City seminar discusses development

Developing big data infrastructure and clean energy usage were issues at the top of the agenda at a seminar titled “Overseas Vietnamese contribute to the development of HCM City” held on Thursday.

VN, Japan discuss workers’ wages

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) on Wednesday held its second biannual discussion of the Việt Nam-Japan Joint Initiative Phase VI, as well as future trade and investment opportunities between the two nations.

Special econ zones should enjoy special rules: PM

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc agreed in principle that the three special economic zones being planned by the Government to spearhead the country’s economic growth should enjoy special regulations and fewer limitations to woo investments.

Retail sales, services revenue up by 10%

The country’s total retail sales and services revenue reached VNĐ2.24 quadrillion (US$98.6 billion) in the first seven months of this year, a year on year increase of 10 per cent.

More Vietnamese use mobile devices for travel purchases

While only 7 per cent of online travel sales in Việt Nam were made on mobile devices last year, the number grew rapidly at a 58.1 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the 2013-2016 period, presenting a major growth opportunity, according to a Euromonitor International study.

 

VN farm exports have big potential

As an important trading with a strong agriculture sector, Việt Nam has great potential to become a strategic exporter of agricultural products to Korea, Hong Sun, vice chairman of the Korean Chamber of Business in Việt Nam, tells Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Phương Thảo

 

MoIT rejects proposal to close mine

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has rejected a proposal to shut down a major iron mine over concerns that it poses risks to the environment.

VN posts best lychee crop in 60 years

Increasing export helped Việt Nam to have the most successful lychee crop in 2017 with record prices during the past six decades, heard a conference yesterday in northern Bắc Giang Province, the country’s lychee farming hub.

Hà Nội’s tax department a shining beacon

Hoàng Trung Hải, Secretary of the Hà Nội City Party Committee, sat with the Hà Nội Department  of Taxation (HDT) on Tuesday to congratulate their accomplishments for the past seven months and discuss the upcoming tasks for the rest of 2017.  

Dairy firms to set own retail prices

Traders producing and importing milk and food supplements food for children under 6 years old will be entitled to self-determine the retail prices for their products.

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