Business

The south-central province of Ninh Thuận is taking measures to increase the number of its products made under the country’s ‘one commune – one product’ programme.

Continuously leading in the development of housing, urban, and industrial real estate projects, investors from Singapore are also actively expanding into other segments such as warehousing, logistics, and brokerages in the Vietnamese market.

Four Vietnamese companies were named in the Forbes Asia 100 to Watch list.

Singapore's bellwether economy expanded more than initially estimated in the second quarter and the government raised its forecast for 2021 as COVID-19 vaccinations progressed at home and in other key markets.

ASEAN Online Sale Day 2021, the biggest online shopping event of all ASEAN consumers, is scheduled to begin at 00.00hrs on August 8 and last through to 24.00hrs on August 24.

The impact of COVID-19 in Vietnam has spurred more than ever the growth of cashless payment, including electronic purses.

Director of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Mekong Delta (VCCI Cần Thơ) Nguyễn Phương Lam and Netherlands Ambassador Elsbeth Akkerman have signed an Action Programme of the Việt Nam-Netherlands Business Platform for the Mekong River Delta.

The Swiss Government will provide CHF70 million (nearly US$80 million) to help Vietnam improve its business climate and boost its private sector’s competitiveness, according to a cooperation programme between the two countries for 2021-2024.

The Cat Lai Port has asked the HCM authorities to ease travel restrictions at the port to help reduce the large number of containers stuck at the port.

Fishermen in Quang Nam are facing difficulties as fish prices have plunged by 50%.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has just released a list of factors that are undermining the development of the electric car industry in Vietnam.

HCM City has proposed to spend VND501bn (USD21.7m) to support uncontracted workers who are facing difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The opening seven months of the year saw Vietnamese exports to the EU market reach US$22.5 billion, an annual increase of 15.5%, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The number of goods stuck at Cat Lai Port in HCM City is increasing as firms halt operations.

Hanoi may only apply stay-stay-work plans to firms with less than 500 workers to avoid mental problems for workers, pressures on firms and cross virus infection inside workplaces.

Digital transformation of the banking and finance sector has made cyber security and information safety a major concern.

Durian prices have sharply fallen in Dak Lak Province as farmers are unable to sell their produce due to the lockdown in various provinces and cities.

The Ministry of Transport have given in-principle approval for a project to use steam trains on a Danang-Hue railway section.

Approximately 11,400 local enterprises leave the market each month, with the number of newly-established businesses decreasing sharply in July by 33.8% compared to the same period from last year, according to information compiled by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.