Việt Nam News

Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province has decided to scrap the proposed US$477 million Mỹ Xuân port saying its construction has been delayed for too long.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang is expanding its specialised growing zone for dragon fruit, a fruit that has helped several local farmers grow rich.

Đồng Nai Province authorities have asked the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to send an inspection team to the Phước Tân industrial complex to examine its illegal construction of factories.

Việt Nam, with strength as a tropical agricultural country, has been integrating deeply into the global economy as it can produce a variety of agricultural products with high nutritional and commercial value.

The Asia Bakery and Confectionery Pte.Ent, known as ABC Bakery, has wrapped up export procedures for its first container of moon cakes (60,000 moon cakes) to be shipped to the US to be sold at supermarkets there.

State authorities, financial institutions and enterprises must sit together to tackle credit shortages for small- and medium-sized enterprises.

Việt Nam aims to increase the value of coffee products by processing more than 25 per cent of its coffee beans by 2020, according to the Processing and Market Development Authority (AgroTrade) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Việt Nam’s benchmark VN-Index was dragged down on Tuesday by large-cap stocks and net foreign selling after having rallied for three consecutive sessions.

 After three months in operation, the Nam Đình Vũ container terminal, in its first stage of operation, has received 35 ships and handled 25,000 TEU in total, with average crane productivity amounting to 50 moves per hour, a high productivity in the region. 

Việt Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) will auction more than 488 million shares in its initial public offering (IPO) at the starting price of VNĐ10,000 (US$0.43) per share.

Business conditions related to the establishment and operation of joint stock commercial banks and non-bank credit institutions in Việt Nam will be eased under a draft circular from the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV).

The number of aircraft registered as Vietnamese reached 174 as of the end of July 2018, up by 14 compared with the figure in the same period last year, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV). 

Like the leading companies in telecom, banking, real estate, and automobiles, Saigon Co.op, the country’s leading retailer, also made it to the list of the country’s largest taxpayers last year.

Although the direction of foreign capital inflow is becoming increasingly unpredictable due to many external factors, experts say that Việt Nam is still an attractive destination for foreign investors.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has announced its decision to inspect retailers with a business model similar to that of Mumuso Việt Nam Company Limited.

Last week, international media reported that the Trump administration was considering slapping a 25 per cent tariff on US$200 billion of imported Chinese goods, 10 per cent higher than its initial proposal, in a bid to pressure Beijing to make trade concessions.

HCM City is seeking to improve the traceability of agricultural produce sold through both modern and traditional retail channels to improve food safety.

Businesses and business groups have called on Vietnamese ambassadors and trade counsellors abroad to help them promote exports.