Despite some jitters, the business performance of Vietnam’s largest drugmakers took an uphill route in the first three quarters of 2018, with exports set to become a priority focus for many in the near future.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and the Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) between Vietnam and the EU have just been adopted by the European Commission and will be submitted to the European Council for official signature later this year, before approval in the European Parliament in early 2019. 

Vietnamese businesses are among the world’s most optimistic about international trade pacts and prospects and they are also among the most confident when it comes to succeeding in the current environment, according to HSBC’s latest report.

Small banks are mulling over capital hikes and listing plans amid favourable market conditions and rosy business performance.

FDI capital, along with large-scale projects, is expected to continuously flow into the southern key economic zones till the end of the year.

Karen Lanyon, Australian consul general in Ho Chi Minh City, shares with VIR the various programmes that Australia is rolling out to help Vietnamese businesswomen.

Following the success of Vietnam Tax Institute 2017, this November, KPMG Vietnam and Cambodia will continue to organise the KPMG Vietnam Tax Institute 2018 Seminar.

An only premier real estate market event to be hosted by the Australian Chamber of ­Commerce (Auscham) in Vietnam is due to take place on November 8 at The Reverie Saigon Hotel in ­District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City.

Reducing costs is one of the essential conditions for the development and improvement of the domestic logistics sector’s competitiveness.

Businesses allocate kingly sums of their advertising budget to social networks like Facebook or YouTube.