Thái Nguyên boosts co-operation with Swedish firms

The northern province of Thái Nguyên hopes to co-operate with businesses from Ostergotland Province of Sweden in various fields, Như Văn Tám, vice chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, said.

Property stocks boost VN-Index

The benchmark VN-Index bounced back above 710 points yesterday, boosted by strong investments in property stocks as investors sought new opportunities in speculative shares.

High liquidity, but no drop in interest rates

Despite good liquidity in the banking system, the peculiarities in Việt Nam’s monetary policy management has prevented the decline of interest rates on deposits, a central economic report said.

VN steelmakers ask for dumping measures

Four Vietnamese steelmakers--including China Steel Sumikin Vietnam JSC, Phuong Nam Co. Ltd., Nam Kim Steel JSC, and Dong A Steel JSC-- continued to demand new measures to prevent coated steel sheets shipped from mainland China and South Korea from being sold at cheap prices in the market.

Massive container ship docks in VN

Margrethe Maersk, a Triple-E container ship which is the world’s largest, docked at Cái Mép International Terminal (CMIT) on Monday – a milestone in Việt Nam’s navigation history.

HCM City looks to improve tax collection

HCM City has asked the municipal tax authority to enhance preventative measures against tax fraud and transfer pricing to ensure tax revenue and improve business confidence.

Australian state invites Vietnamese investors

Australia Vietnam Business Council (AVBC) and Canberra University recently held a workshop in Sydney where they called on Vietnamese businesses to invest in Australia’s New South Wales.

Nha Trang gets $16 million social housing project

The Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUD) has started construction of a new US$16.2 million social housing project in the central coastal Khánh Hòa Province's Nha Trang City.

 

HN to conduct economic survey of municipality

The Hà Nội People’s Committee  has recently issued its 2017 economic survey plan for the municipality, where it will investigate the business sector, administration agencies, private services and religious affairs.

Brazil to import robusta coffee from Việt Nam

Silvio Farnesi, Brazilan Ministry of Agriculture’s manager in charge of coffee, said the Brazilian government has approved import of robusta coffee for the first time in history, including from Việt Nam.

PM sets bar high for shrimp exports

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has set a shrimp export target of US$10 billion by 2030. However, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc disagreed with this, saying the target is too low and can be reached by 2025. But analysts are divided on this.

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