Ornamental fish export revenue up

HCM City earned more than US$11.5 million from exporting 9.3 million ornamental fish in the first half of the year, a rise of 25 per cent in output and a surge of 52 per cent in revenue over the same period, according to the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 

 

Cloud key to 4th industrial revolution

Cloud computing is a crucial technological trend and has become an important technology during the fourth industrial revolution, according to Nguyễn Thành Phúc, director general of the Authority of Information Technology Application.

Fruit, vegetable exports growing

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nguyễn Xuân Cường said the export potential of fruits and vegetables is huge, with the products key to restructuring the sector.

VN leads Asia in corporate gender diversity

Việt Nam surpassed every other country in Asia in terms of gender diversity throughout corporations, with women comprising 17.6 per cent of the country’s total board members , said Deloitte Global’s fifth edition of Women in the Boardroom: A Global Perspective study.

Retail set for tech transformation

Việt Nam’s retail sector is anticipating significant changes, driven by a technology boom, in people’s spending and shopping habits, experts said at the Forbes Talks on retail development on Thursday.

ABAC prioritises regional integration, sustainable growth

Strengthening regional integration, promoting sustainable, innovative and inclusive growth, and enhancing the competitive edge of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are among the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation's (APEC) 2017 priorities.

Inflation projected to drop in 2017

Market research firm Market Intello has forecast that Việt Nam’s inflation this year may fall to below 3 per cent, lower than the rate of 3.8 per cent it predicted last month.

HCM City remittances worth $2.1 billion in H1

Remittances to HCM City in the first six months of the year were worth US$2.1 billion, marginally up from the same period last year, according to the State Bank of Việt Nam’s HCM City branch.

SBV looks to up foreign reserves

The State Bank of Việt Nam’s transaction centre this week raised the reference buying rate for the US dollar by VNĐ50 to VNĐ22,725, revealing its intention to expand foreign reserves.

New decree targets labeling violations

Labels must be displayed directly on goods or their commercial packaging in easy-to-spot positions, clearly and fully showing compulsory information about the item.

VN firms urged to boost branding

Up to 80 per cent of enterprises invest less than 5 per cent of sales revenue in branding development, underming the domestic and foreign market share for Vietnamese products. This was one of the issues discussed at a conference in Ha Noi yesterday on improving competitiveness through branding development.

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