Việt Nam News

Vietnamese exporters must make highly competitive products if they want them to be distributed in Japan through the network of AEON group, experts told a meeting in HCM City yesterday (July 22).

Việt Nam is entering a level playing field in which efficient solutions to maintain economic development causes headaches for experts and business leaders.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some businesses have to look for buyers, creating concern that local businesses could be taken over by foreigners. Việt Nam News spoke with economist Nguyễn Mại, Chairman of the Association of Foreign Investment Enterprises, about the issue.

The National Assembly will propose the Government minimise administrative procedures for investment projects, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân.

Market sentiment returned the caution territory on worries about the economy growth.

Sacombank has released its consolidated financial statements for the second quarter, with profit before tax going up by more than 10 per cent from the same period last year to VNĐ441 billion (US$19 million).

The Scenia Bay Complex became the first housing project in Khánh Hòa Province allowed to sell apartments to foreigners, according to a recent announcement of the provincial Department of Construction.

The Vietnamese Trade Office in Australia and New South Wales – headquartered ASEAN Company co-organised the Việt Nam Durian Week In Australia, which will run until July 31.

Việt Nam and New Zealand signed an agreement to use electronic certification in the clearance of agricultural products in Hà Nội yesterday.

In total, 49.1 per cent of surveyed enterprises believed they will be in better shape in the next three months.

The company suffered a loss of VNĐ4.25 trillion in the first half of the year while it enjoyed a post-tax profit of VNĐ704 billion in the same period in 2019.

The northern province of Bắc Giang plans to focus on developing industrial parks and clusters to welcome a new wave of investment to the locality, according to Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade Trần Quang Tấn.

FPT Corporation overcame challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic in both the global and domestic market to achieve positive financial results in the first half of the year, especially in core business lines.

Cargill has opened its 96th Cargill Cares school in Việt Nam in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk.

Đồng Nai Province has so far completed land clearance on 364.21ha and is having difficulties in compensation and resettlement work on about 5,000ha of land.

Flexible rules of origin in the European Union-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will help local plastic enterprises take full advantage of preferential tariffs when exporting to the EU market.

Novaland Group has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Khôi Nguyên Education Group (KNE) in which the latter will provide consultancy and develop education modules and programmes at Novaland’s projects.

The forecast was released at the launch of an independent assessment of Việt Nam’s macroeconomic performance by VERP held in Hà Nội on Tuesday.