Agriculture to focus on 10 export products: Minister

The agricultural sector will focus on restructuring, developing and promoting 10 key products for export, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường said at a meeting held on November 22 in Hà Nội.

Credit growth in Hà Nội rises 15.6%

Outstanding loans of Hà Nội-credit institutions are estimated to touch VNĐ1.43 trillion (US$63.27 million) in November, up 15.6 per cent since last December, reveals the latest report by Hà Nội Statistics Office.

National brand award to honour 88 businesses

Up to 88 businesses will be presented with the "Việt Nam Value Award 2016" in recognition of their strong national brand names on November 30, officials announced on Wednesday.

Authorities fine telecom providers

The Ministry of Information and Communications imposed fines of around VNĐ1 billion (US$45,000) on Viettel, VinaPhone, MobiFone, Vietnamobile and GTel for violating regulations on discounts and promotions.

 

Committee to launch economic survey

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has issued a decision establishing a central steering committee to launch a general economic survey next year to serve the country’s economic management.

Gov’t aims for stable power tariff

The electricity sector in 2017 would strive to prevent the power tariff issue from stirring controversies among people, said Hoàng Quốc Vượng, deputy minister of Industry and Trade.
 

Sanctions will convince State-owned enterprises to list

A number of big State-owned enterprises recently listing or preparing trading on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) after long-delayed plans have attracted large investor attention. Tạ Thanh Bình, Director of Securities Market Development Department under the State Securities Commission, speaks to Việt Nam News about the newly effective regulation on obligatory listing for equitised State-owned enterprises and its impact on the market and equitisation progress.

VN fruit sent to tough markets

Việt Nam exported nearly 10,000 tonnes of fresh fruit to difficult markets such as the United States, Canada, South Korea and Japan in the first 10 months of this year.

Masan, banks lift local stocks

Shares rallied for a third succession session on Wednesday, driven by consumer goods producer Masan Group’s dividend payment plan, while financial-banking stocks continued to perform well.

 

VinaCapital sells trophy asset for $100 million

The Vietnam Opportunity Fund, managed by VinaCapital Group, has sold its entire holding in an unnamed trophy asset for US$100 million to a newly-formed hospitality joint venture between it and US private equity firm Warburg Pincus.

VN says dependence on Chinese imports shrinks

Efforts to decrease the trade deficit with China is an important policy and one of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s chief concerns, in addition to increasing exports to this market, says Industry and Trade Deputy Minister Đỗ Thắng Hải.

Industrial production to rise 8% in 2017: MoIT

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has mapped out next year’s development plan for the industrial sector and forecast an 8 per cent rise in industrial production, against this year.

Pact boosts Việt Nam-Russia trade: officials

The Việt Nam – Eurasian Economic Union free trade agreement, which took effect last month, offers Vietnamese firms the opportunity to boost exports of garments and textiles, footwear, wooden products, seafood, and farm produce to Russia, a conference heard in HCM City yesterday.

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