A workshop was held in Hanoi on July 4 to look into the prevention and settlement of contractual disputes in infrastructure public-private partnership (PPP) projects.

The forestry sector has been demanded to take measures to achieve the exports target of 11 billion USD for this year.

Vietnam’s booming economy will see another surge of new investment after signing a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) that could hasten the exodus of manufacturers from China, according to analysts.

VOV.VN - The US’s recent steel import tariffs on “made-in-Vietnam” steel products originating from the Republic of Korea and Taiwan (China) suggest that the US could turn its sights towards addressing its existing trade deficit with Vietnam, Fitch Solutions has warned.

VOV.VN - More than 350 local and foreign businesses gathered in the central coastal city of Da Nang on July 5 to attend the Support Industries Business Matching 2019. 

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has a positive impact on Vietnam's real estate market, especially the industrial real estate, said experts from Savills Vietnam. 

More than 200 foreign firms attended a conference to promote investment in Vietnam in London on July 4, which was chaired by Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung.

As of June 30, as many as 82 solar power plants with a combined capacity of 4,460MW had been connected to the national grid, according to the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) group.

Việt Nam and India can co-operate in areas of strength such as agriculture, textiles, footwear, renewable energy, and pharmaceuticals, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The move aims to systematize the standards and conditions for a product to be labeled as “Made in Vietnam” or of Vietnamese origin.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) obtained a large amount of foreign currencies in the first half of 2019, pushing foreign exchange reserves recorded in the period to the highest level to date.

The freshly-signed EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will help the Vietnamese steel sector expand export markets in Europe, industry insiders said.

Vietnam is likely to earn 10 billion USD from exporting aquatic products in 2019, according to the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang will hold a conference on July 26 and 27 in a bid to attract more investment.

Tens of trillions of VND is expected to be poured into Vietnamese banks by foreign investors in 2019 and 2020 as negotiations on many deals are running smoothly.

The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) began on July 4 the trading of five-year Government bond futures contract, a new product in the derivatives market.

VOV.VN - The disbursement of public investment capital, foreign loans, and official development assistance remained extremely stagnant, while a large number of difficulties persisted for many industries seeking to boost their operations.

Vietnam has become more attractive to foreign investors than ever before as various freshly-inked new-generation free trade deals, including the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), are expected to facilitate trade and benefit foreign enterprises.

VOV.VN - Concerned efforts would be exerted to enable Vietnam’s full-year 2019 exports to Laos to grow by 10 per cent on year.  

The paper industry has potential for growth, but businesses need to avoid investment in products that have excess supply, according to the Vietnam Paper and Pulp Association (VPPA).

The United Kingdom is willing to provide technical assistance to help increase the efficiency of the Vietnamese economy, and intensify cooperation with the country in preventing money laundry, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond said on July 3.

VOV.VN - Fitch Solutions, a macro research unit of Fitch Group, maintains its forecast that Vietnam’s real GDP growth will come in at 6.5 per cent in 2019, a fall from 7.1 per cent in 2018, partly due to unfavourable base effects potentially occurring in the remainder of 2019 and slowing global demand.

A typical characteristic of the 4.0 industry revolution is the faster diffusion and larger coverage of new technologies, as well as the higher speed in realizing innovative ideas.

A CPI rise at three-year low during the first half of 2019 has greatly helped stabilise the macro-economy, promote economic growth and leave much room for inflation control for the remaining of the year, according to Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

Industrial parks in the country have reported an average occupancy rate of nearly 74 percent, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Economic Zone Management Department.

The State Bank of Vietnam has issued a new circular relaxing regulations on bank deposit services for foreigners and nonresidential organizations in Vietnam, a move designed to attract idle funds from the expat community in the country.

The State Treasury of Vietnam raised over 11.1 trillion VND (482 million USD) through 13 government bond auctions in June, down 6.7 percent month-on-month, according to the Hanoi Stock Exchange. 

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced preliminary rulings on the circumvention inquiries into Vietnamese cold-rolled steel (CRS) and corrosion-resistant steel (CORE) exports made from materials imported from Chinese Taiwan and the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Vietnam’s industrial and economic zones attracted 340 foreign-invested projects with a total newly-registered capital of 8.7 billion USD in the first six months of 2019, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Economic Zone Management Department.

VOV.VN - Tetra Pak, a Swedish-based food packaging and processing company, inaugurated its  first  aseptic carton packaging material factory in the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park II in the southern province of Binh Duong on July 3.