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Vietnam's yarn industry experiences difficulties

Vietnam's yarn industry faces many challenges in production and export, especially to China, one of the largest export markets for local yarn products, according to experts.

 

E-commerce trading floor on Korean products to be launched

An e-commerce trading floor will be set up to sell products from South Korea, a conference heard in Seoul on Monday.

 

No capital shortages for prioritised sectors: VN Central Bank

The banking sector pledged to meet the capital demand for production and business, especially in five prioritised sectors, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam Dao Minh Tu said at a conference in Ha Noi on Tuesday.

 

Digital allows innovativion in consumer finance

Digitalization has become a competitive edge for consumer finance firms in Vietnam as they adopt disruptive technologies to transform business.

Vietnam's textile industry aims for green standards

The textile and garment industry, aiming to take advantage of free trade agreements (FTAs) with a focus on green manufacturing, is upbeat about earning US$60 billion from exports by 2025.

 

Vietnamese Defence Minister meets USINDOPACOM Commander

Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich met Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Admiral Philip Davidson in Hanoi on April 16.

 

Vietnamese pickpockets arrested in Thailand

Thai police have announced the arrest of a husband and wife team of pickpockets.

 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc begins Czech visit

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived at the Vaclav Havel international airport in Prague, the Czech Republic, in the afternoon of April 16, beginning an official visit to the country at the invitation of his Czech counterpart Andrej Babis.

 

Vietnam-Romania joint statement emphasizes important partners

Vietnam and Romania are each other’s important partner as said a joint statement issued at the end of the official visit to Romania from April 14-16 made by PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the invitation of Romanian PM Viorica Dancila.

 

Vietnamese travellers rush to book April 30-May Day holidays

This year's Reunification Day and International Labour Day holidays will last up to five days from April 27 to May 1. Many people have already booked tours for their families since early April.

 

VN's livestock sector looks to increase exports

The livestock sector produces more than 5 million tonnes of meat each year, meeting domestic demand, but the target is to increase export, according to Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong.

 

M&A in Vietnam’s retail industry on the rise in 2019

Retail is attractive for investors as the industry has advantages after foreign wholly-owned retail firms have been allowed to set up in Vietnam and taxes imposed on most of goods imported from other ASEAN countries to Vietnam are exempted.

Training course for UN logistics officers opened in Hanoi

A training course for United Nations logistics officers, co-organised by Vietnam and Canada, opened in Hanoi on April 16.

 

Trial to begin on case of abusing power at PVEP on May 6

The Hanoi People’s Court will open a trial of the case of abusing position and power to appropriate assets at the PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP) on May 6.

 

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV officially launched in Hanoi

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) service for HIV prevention was officially launched in Hanoi on April 16.

 

Vietnam’s exports to CPTPP countries set to surge

Vietnam’s exports to member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) are expected to increase strongly through 2030, reaching 25 percent of the nation’s total exports.

 

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Vietnam’s trade surplus hits US$1.4 billion in Q1

La Phu village preserves communal house, pig procession festival

La Phu village in Hanoi’s outlying district of Hoai Duc is one of the few ancient rural villages that well preserve its communal house and traditional festivals.

 

Digital facilitating the future

VN Economic Times sought the opinions of a range of stakeholders on Vietnam's digital economy.

Private sector expected to build sustainable aviation sector

Viet Nam’s aviation industry has seen its strongest growth in the past decades with double-digit growth set in five consecutive years, but it is still faced with sustainable development issues.