The huge volume of cheap sugar smuggled in from Thailand is among the key reasons for high inventories at sugar factories, according to the Viet Nam Sugar and Sugarcane Association.

 A forum on “Viet Nam’s consumer trend in 2017” was held in Ha Noi on Thursday to discuss changes in consumption habits and how to promote the sustainable development of consumer goods in Viet Nam.

 The Viet Nam Trade Promotion Agency held a workshop in the capital on Thursday on trade promotion to the Middle East and Africa, which followed a conference on South American trade promotion on Wednesday.

 Four Vietnamese firms were named in the Forbes’ 2017 Global 2000 list of the world’s biggest and most powerful public companies.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued a decision to conduct a second review of anti-dumping duties on imported cold-rolled stainless steel.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Cao Quoc Hung on Wednesday held a press conference at the Vietnamese Embassy in Spain, sharing information on breeding and export of tra fish. 

 Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has played a key role in strengthening trade links in perishables between Viet Nam and the UAE.

A law on foreign trade management is needed to better manage foreign trade activities as Vietnam integrates deeper into the global economy, said lawmakers on May 25.

 The process known as equitization in Vietnam is turning government owned enterprises into joint-stock companies with ownership shares possessed by workers or other private sector interests.

 The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency held a workshop in the capital on May 25 on trade promotion to the Middle East and Africa, which followed a conference on South American trade promotion on May 24.

 A startup network of the Mekong Delta was launched at a ceremony held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)’s Can Tho chapter (VCCI Can Tho) on May 24.

 FDI flow into Vietnam increases 10.4 percent in first five months

 Ly Hoang Nam of Vietnam advanced to the second round of the Singapore F1 Men’s Futures on May 25.

The Communist Party of Vietnam and the Communist Party of China shared experience in enhancing the Party’s leadership in press and media work in the new situation at their 13th theoretical workshop held in Henan province, China, on May 25-26.

 Measures to protect Vietnamese citizens involved in several incidents in other countries were clarified by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang at a regular press conference in Hanoi on May 25.

Vietnam and the US will discuss measures to promote their comprehensive partnership during the upcoming visit to the US by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 The Republic of Korea (RoK) is one of the most important economic-trade-investment partners of Vietnam.

 Lawmakers elaborated the draft law on public debt management (revised) and another on foreign trade management during the ongoing third session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on May 25.

 Vietnam's U20 football team were thrashed by France U20 4-0 in the second match of Group E of the FIFA U20 World Cup in the Republic of Korea on May 25.

 The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat has decided to give a warning to Nguyen Van Thien, former Secretary of the Binh Dinh provincial Party Committee, for his wrongdoings between 2010 and 2015.