VN dragon fruit wows Aussie consumers

Nearly 100 kilos of dragon fruit were sold during the Vietnamese Dragon Fruit Day, which was jointly held by the Vietnamese Trade Office and the Embassy of Vietnam in Australia on September 30.

VNPT schedules IPO in 2019

Telecom operator Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) expects to hold its initial public offering (IPO) in 2019.

HCM City industry parks need new plan

Industrial and processing parks in HCM City have not developed to their potential due to poor infrastructure and a lack of connection among the parks, delegates said at a weekend seminar.

Alarm over foreign currency lending growth

According to the National Financial Supervisory Commission, in the first eight months of the year, lending in foreign currencies jumped by 11.5 per cent compared to only 1.7 per cent in the same period last year.

Green building trending: experts

Investing in a green factory is a strategic factor in achieving sustainable growth, both bringing tangible benefits to investors and enhancing their public image, experts have told a workshop.

Banks urged to serve low earners

Việt Nam has significant room to promote inclusive finance, given 70 per cent of its population is living in rural areas and many are locked out of the conventional banking system due to low income, experts have said.

Expats in VN earn $88,000 per year

Expats working in Việt Nam said they earn on average nearly US$88,100, with 36 per cent seeing their income increase by 25 per cent, the latest Expat Explorer survey compiled by HSBC Bank revealed.

Banks face charter capital difficulties

State-owned banks are finding it more difficult to increase charter capital, especially when they still have to pay dividends instead of keeping the money for this purpose.

EU becomes VN’s largest shrimp importer

The EU has replaced Japan as Việt Nam’s largest shrimp importer, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) and the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

GDP target within reach: GSO official

The Government has set a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth target of 6.7 per cent for 2017, which General Statistics Office General Director Nguyễn Bích Lâm, said is quite achievable.

VN, Thai firms promote trade

Vietnamese and Thai businesses have enhanced trade promotion activities in the other country to achieve bilateral trade of US$20 billion by 2020 as targeted by the two governments, a Việt Nam-Thailand Business Matching event heard in HCM City yesterday.

Cái Mép-Thị Vải Port needs changes

The Cái Mép-Thị Vải Port Complex has obtained significant investment for its expansion, however, it has still not fully maximised efficiency and capacity, causing wastage of potential and national resources.

VN to reach $70b trade with S Korea

Việt Nam is likely to reach US$70 billion of bilateral trade with South Korea by 2020, an official said at a seminar on export promotion to South Korea held on Friday in HCM City.

VN Index falls after late selling

Shares fell slightly on the HCM Stock Exchange on Friday as large-cap stocks lost steam and declined on investors’ late selling.

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