Việt Nam News

With increasing technical barriers to trade and intense competition, Việt Nam’s fruit farmers and businesses need to meet quality requirements and improve their competitiveness to grow exports, a workshop heard in HCM City on September 11.

Rising sell-off force weighed on stocks across all industries, which was opposite to the market's expectations about the positive effects of US President Joe Biden's historic visit to Việt Nam.

Việt Nam has shown great interest in adopting Japan's high school agriculture education model, which aims to equip students with agriculture knowledge along with high school-level general education.

Vietnamese fresh durian is exported to 24 markets, and the frozen fruit to 23 markets. In the first eight months of this year, Việt Nam exported over 300,000 tonnes of fresh durian.

This is the biggest ever foreign direct investment (FDI) project in Bình Phước.

The Plant Protection Department has been alerted by the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) about the contamination in certain batches of fruits from Việt Nam.

Việt Nam-Japan cooperation in the development of green growth, a cornerstone in the two nations' future economic relations, still has enormous untapped potential, heard participants at a seminar themed: "Việt Nam-Japan cooperation towards green growth" in Hà Nội on Tuesday, September 12.

The Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank) has agreed to provide Fulbright University Vietnam with reciprocal capital of US$20 million for building new facilities, invest in scientific research and promote innovation.

The US – Việt Nam Innovation and Investment Summit was held as part of President Biden’s two-day visit to Hà Nội featuring 14 executives from top US and Vietnamese firms looking at ways to expand technology and economic cooperation.

Hải Dương Province's official information portal has recently unveiled an enticing array of investment opportunities in partnership with Japanese investors for the period spanning from 2021 to 2023.

Started out as a tour guide operator, Yo Trading and Service Joint Stock Company (Yo Group)'s founder Hoàng Đình Giang has been visiting Japan since the year 2013. Through his interactions with Vietnamese tourists visiting the "Land of the Rising Sun", this entrepreneur noticed that despite the thriving trade activities between the two countries, there were still many Vietnamese people unknowingly purchasing counterfeit, fake and unverified Japanese products, including supplementary foods, which, unlike others, could directly harm their health.

At AEON Vietnam, Sustainability is deeply associated with the company's operations and business philosophy. Its Corporate Sustainability strategy is based on three pillars: Economy (Profit), Environment (Planet), and Society (People). As a major retailer, the company recognises Sustainable Consumption as one of its core objectives, contributing to Vietnam's green growth.

Boeing and Vietjet will team up to make Việt Nam a centre for aviation services, including training, education, and maintenance, for both Việt Nam and the international market, Vietjet said in a statement. 

"We see high potential in supporting industries in Việt Nam,"  Yasuo Shimokura, General Director of MISUMI Vietnam - a manufacturer and distributor of standard components for factory automation based in Bắc Ninh Province told Việt Nam News.

Việt Nam's enterprises must have qualified human resources and business plans meeting green and sustainability standards of foreign investors, including Japanese investors

Japanese investors registered to pour more than US$2.58 billion investment in Việt Nam in the first eight months of this year, making Japan the third largest investor in Việt Nam in the period, coming after Singapore with an investment of $3.83 billion and China with $2.68 billion.

Japan is an important export market of the PAN Group, accounting for more than 40 per cent of our export turnover, equivalent to US$200 million annually

Bắc Ninh Province promoted investment opportunities in Bắc Ninh Province for Japanese investors at a seminar in Osaka, Japan on September 7.