VOV.VN - The Indonesia Anti-Dumping Committee (KADI) has announced its final decision after an administrative review of the anti-dumping investigations into cold rolled steel coil and sheets imported from Vietnam and four others.

Domestic business groups, corporations and enterprises should focus on intensive industrial development to create industrial products with a national brand and high competitiveness on the world market.

Governments will improve policies to accelerate investment flows from Vietnam to Laos, a conference was told in the central city of Da Nang on March 27.

Experts are concerned about new non-performing loans rising significantly while the Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) still has to devise radical measures to resolve bad debts acquired from banks.

The south central province of Binh Thuan has issued a temporary ban on the exploitation of mollusc and bivalve across its sea waters from April 1 to July 31 with a view to restoring the marine resources. 

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam suggested the industry ministries of Vietnam and Cambodia boost links to support both countries’ businesses in the industry and investment fields. 

The General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) started conducting a survey on businesses in March to evaluate their preparedness for global integration and technology application, as well as build a business database.

Plans of increasing the percentage of foreign ownership will continue gripping the attention of investors when companies propose them in their annual general shareholder meetings (AGM) normally taking place in the second quarter of the year, securities experts said.

Construction of the Hai Duong-Vietnam thermo power plant officially kicked off on March 27 in Hai Duong province’s Phuc Thanh commune after a five-year delay.

Samsung Electronics will soon break ground on a mobile research and development (R&D) centre in downtown Hanoi, the largest project of its kind that the conglomerate has built in Southeast Asia.

A joint venture led by Vietnamese military-run Viettel has won the fourth telecom license from Myanmar’s outgoing government.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked the Prime Minister to allow granting an air transport license to Vietstar Airlines Multirole Corporation (Vietstar Airlines).

VOV.VN - The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has intended to build three airports- Na San, Lai Chau and Lao Cai in the north-west region next year at a total cost of VND9,813 billion.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement will open an important gate for investor access to the government procurement market, with win-win opportunities for investors, state agencies, and the Vietnamese people. 

Ho Chi Minh City Health Department officials have urged consumers to buy products with clear origin sold at clean and hygienic trading places to ensure food safety.

Limitations in growth model reforms, inadequate policies towards businesses and loose connectivity between domestic and foreign enterprises are among the causes eroding the attractiveness of Vietnam’s investment climate.

Vietnam’s foreign reserves have hit a record high of US$40 billion, according to a source from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

Vietnamese agencies are considering allowing the import of Chinese poultry meat. The inews has been published on the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MARD) Department of Animal Health’s website.

Vietnam’s economic situation in the first quarter of 2016 is not as sunny as predicted, mostly due to feeble local production.

VOV.VN - On March 27,  Vietnamese and Lao Planning and Investment Ministries opened their 2nd conference in central Da Nang City to boost investment cooperation.

Tax authorities anticipate collecting at least VND680 billion (US$30.4 billion) in the remaining ten months of 2016, a 19% increase over the same period last year and seen as a sign that the Vietnamese economy is continuing to recover. 

Software giant FPT is planning to seek investors for its FPT retail and trading segment this year, according to FPT’s website.

More than 250 Vietnamese and French businesses gathered at a conference called “Vietnam, a new Asian dragon” and a series of round-table seminars in France on March 25 to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries.

Most domestic bidders continue to lack confidence in the transparent competition when bidding on projects. 

Investors from mainland China have been developing their businesses in Vietnam to take advantage of free trade agreements (FTAs), as the country is a Trans-Pacific Partnership member. 

Representatives of ten leading Malaysian shopping centers have met with local tour organizers in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to introduce a new campaign aimed at having more Vietnamese to shop in Malaysia.

Textile & garment companies reject the opinion that textiles & garments would be the biggest beneficiary of the TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) Agreement.

Iron & steel manufacturers can anticipate a tough year 2016, when low-cost products, especially from China, will flow to Vietnam.

Representatives of many foreign-invested companies in the southern province of Dong Nai did not pull any punches in a meeting with local authorities on March 25, when they were asked to recall how red tape has marred their operations.

A series of projects that are granted ODA from the government are behind schedule, so the government plans to use another method to grant ODA to local governments.