Việt Nam News

Japanese businesses have expressed interest in investing in organic agriculture and agricultural tourism in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang.

The 2017-18 coffee crop is expected to be around 1.4 million, which is equal to or slightly lower than last year’s crop, according to the Việt Nam Coffee and Cocoa Association.

The National Assembly’s Economic Committee on Monday agreed to streamline existing legal regulations to better recover bad debts and restructure credit institutions.

In 2016, the city’s exports rose by a modest 1.5 per cent to around $10.6 billion. The growth was much lower than the 7-8 per cent target set for the year.

The Việt Nam Petroleum Association (VINPA) has proposed to establish commercial barriers to protect local firms once import duties on fuel products are gradually reduced to zero per cent.

There are some positive signs for rice exports after a period of lull, the Việt Nam Food Association has said.

Budget carrier VietJetAir plans to launch a new route from the central city of Đà Nẵng to Osaka, Japan later this year, becoming the second budget airline to offer the new air route.

The Prime Minister released a decision Monday approving the development of the WHA Hemaraj 1 Industrial Park in Nghệ An Province’s Southeast Economic Zone, local online newspaper baonghean.vn reported.

Vietnam Dairy 2017 will take place at the Hữu Nghị Culture Palace in Hà Nội from May 31 to June 3.

Shares declined on Tuesday after bank stocks, which had fueled market momentum in the previous session, tumbled unexpectedly as investors sought to earn from short margins.

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Trần Tuấn Anh and Bangladeshi Minister of Food Advocate Qamrul Islam signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the extension of rice trading in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

A wide selection of clean food products and specialties from different regions are on display at the Food and Food Safety Expo, which opened in Hà Nội on Monday.

Việt Nam’s B1 rating and positive outlook reflect its expectation that strong foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows will continue to diversify the country's economy when compared with similarly rated peers, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.

The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed relevant authorities to develop software that will allow the public to obtain land-use plans on their mobile phones as a means to avoid the land “fever” that occurs periodically.

Farmers and enterprises need practical support from the credit package of VNĐ100 trillion (US$4.44 billion) for clean and high-tech agriculture development, according to experts.

Biên Hòa Sugar JSC and Thành Thành Công Tây Ninh Sugar JSC, two subsidiaries of the Thành Thành Công Group (TTC Group), will take over the sugar business from Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Agriculture International (HAGL Agrico) for VNĐ1.33 trillion (US$59.1 million).

At the third Intersessional Ministerial Meeting of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) held on Monday in Hà Nội, participants discussed issues such as goods, services, investments and rules in RCEP negotiations, in hope of finalising the agreement by the end of the year.

Shares advanced on Monday on strong support from the banking sector following the information that the Government submitted a resolution on bad debt to the National Assembly.