Business

The APEC Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting (FCBDM) kicked off in Nha Trang on February 23.

United States’ ACO Investment Group has expressed interest in implementing renewable energy projects in Vietnam’s southern province of Binh Duong.

Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) has published a report about the coal mining projects and headquarter constructions.

The Hanoi People’s Court handed down the death penalty on two former officials at Vinashin Ocean Shipping Company Ltd (Vinashinlines) for embezzlement.

The Ministry of National Defence on Tuesday handed over 21 hectares of land to the Ministry of Transport to expand the overloaded Tân Sơn Nhất airport, the largest airport in HCM City.

Vietnam imported up to 12,000 cars worth a total value of USD237 million between January and the first two weeks of February, according to the General Department of Customs.

Uber has paid taxes of nearly VND30bn (USD1.3m) according to an official from the Taxation Department.

The Asian Development Bank and Sai Gon - Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank have signed a Revolving Credit Agreement in which ADB will provide a USD20 million direct loan to SHB to support pre-shipment and post-shipment trade transactions.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers have strongly objected to footage broadcasted by a Spanish TV which criticised the quality of Vietnamese tra fish.

Businesses to the central province of Nghe An would devise long-term and effective strategies, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a local meeting with investors on February 19.

Back in June of 2016, Britain sent shockwaves throughout Vietnam and around the globe by voting to leave the EU.

Samsung finds itself in hot water with its last year overly wrought with exploding mobile phones and political scandals. Will this affect the group’s plans in Vietnam?

Vietnamese enterprises have invested nearly US$21.4 billion in 1,188 projects in 70 countries and territories around the world, according to an official from the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) is not permitted to mobilise capital to invest in the real estate and finance sectors.

Vietnamese consumers are favouring more imported fruits as spending last year reached over USD700m, that has put more pressure on the local businesses.

Some Japanese carmakers consider leaving Vietnam for other regional markets with better business prospects, said Takimoto Koji, the chief representative of the HCM City Office of the Japan External Trade Organisation.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged Hanoi together with the hi-tech park’s management board to complete land clearance for its development within 2017.

The financial problems of Doan Nguyen Duc, president of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group and one of Vietnam’s most influential businessmen, are widely known. However, it was only until 2016 that his company’s income turned negative.

The Ministry of Science and Technology held a press conference on February 15 to launch the first-ever International Agricultural Festival of the Mekong Delta, which will run March 9-13 in the city of Can Tho.