Foreign shipping lines will have to publicise charges, surcharges of freight services, and charges for port services for containerised goods, as the draft decree on the issue has been submitted, for the first time, to the Vietnamese government for approval.

Japanese Asahi Group Holdings Ltd., and Kirin Holdings Co. are considering bidding for shares of Saigon Beer, Alcohol and Beverage (Sabeco) in the auction expected to be held next month, according to newswire Nikkei.

The Government will consider the possibility of letting poor performing commercial banks go bankrupt, instead of saving them as it did in the past, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has said.

Vietnam spent US$5.84 billion importing 13.92 million tonnes of steel and iron products in the first nine months of the year, the General Department of Customs’ statistics revealed.

The country’s seafood exports are expected to reach US$7 billion this year, a year-on-year increase of 5.5 %, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters (Vasep).

The nine-month imports of coal reached 10.5 million tonnes, shooting up 147% from a year earlier, and this trend will continue in the next years to meet economic growth demand and ensure energy security. 

Vice Minister for Foreign Trade of the Netherlands, Marten van den Berg,  takes fifty business men and women on tour to Vietnam.

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