Việt Nam News

Việt Nam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and Malaysian oil and gas corporation Petronas last week in HCM City signed a heads of agreement (HOA) for the sale and purchase of additional gas to Cà Mau gas, power and fertiliser complex.

As many as 15 major Vietnamese seafood enterprises are attending the 2019 Seafood Expo North America, formerly known as the Boston Seafood Show, in the United States.

The amendments to the Law on Enterprise and Law on Investment must include stronger solutions to thoroughly and comprehensively reform State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and enhance their efficiency, according to the Việt Nam Association of Financial Investors (VAFI).

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc wants a plan in place to help local businesses drive the country to fulfil economic targets this year.

The central city of Đà Nẵng has awarded the “Đà Nẵng Value 2018” certificate to six locally-made products in a move to encourage the production of unique local goods serving tourists.

The markets had a good start on Monday, witnessed exciting movements among large stocks with cash pouring into most sectors.

Steelmaker Hoa Sen Group (HSG) exported 15,000 tonnes of steel sheets to the UK, Germany and Italy late last week.

Việt Nam exported US$97.4 million worth of goods to its neighbouring country Laos in the first two months of 2019, up 20.26 per cent against the same period last year, according to the industrial and commercial information centre under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Most executives today recognisd the competitive advantage of human capital, and yet the talent practices their organisations use are stuck in the last century, said Dominic Barton, Global Managing Partner Emeritus of McKinsey & Company.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has requested a recall and told consumers not to use imported cheese under the brand Hardy Affineur from France.

Việt Nam – Austria joint venture Mavin Group would invest in a high-tech research and development centre and a food processing plant in the south at a total cost of over US$80 million, said Chairman David John Whitehead.

The agricultural sector gained a trade surplus of US$1 billion in the first two months of this year despite a year-on-year decrease of 1.6 per cent in export value.

Việt Nam’s sea tourism sector has reported annual growth of only 2 per cent to 3 per cent, while other Asian countries have witnessed robust growth in cruise tourism in recent years.

A new method of blended learning, which combines classroom and online learning, helps Vietnamese students access standard high school education programmes in the US and Canada.

Since the beginning of the year the State Bank of Việt Nam has been increasing the reference rate of the đồng against the US dollar, and the Vietnamese currency has appreciated 0.43 per cent as a result.

The southern coastal province of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu has favourable conditions for renewable energy.

Đất Xanh Real Estate Service and Construction Corp (DXG) plans to conduct initial public offering (IPO) for its real estate services segment in late 2019, early 2020.

Ba Huân Joint Stock Company and Japan’s Ise Foods Inc last week signed a co-operation deal on the production and distribution of fresh eggs, vietnamplus.vn reports.