Vietnam’s productivity puzzle: Should we worry?
Vietnam’s productivity puzzle: Should we worry?

(VOV) - The experts at the National Economics University have a message for Vietnam— speed up economic reforms aimed at improving labour productivity, or get left in the dust.

Vietnam’s productivity puzzle: Should we worry?
Tropical fruit sees strong global demand
Tropical fruit sees strong global demand

(VOV) - Doors are opening for the country’s fruit exporters, said Director Phan Huy Thong of the National Agricultural Promotion Centre on September 22 at an agricultural forum in Tien Giang.

Tropical fruit sees strong global demand
Vietnam climbs up 19 places in Global Innovation Index 2015
Vietnam climbs up 19 places in Global Innovation Index 2015

Vietnam is ranked 52th out of 141 countries in this year’s Global Innovation Index (GII), up 19 places from last year, said the Ministry of Science and Technology. 

Vietnam climbs up 19 places in Global Innovation Index 2015
CCI advances in September: ANZ
CCI advances in September: ANZ

(VOV) - The ANZ-Roy Morgan Vietnam Consumer Confidence index (CCI) rose 1.6pts to 135.3pts in September, and is 0.3pts higher than a year ago. 

CCI advances in September: ANZ
Vietnamese rice to have a national trademark
Vietnamese rice to have a national trademark

An established national trademark is needed for Vietnamese rice products to build their image and gain shares on the global market. 

Vietnamese rice to have a national trademark
Ho Chi Minh City’s September CPI drops 0.47 %
Ho Chi Minh City’s September CPI drops 0.47 %

Ho Chi Minh City’s consumer price index (CPI) in September decreased slightly by 0.47 % from August and 0.99 % against the same month last year, the municipal Statistics Office announced on September 22. 

Ho Chi Minh City’s September CPI drops 0.47 %
Hanoi: September’s CPI sees slight drop
Hanoi: September’s CPI sees slight drop

Hanoi’s consumer price index (CPI) fell 0.1%  in September compared to the previous month and up 0.34%  from the same period last year.

Hanoi: September’s CPI sees slight drop
India imposes safeguard duties of 20% on Vietnamese steel
India imposes safeguard duties of 20% on Vietnamese steel

(VOV) - India has decided to levy safeguard duties of 20% for 200 days on hot rolled flat products of non- alloy and other alloy steel in coils of a width of 600mm or more.

India imposes safeguard duties of 20% on Vietnamese steel
Supermarkets selling clothes
Supermarkets selling clothes

Garment producers now have a new strategy to improve both brand recognition and sales – selling through super-markets.

Supermarkets selling clothes
Chip firms eye global markets
Chip firms eye global markets

Vietnamese semiconductor companies will have an opportunity to introduce their businesses to global producers during a business mission that finishes on September 23.

Chip firms eye global markets