Việt Nam News

Pepper prices in the southern province of Kiên Giang’s Phú Quốc Island have have fallen sharply,  causing difficulties for pepper farmers on the emerald island.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved in principle a plan to build a road connecting the Nội Bài-Lào Cai Expressway and Sa Pa in the north-western province of Lào Cai under the build-operate-transfer model.

The Technology Demonstration and Connection Conference 2018 (TechDemo) will be held in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ from October 3 to October 5.

Environmental protection taxes on petroleum products will be increased from January 1, 2019, according to a resolution issued by the National Assembly Standing Committee.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will host an international conference on Vietnamese rice in Hà Nội on October 10.

An Giang Province will kick off an investment conference on September 29 with the attendance of the Prime Minister. The announcement was made by a representative of the provincial authorities on September 20.

A September 20 signing ceremony in HCM City saw the Bank for the Investment and Development of Việt Nam (BIDV), the BIDV Insurance Corporation (BIC) and Bách Khoa Energy Corporation (SolarBK) agree to Việt Nam’s first plan to guarantee financial support for household rooftop solar power.

The textile and garment industry was anticipated to continue facing with challenges in 2019 as the industry was in the midst of a transition period which required breakthroughs to shift its position in the global value chain.

Francophone enterprises in Asia Pacific will be supported to develop trade in the future, especially startups and micro, small and medium businesses in the region.

Applying modern processing and preserving technologies for produce after harvesting is crucial to ensure food safety and raise the value of agricultural products, experts said during a conference on food processing and preserving held in HCM City on September 20.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) will enhance the quality of securities firms by shutting down and revoking licences of financially-weak companies to ensure the sector is healthy.

Việt Nam is confronting challenges in the process of restructuring the public financial sector, Deputy Minister of Finance Đỗ Hoàng Anh Tuấn said during a forum on Thursday.

Digital transformation is a vital step for businesses to stay afloat in the industry 4.0 era, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday.

Importers of 175cc engine motorbikes and above will no longer have to register for automatic import licences at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

A joint venture by Việt Phương (VPG) Investment Group and Quarzwerke Group of Germany on Wednesday began construction of a low-iron sand and quartz powder processing plant in Phong Điền District, the central province of Thừa Thiên – Huế.

Earlier this week, the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) issued a directive to hasten the restructuring of credit institutions associated with resolving bad debts.

Corporate culture and business ethics help create brand value for businesses, so local firms should pay more attention to those issues, according to experts at a seminar on business culture and ethics.

Việt Nam-focused private equity firm Mekong Capital has divested its final investment in its Mekong Enterprise Fund in Minh Hoàng Garment Joint Stock Company, the company announced on September 20.