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Việt Nam's rubber exports reach $1.7 billion in eight months

HCM City keen to develop supporting industries

Global cordless power equipment and floor care company Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (TTI) earlier this month organised its first-ever Vietnam supplier workshop together with the Saigon High-Tech Park to look for local suppliers for its manufacturing facilities in Việt Nam.

Thai Vietjet offers cheap fares

The discounted fares (excluding taxes and fees) are available between noon and 2pm at vietjetair.com and the mobile application Vietjet Air until Friday.

Economy

Vietnamese investors in Laos discuss measures to cope with COVID-19

Vietnamese enterprises investing and doing business in Laos needed to apply online solutions in corporate management to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, which was hitting the Lao economy hard, and develop plans for post-pandemic recovery.

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Central province to call for PPP investment in airport and sea port

The central province has proposed a Private-Public-Partnership (PPP) model for calling on investment from the private sector in two key projects – the Chu Lai Airport and sea port systems in the near future.

Economy

Automobile market on track for recovery: VAMA

Members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) sold 24,002 automobiles in June, up 26 per cent compared to the previous month but down 13 per cent year on year.

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Quy Nhơn Port affirms honest business results

The Quy Nhơn Port Joint Stock Company (code: QNP) affirmed that the company's 2019 financial statements faithfully reflected its business results.

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Foreign capital funds find ways to enter Vietnamese retail market

With a scale of nearly US$180 billion and an annual two-digit growth rate, the Việt Namese consumer retail market is being squeezed by foreign investors.

Economy

State needs solutions to reduce logistics cost for farm produce

The State should develop solutions to reduce high logistics costs in trading agricultural products to improve the competitiveness of Vietnamese farm produce on the market, according to experts.

Economy

Đồng Nai Province to expand industrial zones

Despite COVID-19, foreign direct investment has continued in Đồng Nai Province, which plans to expand its industrial zones as space in existing IZs is nearly full.

Economy

Stocks to struggle on mixed Q2 earnings report releases

Attention now is turned to companies’ second-quarter earnings reporting

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Banks set sights on bigger targets with stock listing in HCM City

LienVietPostBank has said it will complete the transfer of its LPB shares from the unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) to the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) in the fourth quarter of this year.

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Electronics exports face difficulties due to COVID-19

The electronics industry in the last six months of the year is forecasted to be still greatly affected by the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, which reduces the demand in the US and European markets.

Economy

AstraZeneca Vietnam signs agreement with local pharmaceutical distribution company

Pharmaceutical AstraZeneca Vietnam on Saturday signed an agreement with the National Phytopharma Joint-Stock Company No 2 (Phytopharma) on distributing their pharmaceutical products in the Vietnamese market in HCM City.

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Bình Dương first half trade surplus hits $2.6b

The southern province of Bình Dương recorded a trade surplus of US$2.6 billion in the first half of the year, according to its Department of Statistics.

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HCM City seeks developers for nearly 300 PPP projects

HCM City is expected to reconsider projects under the public – private partnership investment form meant to combat flooding and land subsidence and resettle people living along canals when new regulations for PPP come into effect.

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MoIT aims for production growth in second half of year

The ministry has suggested localities develop material production regions, industrial parks and economic zones to ensure they have raw materials for domestic production.

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MIC to conduct a large-scale inspection on junk SIM cards

Clearing up telecom waste would also pave the way for new telecom services like mobile money.

Economy

Water sector draws investment

The annual compound growth rate (CAGR) of the water sector in 2017-2020 is 43 per cent for industrial production and 35 per cent for clean water consumption.

Economy

New momentum for US-Viêt Nam trade relations

Nguyễn Hồng Dương, Deputy Director of the European-American Market Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade), talks to Vietnam News Agency about solutions to maintain sustainable exports to this market

Economy

Vehicles providing transport services will have yellow licence plates

All vehicles providing cargo and passenger transportation services must change from white licence plates to yellow ones with black letters and numbers from August 1, according to the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security.