Online Friday expected to see US$64 million in sales

Online Friday 2018, which will be held on December 7th, is expected to see sales of VNĐ1.5 trillion (US$64 million) from two million orders, event organiser Việt Nam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency (IDEA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.

Việt Nam to foster trade with Latin America

Việt Nam will help more Vietnamese firms to enter the lucrative Latin American markets, said Đỗ Thắng Hải, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, during a conference on Việt Nam – Latin America trade facilitation.

Ministry warns about questionable investment scheme

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has warned about the multi-level capital raising practices of a company named Dự án Hoàng Gia (Royal Project), which showed signs of violating regulations on multi-level businesses.

October auto sales up

Nearly 30,000 cars were sold in October, marking an increase of 18 per cent compared with the same period last year, according to a report by the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.

CPTPP approval lifts export stocks

The approval of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade pact helped lift export stocks while other sectors ended Tuesday deep in negative territory.

Ministry measures economic reform

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has proposed criteria for monitoring and evaluating the efficiency of economic restructuring and growth model renewal in the 2016 to 2020 period.

Regional firms discuss financial security

Policy-makers, international experts and representatives of Asset Management Companies (AMCs) in five Asian countries will gather in Hà Nội on Thursday at the International Public Asset Management Company Forum (IPAF) to discuss regional financial security and non-performing loans (NPLs) settlement plans.

PM Phúc inaugurates Vietnam Fair in Singapore

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, who is in Singapore at the head of a high-ranking delegation to attend the 33rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings, and Singapore’s Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on Tuesday inaugurated the Vietnam Fair.

 

VNPT and MobiFone officially transferred to CMSC

The Ministry of Information and Communication on Monday transferred the ownership of giant telecom service providers Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation to the Committee for State Capital Management (CMSC) on Monday.

VN maintains tariffs on steel imports

Việt Nam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on Monday released a decision to maintain anti-dumping duties on H-shaped and coated steel products imported from China and the Republic of Korea.

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