VOV.VN - India stood as the biggest supplier of all types of seafood products to Vietnam, making up 21.9% of the country’s total seafood imports in the first eight months of the year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Trade surplus of Vietnam this year hit US$5.57 billion as of September 15, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
A survey by the General Statistics Office, Vietnam had nearly 518,000 enterprises by Jan 1, 2017. SMEs reported the highest expansion in number while FDI firms attracted the greatest deal of workers.
The Vietnam Nutrition Food JSC (NutiFood) and Swedish Backahill Company have joined hands to boost export of Vietnamese dairy and organic nutrition products to European and Asian markets under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) inked between the two sides on September 11.
The People’s Committee of the central city of Da Nang has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to consider the early start of phase 1 of the construction of Lien Chieu port, in order to reduce traffic accidents in the city and boost local development.
The southern province of Binh Duong saw positive signals in economic growth in the first nine months of this year, with trade surplus reaching US$3.8 million, a representative from the provincial People’s Committee.
Southeast Asia has become Vietnam’s biggest iron and steel importer, making up 57.6% of the country’s total export volume in the sector, statistics show.
Japan-Kuwait joint venture Idemitsu Q8, the first 100% foreign-owned oil & gas retail company in Vietnam, has opened its third petrol station in the northern province of Hung Yen.
A Thai company has recently visited the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang to seek investment opportunities, especially in thermo-power plants.
Divestment from State-owned enterprises and groups is an inevitable trend brought about as the consequence of rampant investments through “powerful blows” during the years in the late 2000s and early this decade.
Only 15% of around 8,000 manufacturing companies in HCM City are capable of joining global supply chains but authorities are trying to increase the number.
A contactless payment system for public transport in HCM City could save costs and increase customer satisfaction, experts said at a conference on modern payments systems for public transit on September 21.
Vietnam is a guest of honour at the International Fair of Caen underway in Calvados, Normandie, France from September 21 – 30, according to Ambassador of Vietnam to France Nguyen Thiep.
Farmers in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang have bred giant river prawns on 74ha so far this year, up 40.6% against the same period last year, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The south-central province of Ninh Thuan, the country’s largest animal producer, is strengthening measures to breed more sheep, goats, pigs and other animals for commercial production.
Auditor General of the State Audit of Vietnam Ho Duc Phoc has highlighted the importance of connectivity to bring added values to supreme audit institutions in an interview recently granted to the media.
Can Gio district in HCMC and Nhon Trach in Dong Nai province have become new destinations for many investors, thanks to infrastructure development in the areas.
VOV.VN -Auditor General of Vietnam Ho Duc Phoc hailed the fruitful cooperation between the State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) and the National Audit Office of China at a reception in Hanoi on September 22 for his Chinese counterpart Hu Zejun who is also a new General Secretary of the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI).
VOV.VN - Sustainable development and creativity were particularly highlighted at the 14th Assembly of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI), which came to a close in Hanoi on September 22.
VOV.VN - The State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) will make greater efforts and stand side by side with fellow member’s supreme audit institutions (SAIs) to realize the vision of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI), said Vietnamese General Auditor Ho Duc Phoc at the second plenary session of the 14th ASOSAI Assembly in Hanoi on September 22.
