Việt Nam News

Forty-nine contracts were signed during the two-day regional conference on food security in Hà Nội, which ended Thursday, the Netherlands’ deputy minister of agriculture Marjolijn Sonnema said.

The northern mountainous province of Cao Bằng has taken drastic measures to improve its business environment after it ranked at the bottom of 2016’s Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI).

The Vietnam Saigon Textile and Garment Industry/Fabric and Garment Accessories Expo (Saigon Tex 2017) that will showcase high-end machinery and equipment and feedstock for the textile and garment industry will be held in HCM City next month.

Việt Nam has officially halted meat imports from 21 Brazilian companies, which are being investigated for allegedly bribing state officials to facilitate the sale and export of sub-standard meat products.

Demand for agricultural products is increasing while resources needed for farming are shrinking, and this provides young people with the opportunity to start up businesses that offer advanced solutions and innovative projects to increase productivity and quality, a forum heard yesterday in HCM City.

Human resources will be a key driver in manufacturing companies becoming Industry 4.0* players, experts said at a press conference held in the capital city on Thursday.

Remittances to HCM City, which routinely accounts for the highest amount in the country, has topped US$1 billion already this year.

Analysts of the Retail Research and Investment Advisory Division at Saigon Securities Incorporation (SSI) have predicted 2017 will be a challenging year for banks to increase their Net Interest Margin (NIM).

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on Tuesday issued a decree imposing temporary anti-dumping duties on H-shaped steel products imported from China.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường on Wednesday met the Netherlands’ visiting deputy agriculture minister Marjolijn Sonnema to discuss co-operation opportunities between the two countries.

All 2,400 gas stations owned by the Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) are designed to accommodate cash free purchases, and can switch to automated pay at the pump model to  help reduce labour cost, specially late at night, said Bùi Ngọc Bảo, Petrolimex’s Chairman.

Electricity producer PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) plans to hold its first initial public offering (IPO) and seek strategic partners this year, PV Power’s representative shared with Vneconomy.vn.

Unilever, Vinamilk, Nestle, Microsoft and IBM topped the list of Việt Nam’s 100 Best Places to Work last year in a survey released yesterday (March 22) by executive search company Anphabe and market research firm Nielsen.

The draft decree to replace Decree No 19/2016/NĐ-CP on gas trading has stirred controversy among gas traders, heard attendants at a conference held in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

The Finance Ministry has issued a new circular to help resolve problems in the development of the derivatives market.

A new Vietnam IT Industry Index that will process IT production, services and business information was introduced on Wednesday.