China’s dumping leaves Vietnam steel plants fighting for survival
China’s dumping leaves Vietnam steel plants fighting for survival

(VOV) - Steel making in Vietnam is in danger of coming to a full stop and the root cause of its demise lies in the fact China is increasingly dumping vast stockpiles of steel in markets around the globe say leading market analysts.

China’s dumping leaves Vietnam steel plants fighting for survival
Savills: IP land rent in HCMC higher than in Hanoi
Savills: IP land rent in HCMC higher than in Hanoi

Average annual space rent at industrial parks (IPs) in Ho Chi  Minh City is much higher than in Hanoi as shown in a recent report by property service provider Savills Vietnam.

Savills: IP land rent in HCMC higher than in Hanoi
Retail, services sales hit US$110 bln
Retail, services sales hit US$110 bln

The country's total retail sales and services revenue reached US$110 billion, rising 9.8% over the same period last year, or 9.1%, if inflation is excluded.

Retail, services sales hit US$110 bln
Aquatic product exports shrink
Aquatic product exports shrink

(VOV) - Vietnam’s aquatic exports hit around US$514 million in September, bringing the total export revenue in nine months to nearly US$4.7 billion, down 17.8% against the corresponding period last year.

Aquatic product exports shrink
Local firms must eye global rivals
Local firms must eye global rivals

(VOV) - While Vietnam has turned into one of the fastest growing economies in Asia, the level of competitiveness in the local private sector remains a concern and needs to be addressed, especially prior to Vietnam’s global integration through various free trade agreements.

Local firms must eye global rivals
The nation hits over one US$ bil export milestone with Brazil, Mexico
The nation hits over one US$ bil export milestone with Brazil, Mexico

(VOV) - Vietnam earned US$1.013 billion from Brazil and US$1 billion from Mexico in export revenue for the past eight months of this year. 

The nation hits over one US$ bil export milestone with Brazil, Mexico
Vietnamese Goods Identity Week opens in Vietnam’s big cities
Vietnamese Goods Identity Week opens in Vietnam’s big cities

Some 300 enterprises groups and associations are showcasing their products at the Vietnamese Goods Identity Week - Pride of Vietnamese Goods fair, which opened on September 27 in Hanoi, the central coastal city of Danang and Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese Goods Identity Week opens in Vietnam’s big cities
Vietnamese farmers suffer from price fall
Vietnamese farmers suffer from price fall

Farmers in the Mekong Delta are "crying" because of the drop in prices for agricultural products such as rice, pitaya, and sweet potatoes. At the same time, shrimp breeders are suffering because of crop disease and the sharp fall of prices, the lowest in many years.

Vietnamese farmers suffer from price fall
Foreigners still hesitant about buying property in Vietnam
Foreigners still hesitant about buying property in Vietnam

A provision contained in the Housing Law two months ago allowed foreigners to buy houses in Vietnam, but most real estate developers still have few foreign clients.

Foreigners still hesitant about buying property in Vietnam
Cam Ranh port debuts on UPCoM
Cam Ranh port debuts on UPCoM

The northern Hanoi Stock Exchange has seen the debut of Cam Ranh port, the second state-run port operator, coded as CCR on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM).

Cam Ranh port debuts on UPCoM