Nearly 80 Vietnamese and French enterprises attended a workshop in Paris , France on October 20 to increase trade and investment exchanges under the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement.

 HCM City has called for investment from Spanish businesses in urban waste treatment, transport and flood control during a recent visit by a Spanish delegation to the city to explore business opportunities. 

Vietnamese enterprises, especially small- and medium-sized ones, should increase the use of e-commerce to boost their exports and showcase their products to potential partners globally, a seminar heard in HCM City on October 21.

Retail prices of RON 92 petrol and E5 bio-fuel increased by 441 VND and 392 VND per litre, respectively, from 16:45 pm on October 20. 

A roundtable discussion was held in Hanoi on October 20 to look for ways to improve the effectiveness of cooperation among enforcement agencies in the fight against counterfeits and intellectual property rights (IPR) infringements. 

Vietnam’s trade office in Germany and the Trade Promotion Agency (TPA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) organised a trade and investment promotion forum on October 18. 

Experts have recommended that the Mekong Delta should expand “smart” rice cultivation to reduce production costs and increase profits. 

VOV.VN - The global cold chain market is projected to grow at a combined annual growth rate of 7% from 2016, to reach a value of US$234.49 billion by 2020, according to a report from Research and Markets.

VOV.VN -On October 19,  the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association (VCFA) and the Cuba Embassy in Vietnam co-hosted a seminar on the trade embargo against Cuba in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - As many as 300 businesses from 35 countries across the globe are participating in the 2016 Vietnam’s Premier International Feed, Livestock & Meat Industry Show (Vietstock 2016) which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on October 19.