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Image: Fishery industry will increase value of seafood products

Fishery industry will increase value of seafood products

Director general of the Directorate of Fisheries Trần Đình Luan In 2021, the fishery sector aims to maintain a stable fishery production and business, including a reduction in fishing volume, an increase of farming output, and implementation of solutions increasing the value of seafood products.

Image: Vinamilk and GTNFoods to buy 39.2 million shares of Mộc Châu Milk

Vinamilk and GTNFoods to buy 39.2 million shares of Mộc Châu Milk

A cattle farm run by Moc Chau Milk, a sub-unit of GTNFoods JSC. — Photo courtesy of Moc Chau Milk HÀ NỘI — Two major shareholders have registered to buy shares of Moc Chau Dairy Cattle Breeding Joint Stock Company (MCM). They are Viet Nam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) and GTNFoods

Image: Việt Nam  GDP to grow by 8 per cent: Oxford Economics

Việt Nam  GDP to grow by 8 per cent: Oxford Economics

Viet Nam’s GDP is expected to grow by 8 per cent this year. — VNS Photo HCM CITY — Southeast Asia’s economic growth will rebound to 6.2 per cent in 2021 with Viet Nam achieving 8 per cent growth, according to the latest economic outlook report from Oxford Economics commissioned by chartered

Image: Leather, footwear companies need deeper participation in global supply chains: conference

Leather, footwear companies need deeper participation in global supply chains: conference

At a conference in HCM City yesterday about the leather and footwear industry, experts said that companies could deepen their participation in global supply chains by improving their production. – VNS Photo Viet Dũng HCM CITY – Leather and footwear companies need to develop a better supporting

Image: Quảng Bình seeks investment in 62 projects

Quảng Bình seeks investment in 62 projects

A view of Quảng Bình. — Photo baodautu.vn QUẢNG BÌNH — The central province of Quảng Bình is calling for investment in 62 projects in the 2021-23 period, according to the provincial portal. The list, which was approved by the provincial People’s Committee last week, focuses on agriculture,

Image: Vietcombank looks to raise pre-tax profit by 12 per cent in 2021

Vietcombank looks to raise pre-tax profit by 12 per cent in 2021

Transactions at Vietcombank. The bank also aims to raise its total asset by 6 per cent and mobilised capital by 8 per cent while the credit growth is expected to pick up 12 per cent. — Photo vietcombank.com.vn HÀ NỘI — The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Viet Nam (Vietcombank)

Image: Vietnamese businesses set mixed targets for 2021

Vietnamese businesses set mixed targets for 2021

GELEX expect its profit to double this year after the merger with Viglacera. Photo gelex.vn HÀ NỘI — After performing well last year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies have prepared new plans for 2021. While some firms, such as GELEX, have doubled their targeted profits, others which

Image: No decision about tariffs on Vietnamese goods yet: USTR

No decision about tariffs on Vietnamese goods yet: USTR

Minister of Trade and Industry Trần Tuấn Anh during a phone call with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in Ha Noi. — Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Trade HÀ NỘI — The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is in the middle of gathering and analysing information and has

Image: Viettel announces rebranding

Viettel announces rebranding

Le Đăng Dũng, acting Chairman and General Director of Viettel Group, talks about their new brand identity. — VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Viettel Group on Thursday unveiled its new branding, including a new logo and slogan, marking the firm’s second rebrand after the first in 2004. “The reason for the

Image: Investments in HCM City industrial parks surge

Investments in HCM City industrial parks surge

Workers at Misumi Vietnam Company in Linh Trung Export Processing Zone in HCM City. VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ HCM CITY — HCM City’s industrial parks and export processing zones attracted US$747.6 million worth of investment last year, a 15.7 per cent increase from 2019. Announcing this, the HCM City

Image: Forestry sector aims to gain $14b exports in 2021

Forestry sector aims to gain $14b exports in 2021

The forestry sector targets the export value of timber and forest products to reach US$14 billion in 2021. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The forestry sector targets the export value of timber and forest products to reach US$14 billion in 2021, according to the Viet Nam Administration of Forestry. This

Image: Construction of country’s largest airport starts in Đồng Nai Province

Construction of country’s largest airport starts in Đồng Nai Province

An artist’s rendering of the proposed Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Đồng Nai. — Photo courtesy of Airports Corporation of Viet Nam HCM CITY — Construction of the much-awaited Long Thanh international airport in the southern province of Đồng Nai and near HCM City