•  Japan assists Vietnam in building e-customs services

A project to this effect was signed in Hanoi on April 9 between the Vietnamese General Department of Customs and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The project aims to amend the current legal frameworks, create a viable strategy for information and technology, and human resources development, as well as to deploy the Vietnam Automated Cargo Clearance System (VNACCS) and the Vietnam Customs Information System (VCIS).

Nguyen Ngoc Tuc, Head of General Department of Vietnam Customs, says the project will greatly improve efficiency and contribute to reforming and modernizing the customs sector following the guidelines of the Government and the Ministry of Finance.