Many Large Businesses in Norway Want to Invest in Hanoi

7 leading corporations and enterprises from Norway include ITS Noway, Pixii AS, Ruter, Avfall Norge, Cambi, Host, Tomra want to set up business in Hanoi, at the same time cooperate, invest and transfer the most advanced technology in Hanoi city.

Chairman of the Hanoi City People’s Committee has just had a meeting with Innovation Norway and 7 leading Norwegian corporations and enterprises operating in the fields of: Developing smart traffic system, energy and energy storage, management and development of public transport systems, providing solutions for waste and waste sludge management, recovery and recycling of plastic and waste materials.

At the meeting, leaders of corporations exchanged views with the Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee on Norway’s strengths, experiences and the most advanced technology such as waste and sludge treatment technology and recycling into fertilizer preparations for agriculture; technology to use clean energy in waste treatment; technology to collect, process and recycle hazardous plastic wastes; payment technology and smart transportation applications that encouraging people to use the City’s public transport system; experiences and management mechanisms that encourage corporate cooperation in waste and wastewater treatment and development of public transport.

At the same time, the leading corporations in Norway also expressed their desire to cooperate, invest and transfer advanced technology into Hanoi.

On the side of Hanoi, the Chairman of the city thanked the leaders of the corporations for exchanging and introducing valuable experiences in management as well as advanced technologies in areas that Hanoi is very in need of, serving for the construction and development of Hanoi towards smart, sustainable and effective urban.

At the same time, the city leaders also expressed that Hanoi is willing to create the most favorable conditions for Norwegian corporations and businesses to research, survey and seek investment and business cooperation opportunities in Hanoi.

Notably, representatives of the Innovation Norway, corporations and companies committed to organize Norwegian business delegations to Hanoi as soon as possible to implement the discussed plans.

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British Investors Proposed to Invest in Wholesale Market in Gia Lai

Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People’s Committee has just had a meeting and worked with Chairman of the Board of Directors of TKV Holdings International (United Kingdom), coming to survey and find out investment opportunities to set up business in Vietnam and in particular set up wholesale market project in Gia Lai province.

At the meeting, representatives of TKV Holding International Cooperation Joint Stock Company expressed their interest in building wholesale market; electronic portal of wholesale market without managers; strategic product identification; advising on the province’s strategic product identification in the global value chain (building national product images) and Gia Lai province’s product consumption plans.

The representative of the company also assessed that Gia Lai is a potential province and if implemented, the wholesale market model in Gia Lai will also have its own characteristics; At the same time, asking the province to provide additional issues related to regional planning and sector planning; local determination and orientation of Gia Lai province for the participation of enterprises in implementing this wholesale market model.

At the meeting, Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People’s Committee Vo Ngoc Thanh also raised a number of issues for the unit to learn investment such as the project scale of the wholesale market, the need to connect between the wholesale market and the people. production if the model is deployed in Gia Lai.

Chairman Vo Ngoc Thanh expects TKV Holdings International Cooperation Joint Stock Company will soon agree with the province on how to do as well as speed up the implementation plans of this project. At the same time affirmed Gia Lai’s determination and will create favorable conditions for the unit through the Department of Planning and Investment to promote investment in implementing the wholesale market project in Gia Lai province in the early period. Best.

At the meeting, Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People’s Committee also raised a number of issues for investors such as the project scale of the wholesale market, the need to connect between wholesale market and producers if the model is implemented in Gia Lai.

Chairman of the province expects TKV Holdings International Cooperation Joint Stock Company will soon agree with the province on how to do as well as speed up the implementation plans of this project. At the same time affirmed Gia Lai’s determination and will create favorable conditions for the unit through the Department of Planning and Investment to promote investment in implementing the wholesale market project in Gia Lai province in the shortest time.

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Set-up Branch Office in Vietnam

Foreign entity is allowed to set up branch office in Vietnam to conduct business activities according to the law.

The branch of a foreign business entity in Vietnam (referred as “The Branch”) means a subsidiary unit of the foreign business entity, established in accordance with the law of Vietnam in order to enter into contracts in Vietnam and conduct activities being the purchase and sale of goods and other commercial activities consistent with its license for establishment in accordance with the law of Vietnam and any international treaty to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member.

The Branch will need to apply and obtain the establishment license; and have a seal bearing the name of the Branch.

The Branch is permitted to conduct activities being the purchase and sale of goods and other commercial activities consistent with its license for establishment in accordance with the law of Vietnam and any international treaty to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member.

It should be noted that the liability of the Branch is the liability of the foreign entity. The business activity of the Branch has to be consistent with the business activity of the foreign entity. The Branch has to has office address.

Therefore the investor should consider its investment strategy when setting up its Branch in Vietnam.

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The Politburo First Issued Resolution on FDI Attraction

For the first time after 30 years of attracting foreign investment in Vietnam, the Politburo issued a thematic resolution to guide in the coming years.

On August 21st, General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong signed Resolution No. 50 on the orientation of perfecting institutions and policies, improving the quality and efficiency of foreign investment cooperation by 2030.

In the period from now until 2030, the guiding point emphasized by the Politburo is to attract FDI selectively, taking quality, efficiency, technology and environmental protection as the main evaluation criteria. At the same time, priority is given to projects with advanced technology, new technology, high technology, clean technology, modern management, high added value, spreading and connecting global production and supply chains.

In addition, the overall objective is to improve institutions and policies of foreign investment cooperation with high competitiveness and international integration. At the same time, basically overcome the limitations in building, completing and organizing the implementation of institutions and policies on foreign investment cooperation.

The Resolution of the Politburo also supplements the provision on the conditions for national defense and security in the process of considering and issuing investment registration certificates with new investment projects and investment activities through the form of capital contribution and purchase of shares.

The Politburo requires clearly defining the responsibilities of investors on environmental protection during the investment period, project implementation and operation of enterprises during the project implementation period. Along with these tasks, policies on investment management and supervision; innovation and efficiency improvement of investment promotion must be paid attention to.

The Politburo noted that the emphasis on inspection, supervision and inspection is associated with improving the responsibilities of local authorities and heads; definitely deal with projects that cause environmental pollution, inefficient land use and business losses for many years, the project does not comply with its commitments.

Statistics show that after nearly 30 years of receiving FDI capital, Vietnam has more than 23,000 FDI projects with a total registered capital of over 300 billion USD. In which, the total implemented capital is about 161 billion USD. Resolution 50 sets targets, registered capital in the period 2021 – 2025 is about 150 – 200 billion USD (30 – 40 billion USD a year); implemented capital of 100 – 150 billion USD. The period of 2026 – 2030, registered capital of 200 – 300 billion USD, implemented capital of 150 – 200 billion USD.

Percentage of enterprises using advanced technology, modern management, environmental protection, towards high technology increased by 50% in 2025 and doubled (100%) in 2030. Proportion of labor through training in the labor use structure from 56% in 2017 to 70% in 2025 and 80% in 2030.

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