Việt Nam News

Catfish is one of Việt Nam’s major seafood exports with a turnover of US$1.8 billion, and its skin, a waste product, is also being exported starting recently.

The prices of Việt Nam’s sticky rice are facing a downward trend due to its over-supply and dependence on a single large market, according to the Department of Farm Produce Processing and Market Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Prosperous business performance and positive bank share price trend in the stock market are expected to help some commercial banks meet capital increase deadline required by the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV).

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s draft decree on the development and management of traditional markets and supermarkets is facing criticism as it imposes restrictions on retail businesses.

Vietnamese shares almost fell to the defensive side on Monday as selling pressure rose in the final minutes of the session and pushed stocks down following recent rallies.

The central province of Quảng Trị is getting another wind power plant, thanks to a total investment of US$68 million from a domestic company.

The northern province of Thái Nguyên will publish a list of 65 projects calling for investment at the investment promotion conference to be held here on July 1.

Russian automotive manufacturer Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ) will establish a joint venture to distribute its products in the Vietnamese market after it received good feedback at the Vietnam AutoExpo 2018 held in Hà Nội from June 6-9.

The Indonesian Anti-Dumping Committee (KADI) has announced the application of anti-dumping measures on colour-coated steel sheet imports from Việt Nam and China.

Under Decision No1250/QĐ-UBND, signed by the committee's chairman Nguyễn Đức Chính on Friday, Quảng Bình Province-located Tân Hoàn Cầu Corporation was allowed to construct Hướng Hiệp 1 wind power plant project in Hướng Hiệp commune, the mountainous district of Đakrong.

The first-ever Thanh Hà litchi festival opened in the northern province of Hải Dương on June 10 to promote the local specialty fruit.

Vietnamese stocks are forecast to experience volatility and adjustments in some trading sessions next week but the rising momentum will continue to be the mainstream trend in the short term, analysts said.

According to the Foreign Investment Agency, in the first five months of the year foreign direct investment in new projects was worth US$4.66 billion, 17 per cent down from last year’s figure for the same period.

The central province of Quảng Bình is calling for investments on a list of 48 projects with a total expected value of over VNĐ50 trillion (US$2.2 billion).

Myanmar, where 70 per cent of the people are farm workers, needs modern technologies to improve its agricultural production. The opportunity has come through a Vietnamese telecom company, which provides industry 4.0 apps and services through mobile broadband.

HCM City is publishing information on the activities of several real estate investors that have applied for mortgage loans secured by their property and land-use rights.

Viettel Group’s 10^th international mobile phone network, Mytel, commenced operations in Myanmar on June 9.

The Vietnamese automobile market is predicted to develop strongly between now and 2035 as the country is experiencing a “golden population structure,” which offers opportunities to promote the automobile industry.