‘Unfair’ green requirements hurt Vietnamese exporters
Vietnamese exporters are facing challenges in meeting developed countries' green energy and carbon-emissions standards.
Food industry has much room to accelerate
The food industry is one of the key industries prioritized for development by the Government of Vietnam from now to 2025, with a vision to 2035, playing an important role in socio-economic development, promoting the commodity exports.
Exporting shrimp businesses propose solutions to enhance competitiveness in the market
Shrimp exporting companies have raised and recommended to the Government to resolve some existing issues that are making Vietnam's shrimp industry less competitive than other shrimp-farming countries such as India and Ecuador.
Ample room remains for Vietnam-UK cooperation
Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long spoke of cooperation opportunities between Birmingham and Vietnam, especially its big cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, in the fields of education-training, health care and culture, during his recent meeting with the city’s Lord Mayor Maureen Cornish.
Vietnam’s rice exports surge on supply crunch
Strong rice export demand coupled with waning supplies have caused prices to surge in the market since the beginning of 2023.
Vietnam joins Seafood Expo Global in Spain
Vietnamese seafood are being introduced at the Seafood Expo Global that is underway in Barcelona, Spain from April 25-27.
Vietnamese enterprises offered insight into Indian standards certification
The Vietnamese Trade Office in India and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on April 26 organised a webinar on BIS’s regulations and certification procedures for foreign manufacturers, attracting the participation of more than 60 Vietnamese firms.
Vietnam’s exports fall in first half of April
HCMC – Vietnam made only US$13.2 billion in export revenue in the first half of April, down 19.2% compared to the second half of March, according to preliminary data from the General Department of Vietnam Customs. The steep decline in export value was attributed to significant export drops in key
Understaffed auto inspection centers in HCMC see backlogs surging
HCMC – Despite the high demand for their services, the auto inspection centers in HCMC are unable to operate at full capacity due to a critical staffing shortage. Data from the HCMC Department of Transport showed that around 88,000 vehicles needed inspection in April, in addition to automobiles
VND120-trillion package for social housing sees few takers
HCMC – Though things are ready for the rollout of a soft loan package worth VND120 trillion, disbursement has been far slower than expected as there are almost no takers, said banks. They were speaking at a recent conference on bank credit and the implementation of Circular 02/2023. Phung Thi
HCMC to close inner-city streets for Reunification Day celebration
HCMC – Many inner-city streets will be closed to traffic on the evenings of April 28 and 30 to make room for the city’s Reunification Day celebration, said the HCMC Department of Transport. Vehicles will be banned from entering Nguyen Hue Boulevard, the section from Le Loi to Ton Duc Thang
Vietnam's largest Mercedes-Benz dealer reduced profits dozens of times
In the first quarter, the profit of Haxaco, Vietnam's largest authorized Mercedes dealer, only exceeded 5 billion, 12 times lower than the same period last year.