Province urged to speed up Thăng Long IP

Vĩnh Phúc has assigned functional departments to create favourable conditions for the investor to speed up construction of the Thăng Long industrial park so that the project begins operations soon.

VN ups ASEAN petrol imports

Việt Nam imported petroleum mainly from ASEAN and South Korea in the first seven months of 2017, which together accounted for 90 per cent of petrol imports.

Cà Mau wants to build $3.5 billion seaport

Southernmost Cà Mau Province is seeking investment to develop a US$3.5 billion seaport complex, which can receive vessels of up to 250,000 tonnes capacity, on Hòn Khoai Island.

Chinese rigging pepper prices: VPA

Domestic pepper prices have been fluctuating abnormally from late July until now, with the VPA blaming price manipulating measures used by Chinese businesses.

Linking national and regional customs windows

The national one-door customs mechanism, first introduced   in 2011, has considerably reduced time spent on customs procedures and facilitated import and export activities. This forms an important premise for Việt Nam as it develops its National Single Window (NSW) that will have to integrate with the ASEAN Single Window (ASW).

 

Action urged to tackle fake, low-quality fertilisers

Management over the fertiliser market must be enhanced to prevent fake and low-quality products which caused an estimated losses of about US$2.5 billion each year for the country with more than 70 per cent of its population working in the farming sector, experts said at an online conference on Wednesday.

Taxi firms slam ‘impossible’ restrictions

The Hà Nội Department of Transport (DoT) is now asking for opinions on a regulation draft over the business and conditions for transportation business by auto within the city limit, set to be approved by the end of 2017, to which there have been controversial responses from taxi firms and association.

Cà Mau rolls out red carpet for investors

Authorities in the southern province of Cà Mau should accelerate the administrative reform process and offer the most beneficial policies for investors, business leaders have said.

VN shares tumble on global tension

Vietnamese shares tumbled on Wednesday on both local markets as investors triggered large-scale sell-offs following rising tension between the US and North Korea and false news about the arrest of a former banker.

VPBank gets approval for HOSE listing

The HCM Stock Exchange (HOSE) on Tuesday approved the listing of more than 1.33 billion shares of Việt Nam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank).

Trà Vinh gives licence for wind power project

Trà Vinh Province’s Management Board of Economic Zones on Tuesday granted an investment registration certificate to two investors to develop the first phase of the Duyên Hải Wind Power Project.

Fibre, yarn exports surge over last 7 months

Over 341,000 tonnes of fibre and yarn were shipped abroad for $933.4 million in the first half of this year alone, up 18.5 per cent in volume and 29.47 per cent in value, according to the General Department of Customs.

 

Korea extends anti-dumping probe

The Korea Trade Commission (KTC) has extended its anti-dumping investigation against ferroalloy imported from Việt Nam, Ukraine and India and will arrive at a final decision on October 1 this year instead of August 1 as per the previous deadline.

HN targets parts supply growth

Hà Nội needs more favourable policies to boost the parts supply industry, experts said Monday at a conference on developing the industry in the capital. The city plans to increase the number of parts supply firms from the current 200-250 to 900-1,000 firms by 2020.

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