Economy and commerce
Vietnam urged to improve quality of foreign capital inflows
Experts are urging the Vietnamese government to shift its focus on improving the quality of foreign investment in the context of recent forecast by international institutions on the upward trend of the foreign capital inflows into the country. Vietnam needs foreign capital, but high and ...
Quoc Hung
PPP law to drafted in 2018
Vietnam is expected to start building a law on public-private partnership (PPP) investment in 2018 to pave the way for future foreign investment inflows.Keep reading ...
Bich Thuy
VN sees over $24 billion trade deficit from APEC economies
Total import-export turnover between Viet Nam and APEC member economies reached US$265.3 billion in the first 10 months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 17.4 per cent. Exports reached $120.48 billion and imports reached $144.83 billion, up 23.9 per cent and 22 per cent, respectively, ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Govt asks ministry to consider removing obstacles for sugar industry
The Government Office has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to consider recent reports that local sugar industry could be hit hard by commitments of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) which is set to take effect in early 2018. Statistics from ...
Ng.Nga - C.Nhan
Vietnam’s corruption-prone public sector to receive 7 pct pay rise next year
Vietnamese lawmakers have approved a 7 percent pay rise for workers in the public sector, an area critics say is prone to corruption due to low official salaries. The basic wage in the sector will be raised to VND1.39 million ($61.20) a month from July ...
Anh Minh
Vietnam won’t tolerate IUU fishing: MARD
Vietnam will never tolerate or permit activities related to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Vu Van Tam has said.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Vietnam Is The Biggest Winner On Donald Trump's Tour of Asia
U.S. President Donald Trump has met leaders in Asia’s most powerful countries, plus a whole lot more, since starting a marathon trip November 3 to the region of 4.5 billion people. He met Chinese President Xi Jinping and they treated each other like old friends ...
Ralph Jennings
Transparent policies needed to draw foreign capital
Clear, transparent and efficient policies are needed to encourage more foreign investors to jump into the Vietnamese securities market if it is to reach its considerable potential. According to the State Securities Commission (SSC), the local market is valued at US$124 billion and has been among ...
Bizhub Reporter
Trans-Pacific Trade Partners Are Moving On, Without the U.S.
President Trump shook up the world economic order this year by pulling the United States out of a major international trade pact and raising fundamental questions about its global role. Today, the world is moving on without it. A group of 11 countries announced on Saturday ...
A. STEVENSON, M.RICH
Millennial shoppers to drive future of Vietnam’s e-commerce market
Defined as those born between 1980 and 2000, the millennial generation is shaping up to become the largest age group of online shoppers in Vietnam. This expanding millennial group has prompted e-commerce platforms in Vietnam to alter strategies to cater to the younger generation.Keep reading ...
Thanh Van