Business

Việt Nam’s trade value was estimated at US$29.3 billion in January, down 13 per cent from the previous month, according to the General Department of Customs.

Việt Nam expects to achieve US$3 billion as its total export value of vegetables and fruits this year, exceeding the vegetable and fruit industry’s target of $2.4 billion.

The wood processing industry faces a lot of difficulties in the future following the government’s order close natural forest gates from January 1.

The Northern Vietnam Power Projects Management Board (NPMB) said it will start work of 15 power projects in 2017 to ensure power supply stability and prevent overloaded power transmissions to Hanoi and industrial zones in the region.

Not only are they expanding networks by setting up new shops, home appliance chains are also trying to change their business models and increase online sales in an effort to get bigger market share.

Greece’s government debt remains highly unsustainable and will be "explosive" in the long run, requiring a more credible debt relief plan from Europe, the International Monetary Fund said in a report obtained by AFP.

The three telecommunication groups under direct management of the Information and Communications Ministry (MIC) will have to develop their equitisation plans in 2017, according to Minister Truong Minh Tuan.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2017 will take place from April 6-9 at the International Exhibition Center in Hanoi, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) announced on January 23.

Small-sized banks are making great efforts to grow and avoid being merged or acquired, however, it is not easy, according to the Đầu tư chứng khoán (Securities Investment) newspaper.

Vietnam exported 325,000 tonnes of rice worth 136 million USD in January, down 32 percent in volume and 35.1 percent in value compared to the same month in 2016.

The prime minister has agreed to start the VND60trn (VND2.7bn) steel project in Dung Quat Economic Zone in Quang Ngai Province which has been delayed for years, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

World oil demand growth will slow gradually over the next two decades, British energy giant BP forecast Wednesday in its annual outlook for the industry.

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.