Việt Nam News

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Tuesday signed an official development assistance (ODA) loan agreement worth JPY12.865 billion (US$117.8 million) for the Hoà Lạc Science and Technology City Development Project.

There is huge opportunity for Việt Nam and the US to further boost investment and trade ties in many sectors, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday.

HCM City and the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on Tuesday signed a cooperation agreement in industry and trade between the two localities that will extend between this year and 2020.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc signed a decision on Monday to add three more products - brackish water shrimp, high-quality coffee and ginseng - to the list of national products.

The midterm Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) 2017 between the Vietnamese Government and the business community will be held in Hà Nội on June 16.

Domestic auto assemblers and parts suppliers are showcasing their latest products at the 14th International Automobile and Supporting Industries Exhibition (Auto Expo 2017), which opened in Hà Nội today.

Cái Lân International Container Terminal (CICT) announced the launch of a new route for container vessels ACS Cái Lân connecting India, Malaysia, Singapore, Việt Nam, China and the Republic of Korea on Tuesday.

By the end of the year, Bình Định will continue to accelerate investment promotion to attract more investment capital, especially in its Nhơn Hội Economic Zone and other zones.

The Prime Minister has approved the equitisation plan to offload the State’s capital in the Việt Nam Urban and Industrial Zone Development Investment Corporation (IDICO).

Though business ties between Việt Nam and the Czech Republic have seen dynamic development, there remains great potential to develop trade and investment ties between the two nations.

Support provided to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will not be in cash, but rather take the form of favourable conditions in order for SMEs to grow, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Đặng Huy Đông has said.

The Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) organised a workshop yesterday with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to promote the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods in the banking and finance sector.

Even as Japan is the fifth largest importer of Việt Nam’s agricultural products, only three kinds of Vietnamese fresh fruits are being sold in the country.

The benchmark VN-Index overcame the threshold of 750 points on Tuesday, boosted by strong growth of the banking sector. Recently announced Government support policies have led to positive predictions for the sector this year.

Việt Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) and Japan’s NYK Line Group will carry out a joint research on developing a transportation and logistics centre to serve industries in Cửu Long Delta.

The Politburo will let commercial banks keep dividends so that they can increase their charter capital, State Bank of Việt Nam’s (SBV) Governor Lê Minh Hưng was quoted as saying.

The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has successfully sold its stakes in 13 companies in the first five months of this year to collect VNĐ148 billion (US$6.5 million).

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc called for Japanese investments in high technology-based, environment-friendly and human development projects at a working session with 60 Japanese information technology (IT) companies on Tuesday.