Việt Nam News

Thailand has stopped imposing anti-dumping tariffs on some import steel from Việt Nam since June 7, 2020, the Trade Remedies Authority of Việt Nam under the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – a member of the World Bank Group – Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) on Friday in Hà Nội officially launched the database of Vietnamese manufacturing and support industries.

Although the Europe - Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is great news for Vietnamese businesses, we should not expect too much as the COVID-19 pandemic is still raging in Europe.

The National Assembly on Friday approved a resolution that will turn three public private partnership (PPP) sub-projects of the North-South Highway to public-invested.

Việt Nam and New Zealand expect to meet a NZD2.5 billion (US$1.7 billion) bilateral trade and service turnover target this year as the two countries have opportunities to boost economic co-operation.

According to the Ministry of Construction (MoC), the building material industry has been invested in, innovated and developed well in the past year.

The Embassy of Israel in Việt Nam and the People's Committee of Cà Mau Province has signed an economic co-operation agreement.

Economist Võ Trí Thành said that to adapt to the trend of restructuring the global supply chain caused by the pandemic, Vietnamese businesses must focus on innovation and utilise digital transformation to bring products to market.

The agreement will replace current bilateral agreements on investments between Việt Nam and 21 countries in the European Union. The NA recognises and enables the enforcement of final judgements issued by a dispute settlement institution, designated to settle investment disputes between Việt Nam and the EU as well as EU’s members. 

Gelex is planning to raise its ownership in Viglacera to the controlling level of 51 per cent

Shares managed only modest gain thanks to the support of heavyweight stocks but low liquidity still showed investors’ cautiousness.

The Việt Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) forecasts Việt Nam's gross domestic product (GDP) to rise 5.3 per cent for this year in its annual Việt Nam economic report 2020 released on June 17 in Hà Nội.

Enterprises should carefully study the “force majeure” clauses in contracts and consult experts in assessing their rights and obligations pertaining to the clauses to resolve any disputes on contract performance obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have said.

Some 329 listed companies on the Hà Nội and Hồ Chí Minh stock exchanges have met all information disclosure requirements, 70 companies more than last year, according to a survey on information disclosure on the stock market conducted by the IR Awards 2020 programme.

The first batch of 500 live pigs from Thailand arrived at Lao Bảo border gate in Quảng Trị province on June 17, after a decline in hog prices in Việt Nam.

Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) has signed a contract with project management and consultancy firm KPMG to effect digital transformation through a project dubbed Sabeco 4.0.

Việt Nam’s energy sector is on the right track developing and using clean and renewable energy, but there are still obstacles ahead to ensure a greener power supply, experts said.

A working group in charge of promoting foreign investment has just been founded under the Prime Minister’s Decision No 850/QĐ-TTg.