PM approves implementation plan for EVFTA

The plan aims to assign tasks and responsibilities to agencies and organisations to decide on measures to implement the agreement.

Ministry leaders discuss action plan to implement EVFTA Vietnamese enterprises have been urged to renovate their business strategies if they want to benefit from the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), especially after the country opens the market for goods, services and investment to EU partners, forcing compel local businesses to compete directly with foreign peers at home.

Infrastructure system, administrative reforms important to attract FDI Hà Nội should focus on improving its infrastructure system while hastening administrative reforms to attract investors eyeing Việt Nam amid the global production shift, experts have said.

Korean ice cream exports to Việt Nam surge Outbound shipments of ice cream to Việt Nam reached US$7 million in 2019, rising sharply from $5.3 million in 2018, according to KOTRA, adding that South Korea took up 35.6 per cent of Việt Nam’s ice cream imports last year.

Cà Mau seeks ways to achieve export target after Covid-19 slump The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Cà Mau is working hard to support local seafood businesses and achieve the year’s seafood export target of US$1.2 billion.

Work on electronic component factory begins in Đà Nẵng The central city began construction of the first surface-mount technology (SMT) factory at Đà Nẵng Hi-Tech Park. The plant would make printed circuit boards and electronic components for export from early 2021.

Quảng Ninh to promote socio-economic development

During the meeting, experts discussed the province’s socio-economic development in the last six months of this year.

What VN needs to do to attract quality FDI after Covid-19

Speeding up infrastructure development and improving ease of doing business and vocational training are among things Việt Nam can do to make itself more attractive to foreign investors post-Covid-19, according to investment fund VinaCapital.

Hà Nội moves towards approving construction of third Aeon Mall Covering an area of 6ha, the project would be located behind Giáp Bát Station in Đại Ki, Thịnh Liệt and Hoàng Mai wards of Hoàng Mai District.

Foreign capital inflows in Việt Nam down in H11

Foreign investment commitments to Việt Nam in the first half of this year decreased 15.1 per cent year-on-year to US$15.67 billion, a report from the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency has shown.