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Việt Nam to boost trade with India

Trade relations between Việt Nam and India are complementary .

Shares extend as money flows into large-caps

Nearly 265.8 million shares were traded on the southern exchange, worth VND4.4 trillion (US$188.5 million).

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HCM City businesses need support to recover from Covid-19 blow

Most business activities have resumed in HCM City after a long hiatus caused by the Covid-19 outbreak, but experts said government support is needed to revive the economy.

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Sài Gòn Hi-tech Park creates silver nano compound for hand sanitiser

Sài Gòn Hi-tech Park on May 20 signed an agreement with Pomax Joint Stock Company to provide a silver nano compound to be used for dry hand-sanitiser gel, based on a patent developed by the the park's Research and Development Centre.

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Việt Nam meat imports surge in first four months

Việt Nam has imported US$1.36 billion worth of meat and meat products in the first four months of the year, a 17.6 per cent year-on-year increase.

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Credit growth forecast to slow to 9-10% in 2020

Credit growth would likely reach only 9-10 per cent this year against 13 per cent last year even if the country’s infrastructure investment was good, experts forecast.

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Mobile World Investment Corp to lower profit target by 30 per cent

Mobile World Investment Corporation (MWG) is seeking its shareholders’ approval on the plans to adjust revenues down 10 per cent and net profit down 30 per cent this year.

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Exporters urged to accelerate REX registration

The Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has urged local exporters shipping to the EU, Norway and Switzerland to register the REX as soon as possible.

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Decisive reforms needed for Việt Nam to see full benefits of EVFTA, WB report

Việt Nam needs to fill major legal gaps and address key implementation issues to reap the full benefits of the European Union Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

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Temporarily halting petrol and oil imports must be considered carefully: ministry

The proposal of temporarily halting the import of petrol and oil must be carefully considered to ensure national energy security and harmonise benefits between producers and consumers, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Đỗ Thắng Hải said.

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Controversy around the abolishment on petrol price stabilisation fund

Authorities want to maintain the petrol price stabilisation fund as a tool to keep retail prices stable and give them the ability to intervene in the market when necessary.

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Transferring solar projects to foreign investors 'normal': MoIT

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has said that transferring all or part of a solar power project was normal according to market rules and the Investment Law.

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HCM City seeks to speed up tardy public spending

HCM City is seeking to speed up public spending after many projects reported delays this year.

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EVNGENCO 2 valued at $2 billion, IPO expected in December

The company’s valuation, used for its equitisation process, was announced by the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises on Tuesday.

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More procedures to go online: minister

To cope with COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has been pushing more administrative procedures online.

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E-commerce targets to grow 25 per cent per year, more than half of population to shop online by 2025

Việt Nam has set a target that the e-commerce industry would grow by 25 per cent per year to reach US$35 billion with more than half of the population shopping online by the end of 2025.

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Vingroup introduces VinHR solution to improve labour productivity

Vantix Solution and Technology Service JSC, an affiliate of Vingroup, on Tuesday announced it will introduce VinHR to improve labour productivity.

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Australia to impose new regulations on prawn imports

Prawn and uncooked prawn products for human consumption exported to Australia will have to follow new regulations from the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment from July 1, according to the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

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Five-star hotel opens in Hải Phòng

The hotel's first phase opened on Monday and cost more than VNĐ500 billion, covering 5,000sq.m with 126 rooms, three swimming pools, two restaurants, two bars, one massage area and two meeting halls.