Việt Nam News

Heineken Việt Nam and the National Traffic Safety Committee began the “When You Drive, Never Drink” campaign in HCM City for a second year on August 29.

Japanese casual clothing retailer Uniqlo on Thursday announced its plans to launch its first store in Việt Nam during fall 2019, marking its further growth in Southeast Asia.

VinaCapital, a leading investment management firm, on August 30 launched VinaCapital Ventures, a US$100 million technology holding company, that will “support entrepreneurs with big ideas and help them build companies that make an impact on the lives of people in Việt Nam and beyond.”

Identifying HCM City’s typical export products should not be based simply on their export volume or value or subjective decisions, but on careful analysis, experts have said.

The Ministry of Finance has topped 19 governmental agencies providing public services in the Việt Nam ICT Index for six years in a row after earning 0.926 points this year.

The rising cost of paper materials caused by a fall in supply is presenting a challenge for the printing and paper industry, experts said at a conference held on August 30 in HCM City.

Next month’s Việt Nam Business Summit 2018 is a chance for domestic companies to mingle with potential global investors as they gather for the upcoming World Economic Forum event.

HCM City authorities are seeking more effective measures in the fight against counterfeit products, smuggled goods and trade fraud as e-commerce grows at a fast pace, an official has said.

The 2018 Promotion Fair opened at the Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium in HCM City’s District 11 on August 29, with 240 exhibitors showing off their products.

HCM City authorities on August 30 pledged to continue providing assistance and creating favourable conditions for real estate companies at a meeting held in the city.

All Stocks were struggling in the Thursday morning but the buying force was overwhelmed in the afternoon session, helping the market rebounded.

Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor on Wednesday visited Vietnam Airlines’ headquarter in Hà Nội as part of his visit to Việt Nam from August 27-29.

Some 87,448 new enterprises were established in the first eight months of the year, with total registered capital of VNĐ878.6 trillion (US$37.7 billion), a year-on-year increase of 2.4 percent in number of firms and 6.9 per cent in capital, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Việt Nam’s GDP this year is very likely to surpass the initial target of 6.7 per cent, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Thursday morning.

The management board of industrial parks in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc on Wednesday granted an investment certificate to Japanese investors of Kowa Global project in Bình Xuyên Industrial Zone, Bình Xuyên District.

Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation plans to invest in an electric automobile manufacturing factory in Việt Nam, said Executive Vice President Hiroshi Sakuma during a meeting with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

More than 180 exhibitors from 22 countries and territories will display their latest products and services at the Electric & Power Vietnam, an international power generation, transmission, distribution and renewable energy exhibition, in HCM City next month.

Việt Nam continued to gain a trade surplus of US$2.8 billion in the first eight months of this year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported yesterday.