Việt Nam News

Intimex, a member of the BRG Group, officially offered Japanese Aomori Apples for sale in Việt Nam to meet demand for clean, high quality and guaranteed apples from local consumers.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is developing a decree aimed at boosting the development of industrial zones (IZs) and economic zones (EZs).

The aircraft has played an important role in the carrier’s plans to expand its base and renovate its fleet.

The Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk will continue supporting coffee exporters in seeking and expanding their export outlets and co-operating with domestic and foreign partners.

South Korean exports to Việt Nam has increased by 11.8 per cent year-on-year as of October, according to the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation (KOTRA).

The HCM City Credit Guarantee Fund provided guarantees to eight projects of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in 2016 so they could get loans worth a total of VNĐ360 billion (US$16.07 million).

Since the outset of 2016, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang has attracted 63 domestic and foreign investment projects worth VNĐ14.67 trillion (US$678.7 million).

Businesses from Italy’s Trento Province have shown their interest in Việt Nam’s investment incentives, especially in technology, electro-mechanics, green agriculture, forestry and pharmaceuticals, which are its strengths.

Việt Nam’s two largest cities -- Hà Nội and HCM City -- have been listed among the top emerging market cities in the world that are attractive for foreign direct investment (FDI). 

Speeding the equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and development of the stock market is important to secure a Government policy to restructure businesses over the next five years, a finance official said.

At the beginning of December some banks cut deposit interest rates by 0.1-0.2 percentage points.

Việt Nam must improve the local supply of raw materials for the wood processing industry to ensure sustainable development and meet export targets.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc urged local-level authorities in Gia Lai Province yesterday to strive to become governments of dialogue, working together with businesses and ready to share failures and successes with them.

The local stock market is expected to continue advancing this week on expectations of buying by foreign investors, analysts say.

Viglacera Corporation, a construction materials producer in Việt Nam, is entering into a joint venture partnership with Cuban giant developer Geicon, to manufacture building materials in the Caribbean island nation.

Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet has set its initial public offering (IPO) of 44.78 million shares, equal to 14.9 per cent of the firm’s chartered capital of VNĐ3 trillion (US$133.3 million), to raise US$170 million, Reuters reported on Thursday.

The key point in building smart cities is suitable planning, said Hoàng Lê Minh, director of the Việt Nam National Institute of Software and Digital Content Industry (NISCI) at the 2016 IT Day held in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Analog signals will be switched off in eight provinces - Bắc Ninh, Bình Dương, Hà Nam, Hải Dương, Hậu Giang, Hưng Yên, Vĩnh Long and Vĩnh Phúc - on December 30.