Việt Nam News

The internet and smartphones are having a profound impact on consumers in many areas and offering manufacturers and retailers the opportunity to promote their products while also bringing challenges in understanding new shopping trends and identifying effective methods of communication, a seminar heard in HCM City on Thursday.

Vietnamese agriculture and food company PAN Group Joint Stock Company (PAN) has just offered to buy more than 7.7 million shares of Bibica Corporation, one of the leading confectionery businesses in Việt Nam.

HCM City has committed to develop a detailed plan to turn the city into a regional and international financial hub after years of delay in carrying out the ambitious goal.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) must review obstacles in disbursing public investment as well as accelerate the speed of capital allocation, especially Government bonds and official development aid (ODA).

The chain recently signed a co-operation deal with Việt Nam’s Lotus Food Group.

Vietnamese shares finished Thursday on a negative note as large-cap firms were unable to hold up against mounting selling pressure.

Offline attacks are when malicious code spreads via USB, CD, DVD and other offline methods.

Enterprises can borrow money in Vietnamese đồng (VNĐ) and then purchase foreign currency for payment when they need the capital to import input materials, say commercial banks.

Measures to boost two-way co-operation in economics, trade and investment were discussed at a meeting between officials from Việt Nam and the Czech Republic on Wednesday.

The donation, worth of VNĐ470 million, is part of the 'Stand Tall Vietnam' Milk Fund run by Vinamilk.

Vietnamese shares fell on Thursday morning as investors looked to earn profits from recent rallies.

Earlier this month the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced preliminary rulings on the circumvention inquiries into Vietnamese cold-rolled steel and corrosion-resistant steel exports made from raw materials imported from Taiwan and South of Korea. Việt Nam News correspondent Thu Ngân asks Lê Triệu Dũng, director general of the Trade Remedies Authority, about it.

Việt Nam already has regulations on labelling products, however, there are no criteria for how products are labelled ‘Made in Việt Nam’.

The Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) should act as an efficient and supportive State capital management agency, not a governmental bureaucratic body, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

The seafood industry must envision a long-term strategy to make full use of new trade pacts and prepare for problems that might arise when they take effect, Trương Đình Hòe, VASEP general secretary, said. 

Local and foreign investors have been invited to take part in the Kiên Giang Investment Promotion Conference 2019 to be held in the province’s Rạch Giá City on July 29.

Việt Nam and Latvia have maintained close diplomatic relations, however, trade relations are not commensurate with the potential of the two countries.

 Vietnamese shares struggled on Wednesday as investors began cashing out from large-cap firms following recent rallies.