The semiconductor industry is a growing sector in Việt Nam and has attracted many foreign investors. Việt Nam News reporter Thu Ngân talks with Ng Kai Fai, president of SEMI Southeast Asia, about the industry and the upcoming 2017 SEMICON Southeast Asia Penang, Malaysia.

Job demand in the IT industry is higher than ever and will continue to grow in the near future, according to a report from VietnamWorks, a job recruitment website.

Prices of raw shrimp have been increasing rapidly in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta since early February when shrimp processors returned to work soon after Tết (Lunar New Year), according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The VN Index on the HCM Stock Exchange rose slightly yesterday as investor confidence remained low on a lack of business news.

Many Vietnamese rice exporters are facing difficulties after China authorised only 22 Vietnamese businesses to export rice into the country.

Thailand’s Siam Cement Group (SCG) has spent US$156 million to buy a Kusto Group’s cement company in Quảng Bình Province.

The Industrial Zone Management Board of southern Đồng Nai Province has revoked investment permits granted to 40 FDI projects that have been abandoned or delayed for a long time. 

Investors need to look beyond first-tier cities and at new types of assets to make profits, including emerging markets such as Việt Nam, as the Asian property market slows.

Việt Nam has the highest proportion of female CEOs in the Asia Pacific region at some 25 per cent, much higher than the world average of 10 per cent.

According to a report by Vietnamworks, the demand for recruitment for Information Technology (IT) jobs has doubled between 2013 and 2016.

The opportunities for Việt Nam to tap the Australian market are huge if businesses create competitive products up to international standards, experts have said.

Airport Corporation of Viet Nam (ACV) has proposed an investment plan for more than VNĐ31 trillion (US$1.36 million) between 2016 and 2020.

A strategic agreement to develop the Buôn Ma Thuột coffee brand is expected to revive the country’s coffee industry, which needs to replace thousands of old, unproductive trees on farms in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk.

E-commerce activities have developed strongly in Việt Nam in recent years with an average revenue growth rate of 22 per cent per a year.

Satisfaction of firms with administrative procedures reform in taxation has increased over the past two years but more reforms are still needed, a survey by the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) revealed on Tuesday.

HCM City’s efforts to reform its administration and create conditions for businesses to develop have not met the expectation of many entrepreneurs, a meeting between the city’s leaders and businesses in HCM City yesterday heard.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has targeted to increase contribution of logistics sector to the country’s GDP from the current 2-3 per cent to 8-10 per cent by 2025.