MSMEs need Gov’t support to benefit from FTAs

Trade facilitation, partnerships and capacity-building activities are needed for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in APEC-member economies so they can take advantage of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), speakers said at a workshop held on June 7 in HCM City.

 

Credit growth reaches 5.8%

Credit growth in the first five months of this year reached 5.8 per cent, Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ said.

Mekong transport works suffer delays

Transport infrastructure in the Mekong Delta has recently seen huge investments, but the region still faces many connectivity challenges as many of the works have stalled or been delayed.

HCM City to host Mekong Beauty Show

More than 200 Vietnamese and foreign cosmetics firms will showcase their new technologies and innovations at the 2nd Mekong Beauty Show in HCM City from June 14 to 16.

Vietinbank to issue 400,000 bonds in 2018

Việt Nam Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) plans to issue 400,000 bonds worth VNĐ10 million each to raise its capital by VNĐ4 trillion (US$174.7 million).

3 expos open simultaneously in HCM City

Vietnam ICT COMM, an international telecom, IT and communications exhibition, BROADCASTEX, an international broadcasting exhibition, and ELECTRONICS, an International exhibition on electronic products, opened in HCM City on June 7.

Vietnam AutoExpo 2018 opens in Hà Nội

The Vietnamese economy is witnessing a good growth momentum, marking a positive signal for the development of the automobile market, said deputy minister of Industry and Trade Đỗ Thắng Hải.

Forbes Vietnam announces top 50 firms

 Forbes Vietnam on Tuesday announced Vietnam’s 50 top listed companies for 2018, which account for 70.8 per cent of total market capitalisation on the HCM and Hà Nội stock exchanges.

Việt Nam food firms set for India expo

Many Vietnamese firms are set to participate in the Vibrant Tamil Nadu Expo and Summit in Madurai city, India, to seek information and business opportunities, a meeting heard in HCM City yesterday.

Shares move up for a fifth session

Vietnamese shares extended gains Wednesday for a third session as positive investor confidence lifted sectors such as securities and banking-finance industries and several individual large-cap stocks.

Lý Sơn Islands break Japan market

The island district of Lý Sơn in the central province of Quảng Ngãi has exported 500 tonnes of purple onion – an unique farm product of the island – to Japan market.

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