Over 341,000 tonnes of fibre and yarn were shipped abroad for $933.4 million in the first half of this year alone, up 18.5 per cent in volume and 29.47 per cent in value, according to the General Department of Customs.

The Korea Trade Commission (KTC) has extended its anti-dumping investigation against ferroalloy imported from Việt Nam, Ukraine and India and will arrive at a final decision on October 1 this year instead of August 1 as per the previous deadline.

Hà Nội needs more favourable policies to boost the parts supply industry, experts said Monday at a conference on developing the industry in the capital. The city plans to increase the number of parts supply firms from the current 200-250 to 900-1,000 firms by 2020.

Vietnamese automakers and importers have been racing to reduce the price of many models in recent months ahead of the zero-tariff policy for car imports from ASEAN nations that goes into effect on January 1, 2018.

The second International Conference on Information Technology Outsourcing/Business Process Outsourcing in Việt Nam will be held in HCM City next October.

Vietnamese shares fell slightly on both local markets on Tuesday as investors tried to take profits from the exchanges’ three-day rallies.

Businesses should co-operate closely with the Government to usher in a second export wave featuring products with higher added-value and promotion of brands, an export forum heard in HMC City on Tuesday.

Japanese companies are focused on the Vietnamese market and seek wider, deeper co-operation with Vietnamese firms, Eiichi Tani from SME Support Japan said in Hà Nội on Monday.