Business

Phu Yen People's Committee has approved to rent out a 100,000-square-metre land to build a waste treatment plant in Tuy Hoa City.

A concentrated national promotion month entitled ‘Vietnam Grand Sale 2020’ will be held from July 1 to 31 by the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency under theMinistry of Industry and Trade in a bid to stimulate domestic consumption.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has hailed the World Bank and its Country Director in Vietnam Ousmane Dione for their contributions to Vietnam’s development in various areas, especially in institution and infrastructure development.

The PM has agreed to halt the master plan for Bac Van Phong Special Economic Zone until the Law on Special Administrative-Economic Units is approved.

Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh has signed Circular 11/2020/TT-BCT about rules of origin in the European Union – Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

Two electricity officials in the central province of Quang Binh have been suspended following a case in which a local family was reported for an abnormally high electricity bill.

If Vietnam legalises sports betting, billions of dollars could be recouped for the country and help boost tourism post-COVID-19.

Local people are complaining about overloading and pollution as two fish ports in Quang Binh Province are deteriorating.

Cashew export prices experienced a downward trajectory during the first 20 days of June, hovering between US$2.4 and US$3.35 per 0.45 kilo, according to figures released by the Import and Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Nearly 500 pigs imported from Thailand sold out immediately at Ha Nam Wholesale Market.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will launch five new domestic routes in July, bringing its total to 57, a representative of the airline announced on June 23.

Danang City is seeking co-operation with foreign partners after the virus outbreak was curbed in the area.

The agriculture ministry has devised measures to turn Vietnam into one of the world’s most 15 developed countries in terms of agriculture by 2030, and among the top 10 farm produce processing hubs.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasized that all economic sectors can join power generation while he was addressing a meeting on mechanisms for development of power sources and networks.

Mai Son district in the northern province of Son La held a ceremony on June 22 to announce the export of 30 tonnes of local mango to the US, Canada and Australia.

A report on a survey titled “Business satisfaction and time needed to carry out administrative procedures through the National Single Window” has just been launched by the United States Agency for International Development.

The first batches of fresh “thieu” lychee to Japan, more than 2 tonnes in total, have gone through customs clearance at Japan's Nirata International Airport and will be hitting shelves soon, according to the Plant Protection Department.

The Vietbuild International Exhibition with the theme Construction – Building materials – Real Estate – Interior and Exterior Decoration will be held in HCM City from June 24 to 28.

Footwear maker Pouyuen Vietnam Co. Ltd., which is based in Ho Chi Minh City's Binh Tan District ended its contract with nearly 2,800 workers on June 20 according to the Nguoi Lao Dong (Labourers) Newspaper.