Việt Nam placed 16th in the world among countries with highest number of internet users as the people online account for more than 60 per cent of its population, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.
Việt Nam expects South Africa to be a gateway for exported Vietnamese rice to enter other markets in Africa, said Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import-Export Department Trần Quốc Toản, who led the Vietnamese trade promotion team during a two-day visit to South Africa that ended on Monday.
The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) recently decided to allow more commercial banks to expand their credit growth limits in 2018.
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.
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.
