Canada will be a potential market for Việt Nam’s export garment products when the Comprehensive Partnership and Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) takes effect in early 2019, according to Vinatex.

US Ambassador to Việt Nam Daniel Kritenbrink is recruiting companies to join the Việt Nam business delegation for the SelectUSA Investment Summit to be held in Washington, DC from June 10-12.

Việt Nam was expected to remain one of the top ten remittance receivers in 2018, according to the latest edition of the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief released last weekend.

The Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) signed a co-operation agreement with the Federation of Greek Industries (SEV) and the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) in Hà Nội yesterday to tighten co-operation and boost trade between businesses of the two countries.

FPT Online Service Joint Stock Company yesterday started trading more than 14.08 million shares on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) at a starting price of VNĐ110,000 (US$4.7) per share.

Companies interested in organic agriculture should engage in market research and brand building, and not just simply chase trends without having first identified buyers, experts have said.

Vietnamese agriculture and food company PAN Group JSC has registered to buy nearly 4.8 million shares of Sao Ta Foods JSC (FMC) to raise its current holdings in FMC to 45 per cent.

Petroleum and industries such as food and beverage and home appliance advanced on Monday but their growth was not enough to save the stock market from falling.

An alliance of 17 domestic taxi companies with a total of 12,000 vehicles makes debut on Monday, which aimed to enhance the services quality to compete with ride hailing services company Grab.

Việt Nam’s private sector continued to show strong growth with the compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) among private firms rising significantly, reaching 21.8 per cent in the 2014-17 period.

Vietnam Airlines and HCM City’s Department of Tourism on Monday received the 7 millionth international visitor to HCM City this year at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport.

The Việt Nam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has reported oil and gas production output of 22.1 million tonnes in the first 11 months of 2018, surpassing its target by 5.4 per cent and fulfilling 96.8 per cent of its yearly plan.

The first private airport in Việt Nam had met all required standards and was ready to be put into operation as scheduled in December, according to the State Check and Acceptance Board.

The logistics sector has been the bottleneck for Việt Nam’s economic development, but offers plentiful opportunities for local startup companies with the application of technologies.

The Government should have policies to support research and processing that would used shrimp by-products as high-value products, experts have said.

The pepper industry plans to reduce the area under the spice and focus on improving quality to ensure long-term growth, according to the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) withdrew a total VNĐ18.87 trillion (nearly US$829 million) from the market in the week of November 26-31.

PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PV Oil), the second-largest petrol dealer in the country, will sell the State’s stake in a package deal instead of splitting it into different small sales, news site ndh.vn reported.