Business

A report by the National Committee for International Economic Co-operation has rated HCM City as being the nation's most internationally competitive city.

The maximum salary for the leaders of state-owned groups will be VND54 million per month starting next year, an official has said.

Vietnamese businesses have beat their Thailand and Cambodian rivals in a bid to supply 500,000 tonnes of 25% broken rice to the Philippines, according to the Vietnam Food Association.

The number of international visitors to Vietnam over the last eleven months is estimated at 6.85 million, a year-on-year rise of 10.2%, according to the General Statistics Office.

The Vietnam- Australian Northern Territory business forum aims to further enhance economic and trade links between Vietnamese and Australian businesses.

Iran's deal with Western powers to curb parts of its nuclear programme is likely to lead to a sizable increase of shipments of oil from the Islamic Republic to Asia, analysts said.

Despite market fluctuations and adverse weather, the agricultural sector’s export earnings rose 1.5% in the past 11 months to US$25.25 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade faced public adversity concerning the transparency of their decisions.

An annual forum was held in Hanoi on November 25 seeking ways to support the development of the domestic food production market, improving product quality and safety and ensuring benefits for farmers.

Mobile services providers are using various methods to retain their regular customers, as the local market is reaching a saturation point with 140 million mobile subscribers.

The government of Vietnam will continue finalising policy and improving its business environment to turn the Mekong Delta into a reliable investment destination.

Thailand is targeting to reclaim the world leading rice exporter next year as it maintains its original projection to export 7 million tonnes of rice this year, the Thai Ministry of Commerce has said.

Ho Chi Minh City has seen a clear trend in which foreign-invested enterprises have bought more apartments to accommodate staff in the Phu My Hung city centre in Saigon South.

A London based reporter of Vietnam News Agency on November 25 quoted the Economist Group’s Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) assessment on Vietnam’s promising prospects for economic growth in Vietnam.

During a recent visit to Vietnam, Sheldon Adelson, chairman and CEO of US-based LasVegas Sands, expressed his group’s interest in an integrated resort in Vietnam.

The Consumer Price Index in November slightly rose by 0.34 percent against last month, the lowest increase over the last five years.

The Vinh Long Import-Export Manufacturing Joint Stock Company (JSC) has launched its investment project in Arkansas ’ Morriltion City , becoming the first Vietnamese private company to do so in the US .

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has committed a US$50 million concessional loan to boost the development and competiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam.

The Vinh Long Import-Export Manufacturing Joint Stock Company (JSC) has launched its investment project in Arkansas ’ Morriltion City , becoming the first Vietnamese private company to do so in the US.