Việt Nam News

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường explained several new regulations regarding agriculture during a working session in Hà Nội on Wednesday with Senior Vice President of the US-ASEAN Business Council Michael Michalak.

A wide range of indoor and outdoor furniture, handicrafts, and interior furnishing and accessories are on display at the 2017 Việt Nam International Furniture and Home Accessories Fair (VIFA-EXPO 2017) that opened in HCM City on Wednesday.

Production and business results improved in the first two months of this year, but trade was unbalanced with strong growth in auto and mobile phone imports, the Ministry of Industry and Trade reported.

Lộc Trời Group,  a leading provider of agricultural services and products in Việt Nam, in coordination with IFC and the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP), launched the Sustainable Rice Production Programme in Việt Nam during a kick-off ceremony held in HCM City on Wednesday.

The semiconductor industry is a growing sector in Việt Nam and has attracted many foreign investors. Việt Nam News reporter Thu Ngân talks with Ng Kai Fai, president of SEMI Southeast Asia, about the industry and the upcoming 2017 SEMICON Southeast Asia Penang, Malaysia.

Job demand in the IT industry is higher than ever and will continue to grow in the near future, according to a report from VietnamWorks, a job recruitment website.

Prices of raw shrimp have been increasing rapidly in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta since early February when shrimp processors returned to work soon after Tết (Lunar New Year), according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The VN Index on the HCM Stock Exchange rose slightly yesterday as investor confidence remained low on a lack of business news.

Many Vietnamese rice exporters are facing difficulties after China authorised only 22 Vietnamese businesses to export rice into the country.

Thailand’s Siam Cement Group (SCG) has spent US$156 million to buy a Kusto Group’s cement company in Quảng Bình Province.

The Industrial Zone Management Board of southern Đồng Nai Province has revoked investment permits granted to 40 FDI projects that have been abandoned or delayed for a long time. 

Investors need to look beyond first-tier cities and at new types of assets to make profits, including emerging markets such as Việt Nam, as the Asian property market slows.

Việt Nam has the highest proportion of female CEOs in the Asia Pacific region at some 25 per cent, much higher than the world average of 10 per cent.

According to a report by Vietnamworks, the demand for recruitment for Information Technology (IT) jobs has doubled between 2013 and 2016.

The opportunities for Việt Nam to tap the Australian market are huge if businesses create competitive products up to international standards, experts have said.

Airport Corporation of Viet Nam (ACV) has proposed an investment plan for more than VNĐ31 trillion (US$1.36 million) between 2016 and 2020.

A strategic agreement to develop the Buôn Ma Thuột coffee brand is expected to revive the country’s coffee industry, which needs to replace thousands of old, unproductive trees on farms in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk.

E-commerce activities have developed strongly in Việt Nam in recent years with an average revenue growth rate of 22 per cent per a year.