Việt Nam News

Vietnamese shares faced difficulties on Thursday as prominent stocks experienced simultaneous declines, exerting a downward influence on the market.

HCM City and the five Central Highlands provinces have listed 558 projects that require investment at a conference held in the City on April 4.

A proper implementation framework is vital to achieve the main goal of ERP - motivating manufacturers and exporters to design products to be more environmentally friendly and easier to collect and recycle.

Việt Nam News and VINEXAD National Trade Fair & Advertising JSC on Thursday organised a seminar focusing on policy and implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) within the framework of Vietnam Expo 2024. The event featured officials and business representatives to discuss challenges, solutions and the implementation of EPR regulations that took effect at the beginning of the year.

EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) was implemented at the beginning of the year. But what exactly does it mean for manufactures and exporters? Those in the know admit there are challenges ahead, but these are far outweighed by the opportunities EPR will create.

The Vietnamese side introduced the country's monetary policy and monetary cooperation initiatives, affirming that finance and green growth are one of Việt Nam's top priorities.

Saigon Beer - Alcohol - Beverage Corporation (SABECO, SAB - HOSE) has unveiled its agenda for the upcoming 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, set for April 25.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Algeria's Béjaia Province has called on Vietnamese businesses to invest in the Algerian locality.

The central bank has reassured customers that their rights will be protected amid a recent case involving the loss of customer funds worth VNĐ338 billion (US$13.5 million) at a local bank.

State budget revenue from exports and imports in the first quarter of this year reached VNĐ88.35 trillion (US$3.53 billion), equivalent to 26.3% of the estimate, and down 4.2% year-on-year, the General Department of Vietnam Customs reported on April 3.

The significance of the public-private partnership (PPP) to the project on developing 1 million hectare of high-quality and low carbon footprint rice in the Mekong Delta region by 2030 was highlighted at a workshop held in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ.

Last year, the number of applications filed by Vietnamese entities increased to 991, while those filed by foreign entities rose to 8,469.

More than 800 live stream sessions of the OCOP Market event were held with a total revenue of more than VNĐ100 billion, attracting 1.4 billion viewers. 

Mette Moglestue, Deputy Head of Mission from the Norwegian Embassy in Việt Nam, said EPR is one of the best proven tools to enforce the principle that polluters must shoulder the cost.

The average selling prices of apartments in Hà Nội in the first two months of this year increased by 17 per cent compared to the same period in 2023.

Việt Nam News reporters spoke to companies’ leaders to explore the effects and opportunities stemming from this new mandate on their respective businesses and soeicty at large.

EPR has been gradually applied since the beginning of this year, with manufacturers and importers taking more responsibility for managing the disposal of their product packaging when it is discarded.

EPR is not only a responsibility but also an opportunity for businesses to develop more sustainably.