A workshop introducing the Irish food industry was held in Hà Nội on September 5, opening up opportunities for businesses of the two countries to seek investment and cooperation in this field, with a focus on sustainability, health and wellness.
A survey of the private-equity sector in July by consulting firm Grant Thornton found that 72 per cent of respondents (down 14 percentage points from six months ago) anticipated higher level of investment activities in Việt Nam in the next 12 months.
Many Japanese companies are exploring investment opportunities in the Vietnamese food market, which is expected to grow at around 5 per cent a year.
Potential threats to the nation’s economic sovereignty, natural environment and social fabric should be limited to the maximum extent possible, a foreign investment expert has said.
The State Securities Commission (SSC) has allowed Domesco Medical Import Export Joint Stock Corporation (Domesco) to increase its foreign ownership to 100 per cent, a move that shows Việt Nam’s willingness to open up to more foreign capital.
A fall in tea export value is putting pressure on the tea industry to enhance product quality to raise the value and price of tea products.
Nine companies have registered to buy all 95,000 tonnes of salt inventory from farmers in HCM City’s Cần Giờ District, according to the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The Vietnamese Representative Office of Hanjin Shipping Global, South Korea’s giant container shipping company, announced that it would not accept any new booking of freight orders from August 31.
Vietnam Airlines signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 10 more A350-900 aircraft in Ha Noi on September 6.
Vietnamese shares were mixed yesterday while large-cap stocks continued to sink on foreign selling.
The free trade agreement (FTA) between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Việt Nam will take effect on October 5, Minister for Trade at the Eurasian Economic Commission Board Veronika Nikishina has said.
Việt Nam has gained good results in the development of enterprises for the first eight months of this year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).
On August 26 the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu issued for the first time municipal bonds worth VNĐ500 billion (US$4.44 million) to raise capital for infrastructure projects. The money will be used for building the Phước Hòa-Cái Mép Road, the Hồ Sông Ray inland canal system, and the Vũng Tàu Polyclinic.
Việt Nam’s (B1 stable) credit profile is supported by its robust economic growth and diversified economy, Moody’s Investors Service said on Wednesday.
Thailand and Việt Nam have won deals to supply a total of 250,000 tonnes of rice to the Philippines after the two countries reduced their selling prices to suit Manila’s budget.
The local stock market is likely to remain volatile this week, given rise to profit-taking pressures, while the benchmark VN-Index is approaching the short-term peak of 680 points, analysts have said.
The number of foreigners visiting Việt Nam in August reached 899,700 arrivals, an increase of 34.4 per cent over the same period last year, according to Việt Nam’s General Statistics Office.
The Ministry of Construction has asked Hà Nội and HCM City to formulate policies that promote social housing development amid a rising demand from citizens for products in this segment.
The price of apartments in HCM City is expected to increase annually by 5-10 per cent for the next three years, according to a report by Jones Lang LaSalle Việt Nam (JLL Việt Nam), a foreign commercial real estate and property services provider.
The tourism property market has been hot this year with many new projects and increasing transaction volumes, insiders said.
