Department of Viet Nam Customs under the Ministry of Finance will function as the Standing agency of the Steering Committee.The Committee is responsible for assisting the Prime Minister in directing and coordinating the implementation of the mechanisms of the ASEAN Single Window and National Single Window, and in deploying measures to facilitate cross-border trade exchanges.The Committee is also in charge of proposing new regulations or amendments to the legal system for opereration of the ASEAN Single Window and National Single Window mechanisms as committed by Viet Nam in international treaties.Another function of the Committee is to approve and…... [read more]
The TEIN comprises four stages and ultimately aims to develop high-capacity information network infrastructure to strengthen science and research activities in Asia and Europe.Vietnam officially connected to the TEIN network’s second phase in 2006 and immediately established the Vietnam Research and Education Network (VinaREN) to improve domestic science and technology understanding and innovation. The VinaRen has helped connect local research and training institutions to the regional and international research community, promoting cooperation and collaboration on a global scale that directly feeds back into the country’s industrialisation and modernisation process. Vietnam began preparing for TEIN’s fourth phase last year, wanting to…... [read more]
