Experts talk competitiveness

Companies should offer higher-quality products and authorities should provide better business networking opportunities to increase purchases of locally made goods, experts said during a conference on competitiveness held on October 11 in HCM City.

VN rice exports reaches new heights

Rice production and exports has shifted towards quality and added value, promoting safe production and applying high technology while organic agriculture has been given special attention for development.

VN Stocks slump on sinking global shares

 Vietnamese shares suffered one of their sharpest drops ever on Thursday after Wall Street’s worst losses in eight months triggered a surge of global selling that hit markets in Asia, too.

European Parliament holds hearing on EU-Việt Nam FTA

The European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade on Wednesday held an opening hearing on the Free Trade Agreement and the Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) between Việt Nam and the European Union.

BGRIM clinches VN solar power supply deal with EVN

B Grimm Power (BGRIM) has clinched an agreement to supply electricity from its solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in Phú Yên Province, Việt Nam, to Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), the largest power company in the country.

VN struggles to export to ASEAN

Since the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community, and the abolition of tariffs within the bloc, Việt Nam’s exports to other members remain limited, a conference heard in HCM City yesterday.

PM eyes Japan investment in SOEs

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has encouraged Japanese businesses to become strategic partners with Việt Nam’s State-owned enterprises (SOEs), especially in industrial infrastructure construction.

Fuel prices set to put pressure on inflation

Increases in environmental protection taxes on petroleum from the beginning of next year would weigh heavily on inflation, especially as fuel prices rise worldwide, according to the Việt Nam Institute For Economic and Policy Research (VEPR).

Deputy PM attends Vietnam-UK business forum

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh has said that Việt Nam was committed to supporting trade liberalisation and open co-operation with all partners, including the UK.

HCM City to host nutrition festival

The first Nutrition and Natural Health Festival to be held in HCM City from October 18 to 21 will seek to network local producers of food and agricultural products, customers and local and foreign distribution systems.

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