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BUSINESS NEWS 9/5

CPTPP – a driver of shrimp export to Canada

 

Week of Vietnamese goods in Thailand slated for September

A “Week of Vietnamese Goods in Thailand” will be held in from September 18-22 at Central World, Bangkok’s biggest shopping mall.

 

Vietnam's banking sector earnings growth expected to ease in 2019

Viet Nam’s banking sector earnings growth is likely to moderate this year following a sterling year in 2018 due to expected slowing of loan growth to 13 per cent, experts forecast.

 

EU refuses 17 batches of Vietnamese seafood, almond kernels

The EU has returned or put under surveillance 17 batches of seafood and almond kernels imported from Vietnam as they failed to meet the bloc’s food safety requirements, the Ministry of Industry and Trade stated on its website.

 

No death, but over 1,000 measles cases reported in Hanoi

Though no measles-related death has been reported in Hanoi, 1,105 people have the disease, ten times more than the same time last year.

 

African Swine Fever continues raging Central Vietnam

All of those pigs in Dien Thai commune, Dien Chau district of the central province of Nghe An were positive for virus ASF, according to test results announced by the Regional Animal Health Agency No.3 on May 5.

 

Thu Thiem New Urban Area project likely on NA agenda

Controversial issues surrounding the Thu Thiem New Urban Area project in District 2 of HCMC could be put on the agenda of the seventh sitting of the National Assembly (NA), which kicks off later this month.

 

Hai Phong a goldmine for industrial property

Home to nearly two million inhabitants, Haiphong is the third-largest city in Vietnam, and rapid urbanisation has underpinned its exceptional growth over the past five years.

Local banks drawn to retail banking

Seeing the potential from a population of 96 million and the 2018 per capita GDP of 2,590 USD, Vietnamese banks are racing to develop retail markets.

 

Tech key to position Vietnam as a manufacturing leader

Vietnamese firms should hasten technological development to position the country as a global manufacturing centre, Swedish experts said at a seminar on Tuesday.

 

Tiki triples annual loss

Tiki seems farther than ever from breaking even and ending its multi-year series of losses after the e-commerce platform has tripled its losses over-year.

A day of Crown Princess of Sweden in Vietnam: When royal cares for livelihood

Crown Princess Victoria has put special care to promote the UN`s sustainable development goals by 2030 which Vietnam is striving for.

Vietnam’s credit growth expands in first months of 2019

The credit growth of Vietnamese banks as of April 17 this year had expanded by 3.23 per cent against the end of 2018, the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) reported.

 

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs visits SLNA FC

Former Manchester United FC midfielder Ryan Giggs, who is currently working as a Director for the Promotion Fund of Vietnamese Football Talents FC youth academy, paid a visit to SLNA FC in Nghe An on May 7.

 

First digital-platform CSR launched in HCM City

The first corporate social responsibility programme (CSR) based on a digital platform in Vietnam’s life insurance market, the Aviva Community Fund 2019, has been officially launched in Ho Chi Minh City.

 

Destructive advertising sign on Cham towers criticised

Many visitors have complained about promotional destination signs being drilled into two historically-unique towers at the Cham temple complex in Binh Dinh Province.

 

HCM City proposes luxury tax on mobile phones and cosmetics

Authorities in HCM City have proposed a special consumption tax on goods including mobile phones and cosmetics.

 

2019 Vietnam Robocon enters final round in Hai Duong

Thirty-two teams have begun competing in the final round of the 2019 Vietnam Robot Contest (Robocon Vietnam), which opened in the northern province of Hai Duong on May 7.

 

National Assembly Standing Committee opens 34th session

The National Assembly Standing Committee, 14th tenure, opened its 34th session on May 8 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

 

Vietnam calls for training, building UN peacekeeping forces

Nations need to actively support and implement the Declaration of Shared Commitments on UN Peacekeeping Operations 2018, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam’s permanent mission to the UN, has said.