The Ministry of Industry and Trade has been urged to retract a directive, which experts say creates unnecessary obstacles for textile and garment manufacturers.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has proposed the development of large textile and garment industrial zones (IZs) to attract investment in dyeing, and fabric and yarn production.

The domestic retail market is seeing merger and acquisition (M&A) deals between local retailers and foreign partners to increase competitiveness and ensure international integration, but they still need a specific retail development plan from the State, experts told Vietnam News, commenting on this emerging trend.

Việt Nam’s stock market will be tested again this week, as pressure is placed on financial and energy stocks expected to suffer from macroeconomic factors, analysts told local media during an online interview late last week.

The chairman of the Trung Nguyên Coffee Corporation JSC, Đặng Lê Nguyên Vũ, has lost control of the instant coffee company to his wife, according to a decision by the Bình Dương Province’s Planning and Investment Department.

Minister of Information and Communications Trương Minh Tuấn urged enterprises to send recent reports on 4G testing results as the Government had policies to accelerate the licensing for 4G this year.

The Department of Information and Communications of Hà Nội (DIC) has worked with several agencies to develop an information technology business incubator scheme to promote start-ups.

Việt Nam ICT COMM 2016, an exhibition of information and communication technology products, will be held here from July 20 to 22. This was announced at a press briefing in Hà Nội on Thursday.

The Saigon Cable Television (SCTV) said it would broadcast television programmes using the 4K standard in Việt Nam this September, the first of its kind in the country.