Việt Nam News

The food industry of Việt Nam has significant potential for promoting international cooperation.

Although scores of foreign investors are eager to come on board, some obstacles still need to be overcome to ensure their easy ride.

Up to now, a total of 150 companies, including Korean medical equipment and foreign companies, have registered for the event.

Việt Nam and Australia aim to double the scale of two-way investment and become each other’s top 10 trading partners in the future.

Shares faced difficulty in closing with gains in HCM City’s exchange while they failed to do so in Hà Nội’s bourse due to growing cautious sentiment and significant divergence among sectors.

Addressing the 12th Việt Nam-France decentralised cooperation conference, which took place in Hà Nội from April 13-16, Ngọc noted that Việt Nam has launched the national strategy on green growth and stepped up economic restructuring in tandem with growth model reform, environmental sustainability and social equality.

Traphaco PharmaceuticWorkers checking products at Traphaco Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company (TRA). TRA plans to achieve revenue of VNĐ2.6 trillion (US$110.9 million) and profit after tax of VNĐ326 billion in 2023, up 8.4 per cent and 11.2. per cent, respectively compared to the previous year. Photo Traphaco

Việt Nam has been focusing on exporting fruits rather than meet domestic demand, leading to a monopoly by imports, analyst said. 

New research has revealed that the price of flights and holidays has increased sharply as thousands look ahead to national holiday plans.

The recent fever and subsequent decline of two Vietnamese shoe brands has prompted an inquiry: Will Vietnamese brands be able to capitalise on the trends and opportunities that emerge on social media?

Shrimp prices in the world market have gradually decreased since the end of 2022. For instance, at the end of February 2023, the price of Indian shrimp was at VNĐ110,000 (US$4.53) per kilo. 

Expected negative business results in the first quarter are likely to weigh on sentiment in the short term

In recent years, trade connection and promotion activities among HCM City and six provinces in the South central coastal region have contributed to stabilising consumption of several products in the city market and that in southern provinces and cities. That has helped promote consumption and stimulate consumer demand, accelerate the flow of goods and raise the value of typical products of localities.

Tam Lập 2 will be developed based on the carbon-neutral model piloted at Banwol-Sihwa Industrial Complex in the RoK.

Manulife Vietnam settled claims worth nearly VNĐ7 trillion (US$298.55 million) last year, a 36 per cent increase from the previous year, the insurance company said in a press release.

Standard Chartered Bank announced on Friday the launch of a strategic partnership with information technology company MISA JSC to offer unsecured invoice financing to small and medium-sized enterprises at competitive interest rates and straight-through processes.

HCM City and the south-central province of Ninh Thuận  have agreed to step up co-operation in tourism; investment and trade promotion; science and technology development, digital transformation, and human resource training; agriculture; and adaption to climate change.

The mechanism, just updated by the EU and the European Parliament (PE) this February, is created to make a fair playing field for European businesses facing carbon prices by imposing a carbon border tax on imports from countries that do not apply equivalent carbon pricing measures.