Việt Nam News

A seafood product fair opened in Hà Nội on Tuesday, gathering nearly 100 booths displaying technology for exploitation, aquaculture, processing and support industries.

Bamboo Airways will officially open a regular flight, connecting key cities of Việt Nam with South Korea’s Seoul starting this month.

Việt Nam saw a 4.3-per-cent decline in vegetable and fruit export value during the first nine months of this year.

Thousands of people are expected at the 28th Việt Nam International Industrial Fair (VIIF 2019) which opened in the capital city on Tuesday.

The Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ hopes to receive support from foreign organisations to help them develop.

 Localities in the Central Highlands are seeking to strengthen cooperation with partners from Japan.

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) gained nearly VNĐ561 trillion (US$24.28 billion) in revenue in the past nine months, 12 per cent higher than its nine-month target, the group has announced.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has licensed the Mobile Entertainment Corporation (ME Corp) to provide payment intermediary services.

Modest trading liquidity proved investors were quiet to trade ahead of key international events this week, including the US-China talks.

Most domestic credit institutions and foreign banks’ branches in Việt Nam expect their business performance in 2019 to be better than last year despite the predicted slowdown in credit growth, according to the State Bank of Việt Nam's latest survey released late last week.

Việt Nam is in the process of getting a licence to export avocado to the US, according to the Việt Nam Trade Office in the US.

Việt Nam enjoyed growth in its rice export volume but saw value fall in the first nine months of the year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

With cash still being the main payment mode, a youthful demographic and growing smartphone penetration, Việt Nam offers great opportunities for fintech developers, experts said.

Jewellery, cosmetics, supplements, liquor, clothing and footwear sold online are among the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s (MoIT) targets in their upcoming campaign to fight contraband and counterfeit goods, and to reinforce intellectual property rights.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will ensure the supply-demand balance of essential commodities for the Tết (Lunar New Year) of 2020 and implement a programme on keeping goods in stock for market stabilisation.

To attract more investment, especially from overseas, HCM City needs to renovate and reform its export processing zones (EPZs) and industrial parks (IPs), experts have said.

Shares closed on a negative note on Monday after foreign investors extended their net selling streak, further damping investor sentiment.

Since the beginning of this year, nearly new 950 businesses were established in the province, with a total registered capital of more than VNĐ9.3 trillion (US$400 million), up 35 per cent year on year.