Since the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community, and the abolition of tariffs within the bloc, Việt Nam’s exports to other members remain limited, a conference heard in HCM City yesterday.

The welding equipment market is expected to grow at a rapid rate in the near future as the world moves toward industrialisation faster, experts said.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has encouraged Japanese businesses to become strategic partners with Việt Nam’s State-owned enterprises (SOEs), especially in industrial infrastructure construction.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc called on Japanese businesses to help their Vietnamese peers develop and support high-technology industries, during a talk with relevant major Japanese businesses yesterday.

Increases in environmental protection taxes on petroleum from the beginning of next year would weigh heavily on inflation, especially as fuel prices rise worldwide, according to the Việt Nam Institute For Economic and Policy Research (VEPR).

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh has said that Việt Nam was committed to supporting trade liberalisation and open co-operation with all partners, including the UK.

The first Nutrition and Natural Health Festival to be held in HCM City from October 18 to 21 will seek to network local producers of food and agricultural products, customers and local and foreign distribution systems.

Selling pressure increased at the end of Wednesday’s trading session while purchasing demand was not enough to save indices from falling.

The Lâm San Agricultural Cooperative has received a certification from the Germany-based CERES – Certification of Environmental Standards, for its organic pepper meeting the European Union’s organic standards.