Credit should be given to priority areas, especially high-tech agriculture, export, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and start-ups in order to complete the 2017 socio-economic development plan, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said at the regular Cabinet meeting in Hà Nội yesterday.
As Vietnamese sugar mills gird themselves for stronger competition in the future, with ASEAN trade agreements calling for lower import duties, they have sought to develop alternative revenue streams. One of these is the production of electricity from bagasse, the pulpy remnants of sugarcane that has been crushed to release its juice.
A conference to promote investment in central Thanh Hóa Province was held in Berlin, Germany, on Monday afternoon (local time).
Uber Việt Nam has confirmed that CEO Đặng Việt Dũng stepped down from his post on October 1 after three years of running the ride hailing service firm in the country.
LienVietPostBank’s general director, Phạm Doãn Sơn, has denied rumours about the bank merging with Sacombank.
Việt Nam has become the first country allowed to export star-apple fruit to the United States. The breakthrough follows 10 years of negotiations.
Vietsovpetro, a giant oil and gas joint venture, posted gas output of 50 billion cu.m after 30 years of operation on Sunday.
The national index of industrial production (IIP) increased 7.9 per cent year-on-year in the first nine months of this year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.
Shares fell further on the HCM Stock Exchange as large-cap stocks continued performing negatively on poor market sentiment.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường has called for greater efforts to address the shortage of raw materials faced by the domestic cashew processing industry, saying that remains the biggest challenge for the sector’s development.
Mekong Capital, a Việt Nam-focused private equity firm, reported total earnings of nearly US$79 million from its divestments this year to date, including the recent sale of its remaining holdings in the agricultural company Lộc Trời Group.
Enterprises providing transport services and construction materials planned to increase charges following an increase in fuel prices on the domestic market last week.
On September 21, Trade and Industry Minister Trần Tuấn Anh signed a historic decision cutting 675 business and investment procedures, equivalent to 55.5 per cent of total business conditions under that the ministry (MoIT) had reviewed.
Consumers in HCM City can trace the origin of chicken meat and eggs they buy at both traditional and modern retail outlets starting on October 3.
The total retail sale value of goods and services from January to September posted the highest year-on-year increase in 2017, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
The Việt Nam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose in September, with faster rises in output, new orders and employment on the back of stronger customer demand.
VinFast, the first Vietnamese automobile manufacturing complex opened by Vingroup, presented 20 sedan and SUV designs and officially launched a contest to select the most favourite car models on October 2.
Hà Nội has proposed to the Prime Minister to put in place a special mechanism to build 22,300 commercial apartments, which would help add to the housing stock for relocation.
A team of experts from Samsung will support three Vietnamese firms to improve their competitiveness and capability to join the global supply chains.
Hòa Phát-Dung Quất Steel Joint Stock Company and Italy’s metal plants supplier Danieli Company last week signed a contract to provide thin slab caster and hot-rolled mill.
