Việt Nam News

 Extraordinary efforts are needed to enhance the current national business environment, but Việt Nam is ready to do whatever it takes to overcome low productivity, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam and other ministerial delegates concluded at yesterday’s International Conference on Substantially Improving the Business Environment to Strengthen Economic Growth.

 The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) announced the publication of the 2018 White Book on Trade and Investment Issues and Recommendations yesterday, in cooperation with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

The national trade promotion programme in 2018 will support key sectors, markets and prioritise the development of brand names of some key products every year.

Asia’s leading food and beverage trade show THAIFEX-World of Food Asia 2018 will return in its 15th edition as the largest satellite show of Anuga, the world’s foremost food and beverage (F&B) exhibition for the Asian market.

Việt Nam’s explosive growth is no secret, but investors may have to look a little closer to fully appreciate all the investment opportunities underlying the broader stories. Here, our expat financial expert Brian Spence dissects just a few.

Việt Nam’s fruit and vegetable exports are expected to top US$4.5 billion by 2020, with fruits accounting for $3.6 billion, according to the Crop Production Department.

Japanese enterprises proposed to Việt Nam to further reform administrative procedures for import goods, especially food.

Despite a downtrend during most time of the trade on Thursday, shares rebounded in the last trading minutes, driven by bank stocks and cash flow into some individual large-cap stocks.

Small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have become drivers for national economic growth, said Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân.

The import of automobiles surged suddenly early this month, according to the General Department of Customs (GDC).

A delegation of 70 enterprises from Hong Kong will visit Việt Nam to seek cooperation with Vietnamese firms on 21 March 2018 in HCM City.

Total assets of banks in Việt Nam by the end of last year surged 17.62 per cent against 2016 to VNĐ10 quadrillion (US$440.5 billion).

Việt Nam Television Cable Corporation Limited Company (VTVcab) will float nearly 42.3 million shares in its initial public offering (IPO) on April 17 on Hà Nội Stock Exchange.

The fair, which will conclude on March 23, has seen the participation of 1,000 enterprises from 15 countries. It is expected to attract two million visitors.

Việt Nam Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2) sold its entire offering of nearly 115 million shares, equivalent to 22.97 per cent of its charter capital, in its initial public offering (IPO) on the HCM Stock Exchange on Wednesday.

The first International Exhibition & Conference for Horticultural and Floricultural Production and Processing Technology (Hortex Vietnam) and the first international trade show on agricultural machinery, equipment and technologies (Agri Machinery & Tech Vietnam) opened on March 14 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre.

Việt Nam has urged the US government to consider excluding Vietnamese products from its new announcement on tariff measures for imported steel and aluminium. Chu Đức Khải, Vice Chairman and General Secretary of the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA), talks to Việt Nam News reporter Tạ Thu Giang about the challenges faced by Vietnamese steel makers after the decision.

US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will inspect reality of Việt Nam’s catfish control system in next months, according the National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD).