High-profit shrimp farming model grows

A "super-intensive" farming model, which raises white-legged shrimp in greenhouses in the Mekong Delta province of Bạc Liêu, has expanded after generating high profits.

Fewer Mekong fields used for cash crops

Fewer rice fields will be converted to cash crops in the ongoing summer-autumn crop in the Mekong Delta this year as farmers lack stable outlets, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MARD) Plant Cultivation Department. 

Market plan for Cambodia border

The first “Cambodian model border market” will be built in the fourth quarter of this year, with the Vietnamese government’s non-refundable financial aid of VNĐ44 billion (US$2 million).

US anti-dumping duty increased

The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) has revised its preliminary conclusion of the anti-dumping investigation of Vietnamese circular welded carbon-quality steel pipes, citing significant ministerial errors.

NA deputies urge financial discipline

National Assembly (NA) deputies speaking at a legislature session in Hà Nội yesterday urged the strengthening of financial discipline in the wake of official reports showing a rise in the State budget, overspending and shortcomings in budget operations for 2014.

Dream House to up stake in mineral firm

The board of directors of Dream House Investment Corporation (DRH) has approved a plan raising its stakes in Bình Dương Mineral & Construction Co (KSB) to at least 51 per cent, the company announced Wednesday.

Firms urged to sell VN products in rural areas

The role of firms remained critical in expanding points of sales and building a solid distribution foothold in rural markets where local residents had a thirst for locally-produced goods, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

New sites plug tra fish exports

The Việt Nam Pangasius Association on Wednesday launched a trading website and a farming e-map of tra fish in the Mekong Delta region to support tra fish producers and exporters.

Foreign investment in Việt Nam surge 47%

Foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in Việt Nam in the first seven months of this year experienced a significant increase of 47 per cent to touch US$12.9 billion, according to the General Statistics Office.

Reforms needed to take advantage of FTAs

Việt Nam has to restructure the financial market in order to enjoy all the benefits of the free trade agreements (FTAs) the country has signed so far, said Lê Xuân Bá from Vietnam Economic Sciences at a forum in Hà Nội.

Digital marketing vital for brands

Digital marketing has proved to be vital as a bridge bringing Vietnamese brand names to international markets, heard attendants at the Việt Nam CEO Summit 2016 held in Hà Nội yesterday.

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