Việt Nam News

Fertiliser businesses have reported lower earnings in the third quarter this year due to rising input costs and decreasing consumption.

This is a far cry from two years ago, when charges were placed on electronic services in a bid to increase bank revenue.

The Việt Nam Energy Outlook Report 2019 revealed enhanced energy efficiency and development of renewable energy at the highest level can deliver large and cost-effective carbon dioxide reductions, and reduce air pollution and dependency on fuel imports.

While food with high proportions of fat, sugar and salt should be avoided, Vietnamese people consume a lot of them in their daily life.

Việt Nam had taken concrete steps in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing based on the European Council's recommendations,

The movement of the Vietnamese market did not comply with Asian stocks, which continued growing Tuesday after both the US and China showed willingness to resolve their trade war.

Việt Nam is an attractive market for investment, Dr Võ Trí Thanh, former deputy director of Central Economic Management and Research Institute told a conference in HCM City on Tuesday.

An aluminium shipment worth an estimated US$4 billion heading to the US and other countries is being closely watched, said the General Department of Vietnam Customs in an official statement released on Monday. 

The International Co-operative Alliance - Asia Pacific’s regional workshop for managers on “Management of Consumer Co-operatives in Asia-Pacific” is being held in HCM City from November 4 to 6.

Facebook will manufacture its new-generation Oculus Rift S VR headsets in Việt Nam and is actively seeking partners to churn out other products in the country.

There have been a number of breakthroughs during the latest round of negotiation for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at the third RCEP leaders' meeting.

The sixth Việt Nam-France high-level economic dialogue took place in Paris on Monday under the co-chair of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vũ Đại Thắng and French Secretary of State to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne.

Sacombank signed an agreement with the Việt Nam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) on November 4 to support its activities to boost the development of the textile and garment industry.

MIK Group has announced to develop its building project- the Matrix One in Hà Nội’s South Từ Liêm District.

Việt Nam’s textile and garment industry was likely reach its target of US$40 billion in export turnover this year despite facing difficulties in some markets.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service under the United States Department of Agriculture officially recognised Việt Nam's Pangasius Food Safety Control System on October 31 after more than three years of negotiations.

Localities that saw a sharp increase in purchasing power year-on-year included Quảng Ninh (19.9 per cent), Bình Dương (17.1 per cent) and Thanh Hóa (15.2 per cent).

In early October, an unusual scene unfolded in a modern part of the capital: hundreds of thousands of Hanoians were queuing up to collect clean water from a tanker. This wasn’t a throwback to the bad old days when water shortages were common. It was due to a polluted supply of tap water.