$10b e-commerce targeted by 2020

The Vietnamese e-commerce market is expected to surge in the next five years, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, which has set an online sales target of US$10 billion or 5 per cent of total retail sales.

Prices of VN black pepper drop

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) announced recent drops in pepper prices, both domestic and exported, in October.

VN to boost chicken exports

Việt Nam plans to export chicken to Japan from next year and expand chicken export markets to other Asian countries in 2018, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said.

VN market to remain volatile on US vote

Vietnamese stocks are expected to remain volatile early this week until the US presidential election concludes, while foreign trading will help boost the market at the end of the week, experts have said.

Smartphone users expect technologies to change rapidly: forum

Globally, smartphones account for nearly 42 per cent of all phones, and their users expect technologies to evolve rapidly, a technology forum organised yesterday by Vietnamese mobile phone manufacturer Mobiistar and Taiwanese chip manufacturer MediaTek heard.

Shares fall for third straight day

Shares sank for a third day on the two exchanges yesterday as investors continued to maintain a cautious view on the market outlook.

Phu Quoc gets 4G connectivity via VNPT

The Việt Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) officially launched its Vinaphone 4G service in the Phú Quốc Island on Thursday.

FPT launches technology contest for students

FPT corporation, the country’s software giant has launched a technology contest with the theme “unmanned vehicles,” aimed at offering students opportunities to experience the challenges of high technology.

ICT workers key to sustainable growth

Human resource development is the key to enhancing the country’s economic development, social stability and international integration, Nguyễn Thanh Hưng, deputy minister of Information and Communications, said on Thursday.

Retail sales, service revenues rise 9.3%

Việt Nam’s total retail sale and service revenues saw a year-on-year increase of 9.3 per cent to some VNĐ2,896.6 trillion (US$126 billion) in the first ten months of 2016, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Finance industry executives form association

The Việt Nam Association of Financial Executives was formed yesterday in HCM City to create a forum for financial executives.

MoIT to hold public consultation

Viet Nam Competition Authority (VCA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will hold a public consultation with related parties on investigations for anti-dumping tariffs on coated steel sheets.

Unclear rules keep foreign ownership low in VN

Foreign ownership rates in Vietnamese companies remain low though Decree 60 stipulates no limits in most sectors, the second Việt Nam International Investor conference heard in HCM City yesterday .

Japanese property companies flock to VN

The HCM City-based Dream Home Corporation announced it has signed a comprehensive cooperation contract with The Global Group, a Japanese real estate developer, vietnamplus.vn reported.

City industrial zone offers small land plots

New land lots of smaller size are available at the Hiệp Phước Supporting Industrial Zone for supporting industry start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises, the Hiệp Phước Industrial Park Joint Stock Company has said.

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