Việt Nam News

The national-flagged carrier Vietnam Airlines has launched four new domestic air routes linking the Mekong City of Cần Thơ with other cities of Hải Phòng, Vinh (in Nghệ An Province), Buôn Ma Thuột (in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk), and Đà Lạt (in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng).

Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh has signed to issue the Circular 11/2020/TT-BCT about rules of origin in the European Union – Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

Nội Bài International Airport has reported full recovery of domestic flights compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic as travel demand is increasing following stimulus efforts by the Government and airlines.

Digiworld Corporation will start selling Apple products from the end of this month, confirmed Đoàn Hồng Việt, the company’s chairman and deneral director, said on Wednesday.

It is critical for Việt Nam to focus on removing inconsistencies and overlaps in business regulations to create a favourable climate for enterprises, attendees heard at a conference held by the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) on Wednesday in Hà Nội.

The targets were announced at the company’s the 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on Tuesday in HCM City.

Shrimp exports to Canada as of mid-May had reached US$54.7 million, a 32 per cent increase year-on-year, following steady increases since 2016, aside from a slight dip last year, according to the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

The COVID-19 pandemic constitutes an unprecedented challenge with severe socio-economic consequences. Nguyễn Kim Hùng, deputy head of the Science Institute on Small-and-medium Enterprises Management (SISME), Chairman of the Board of Kim Nam Group, speaks to Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Linh Anh about institutional difficulties confronting businesses and recommendations for administrative reforms to support post-COVID-19 business recovery.

The bank will sell 49 per cent of its capital in Vietinbank Leasing to Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co Ltd and 1 per cent to another domestic investor.

The General Department of Customs will promote further administrative reforms relating to tax and customs to help import/export businesses during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The opening of the domestic market as committed in the EU – Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will lead to the strong penetration of foreign businesses to expand their retail chains in the country.

The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) dropped nearly 1.0 per cent to close at 859.71 points, totalling a two-day decline of 1.33 per cent.

The province has about 9,800 hectares of lychee plants.

The annual Hà Nội Gift Show 2020, an international fair for gifts and handicrafts, is scheduled to take place from October 15-18.

The north central coastal province of Quảng Bình has set the target of attracting a total of US$1.5 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) by 2030, according to the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.

Manulife Vietnam and Cộng Đồng Bầu (Pregnant Woman Community) have signed a five-year deal to empower families to take control of their financial future.

Đỗ Nhất Hoàng, director-general of the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, spoke to Vietnam News Agency on the factors that make Việt Nam an attractive place for foreign investors

With a large development potential of prize-winning entertainment industry such as horse racing and sports totalised and casino, Việt Nam can add some billion of greenback to the budget each year and boost the COVID-19 affected tourism