ASEAN logistics sector could put on growth spurt without entry barriers: OECD

If some of the competition restrictions in ASEAN’s logistics industry are lifted, the bloc’s economies could be better off by more than US$4.5 billion annually, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has claimed in a report titled ‘OECD Competition Assessment Reviews: Logistics Sector in ASEAN.’

18th CAEXPO, CABIS to bring new momentum for China-ASEAN economic growth: DPM

The 18th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and 18th China-ASEAN Business Investment Summit (CABIS) will create a new motivation for the development of economic-trade ties between ASEAN and China as well as the growth of both sides, stated Deputy Prime Minister Lê Văn Thành while delivering a video speech at the opening ceremony of the two events on September 10.

Vĩnh Phúc develops supporting industries

The northern province of Vĩnh Phúc has targeted having 70 enterprises eligible to become first-tier and second-tier suppliers for manufacturers of autos, motorcycles and electronic products, as well as partial suppliers for large export enterprises by 2030.

Government issues resolution to support businesses

Facing the decline in resilience of businesses, cooperatives and business households in the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic, the Government issued Resolution No 105/NQ-CP on supporting businesses, with four groups of specific solutions.

Shares advance but bank stocks pressure indices

Việt Nam's benchmark VN-Index gained slightly on Friday, supported by the rise of heavyweight stocks, but the VN-Index failed to conquer 1,450 points as some other blue-chips in the banking group dropped pressuring the indices.

Việt Nam innovation, start-up event held in Switzerland

A talk on Việt Nam’s innovation and start-ups took place in Switzerland on September 9 to exchange views on innovation and digital transformation in Vietnam, and on how to start a business in blockchain technology, health care, community service and the start-up ecosystem in Việt Nam.

Euro firms confident in country's pandemic control

European firms still showed strong confidence in Việt Nam's ability to control the pandemic and for the Southeast Asian economy to pull a strong recovery in a near future, heard an online conference organised by the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam yesterday. 

Vietnamese households to spend more on food

The average Vietnamese household will spend 20.8 per cent of their total household budget on food in 2025, marginally increasing from 20.1 per cent in 2005, according to global financial services provider Fitch Solutions.

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