Vietnamese businesses spent some US$200 million to import 7,000 completely built-up units (CBUs) in November, according to an estimate of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

November’s uptrend in Việt Nam’s stock market could extend on the back of strong capital inflows from both domestic and foreign investors, analysts say.
 

Following the implementation of a provisional tax on imported fertilisers, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) asked for experts’ opinion on the matter as of late Novermber regarding balance of benefits amongt related parties.

The increasing number of Vietnamese suppliers who provide parts and components to Samsung would not only help Samsung Việt Nam (SEV) reduce its production costs, but also develop the country’s auxiliary industry, according to Kim Dong Hwan, SEV’s deputy general director.

Việt Nam and the European Union (EU) are working to finalise legal and language – related issues in the EU-Việt Nam free trade agreement (EVFTA), prior to the official signing and ratification of the trade deal next year, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Quốc Khánh.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved a plan to implement urgent solutions in response to the European Union’s (EU’s) warning about illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Việt Nam e-commerce, although small, is among the fastest growing globally, according to a report released by Kantar Worldpanel, a global expert in shoppers’ behaviour.

Executives from 20 companies based in South Korea’s Gyeongsangbuk-do Province met with nearly 90 Vietnamese counterparts in HCM City on December 1 to discuss business opportunities.

Total revenue from retail sales and services topped US$160 billion during the first 11 months of 2017, surging 10.7 per cent year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).