Delta needs tourism infrastructure

Provinces in the Mekong Delta would like to promote tourism as a key sector of their economy but needs more investment in tourism infrastructure, a conference heard on Wednesday in the delta city of in Cần Thơ.

Shares rise again, caution lingers

Shares rose for a second day yesterday on the two national stock exchanges but cautious sentiment still lingered as the market trend was highly dependent on large cap movement.

Tertiary training launched for bankers

The United Overseas Bank (UOB) has partnered with the Foreign Trade University (FTU) in Việt Nam to launch the finance industry’s first tertiary education programme designed for bankers that serve small businesses.

VN aquaculture trade show opens new doors

The 2017 Aquaculture Vietnam Exhibition and Conference (Aquaculture Vietnam) opened yesterday in Cần Thơ City, in response to increasing aquaculture production and rising demand worldwide for safe and high-quality seafood products.

Int’l co-operation key to fighting tax evasion

Việt Nam News reporter Mai Hương speaks with Pascal Saint-Amans, director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) about this issue.

BIDV’s pre-tax profit touches $266 million

Bank for Investment and Development of Việt Nam (BIDV)’s total assets reported pre-tax profit of VNĐ6 trillion (US$266 million) in 2017’s first nine months, posting a year-on-year increase of 6.7 per cent.

TPP negotiators to meet in Japan next week

Negotiators from the 11 remaining signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact will hold a three-day meeting near Tokyo next week in pursuit of an agreement by November, the Japanese government said on October 24.

VFA hikes rice export target on strong demand

The Việt Nam Food Association (VFA) has decided to raise its rice export target from 5.2 million tonnes to 5.6 million tones, following an increase in rice contracts for the last months of the year.

EU yellow card will likely hurt VN seafood

The European Commission (EC) has issued a "yellow card" warning to Việt Nam, after the country failed to demonstrate sufficient progress in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing worldwide.

Natural rubber market struggles

The natural rubber market is anticipated to continue struggling due to plunging prices, according to the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC).

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