Business

Coca-Cola Beverages Vietnam Ltd. Co. has got a licence from Hanoi authorities to double its investment in the city.

The Vietnam National Petroleum Group will finally officially sell Ron 95 which meets European emission level 3 and 4 standards.

Vietnam Airlines transported 20.6 million passengers in 2016, up 19% on-year, putting the airline among the top 4 carriers with the highest passenger throughput in the year.

Vietnam catfish exports to the US market face being shut down this coming September 2, after efforts to abolish a program shifting regulation of catfish producers to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) fails.

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to withdraw the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP).

A Taiwanese wholly-invested company in the northern province of Quang Ninh has closed, leaving 2,274 unemployed.

As registering business online is now completely free of charge and easier than ever, the number of firms engaged in online registration is expected to reach 30 per cent of the total this year.

One or two large foreign banks will increase their existing stakes or take on new holdings in Vietnamese banks after the relaxation of foreign ownership in domestic lenders, according to VinaCapital’s latest market commentary report.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned the Ministry of Justice in collaboration with a number of related ministries and agencies to make a draft decree on virtual money (expected to be completed in December 2017) and a draft decree

Incorrect news broadcast by overseas media can hurt exports of tra fish this year, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters (VASEP) has said.

Up to 69% of Vietnamese exporters to the European market said that they only heard about the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and were unaware of its content.

HCM City will have to divest from 40 State-owned enterprises (SOEs) between 2016 and 2020, reported cafef.vn.

Vietnam will allow its citizens to gamble at two casinos as part of a three-year trial, according to the latest draft decree on the casino business submitted to the government.

The Vietnam Fruit and Vegetables Association has unveiled that fresh kiwifruit from France have been approved for import and will soon be hitting supermarket shelves across the country.

Vietnam exported 4.8 million tonnes of rice in 2016, down nearly 2 million tonnes against 2015, failing to meet the annual target of 5.4 million tonnes.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow to Việt Nam is expected to increase in 2017, said Đỗ Nhất Hoàng, director of the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Cash as a mode of payment has declined in the country by 2 per cent in the past six years, from 14.02 per cent in 2010 to the current 12 per cent.

The average salary of Vietnam Airlines’ pilots is VND115.3 million (USD5,220) a month, equal to that of pilots in Southeast Asia.

Amway Vietnam said they had difficulties with administrative procedures after it was found out that they had failed to inform the authorities of changing business licence content.