Việt Nam News

Cuttlefish and octopus exports this year are expected to increase by four per cent from last year to reach US$470 million, according to the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters (VASEP).

Shares advanced further on the two local exchanges yesterday, driven by energy stocks’ continuing rise by three consecutive sessions of positive crude trading.

Vietnamese tra fish exporters should see Asia as an answer to difficulties they are facing in markets like the US and the EU, experts and officials say.

The central city’s clean water supply (Dawaco) proposed to raise fund to build the Hòa Liên Water Plant rather than using non-refundable Official Development Assistance (ODA) funds from Japan.

The central province of Bình Định aims to attract 40 domestic projects and seven foreign projects with the total investment capital of US$510 million in 2017, according to the provincal Department of Planning and Investment.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has submitted to the Government a draft decree declaring a State trade monopoly in 20 goods and services.

HCM City authorities have urged the city’s Department of Planning and Investment to propose solutions to achieve a Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of between 8.4 and 8.7 per cent this year.

The Vietnamese economy is expected to be steady with inflation remaining under control. In addition, the Government will continue to implement measures to improve the business and investment environment and support businesses.

Vietnamese insurance sector is predicted to gain a growth of 20 per cent this year thanks to changing in Government’s policies, experts have said.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has highly appreciated that Samsung Group set up a mobile research and development centre which helped to transfer cutting-edge technology to Việt Nam, and hoped that the South Korean group would keep its commitment to invest more in the country’s high-tech sector.

Thailand’s plan to sell all its rice reserves of about eight million tonnes this year has sparked concerns that this move will undermine Việt Nam’s rice exports.

Many young people, including those who studied abroad and returned home to establish businesses, shared useful ideas on start-ups at a conference late last week in HCM City.

Shares are moving into positive territory, driven by strong investment inflows on an optimistic market outlook expected this week.

The application of science and technology will be one of the strategic solutions for restructuring the industry and trade sector as well as for its sustainable development.

The central province of Quảng Ngãi expects to collect a total of VNĐ12.1 trillion (US$530 million) in State budget revenue this year, the People’s Committee said.

Deputy HCM City People’s Committee Chairman Lê Văn Khoa asked relevant departments to improve management and take measures to tackle factors that could create the conditions for a property market bubble.

A new government circular took effect on Friday, allowing businesses to announce their level of energy efficiency and self-label their goods.

The market segment for offices and retail space for lease in Hà Nội is expected to become fiercely competitive as supply increases.