Vietnamese and Indian businesses discussed new cooperation plans, including the establishment of joint ventures in information technology, during a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on October 6.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee Dinh La Thang suggested stronger economic cooperation between Vietnam and Belarus in the context that the free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) took effect on October 5. 

The Ministry of Industry and Trade on October 5 decided to conduct an anti-dumping investigation into H-shaped steel products imported from China (including Hong Kong).

 A seminar took place in Ho Chi Minh City on October 6 to help businesses prevent risks and address disputes in international trade.

 It is necessary for housing developers, contractors, banks and State agencies to cooperate in disclosing information about real estate projects to avoid panicking buyers, experts have said. 

A string of exhibitions of machine tools , electronic technologies and equipment, and solutions for support industries kicked off in HCM City on October 6.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) held a workshop in the northern province of Ninh Binh on October 6 to seek broader links between trade sectors in 28 northern cities and provinces.

Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of US$2.77 billion in the first nine months of this year with export turnover of US$128.2 billion and import value of US$125.4 billion.

CapitaLand Limited and its joint developer Thien Duc Trading Construction Company Limited  introduced Feliz en Vista, a residential project in the heart of District 2 of Ho Chi Minh City on October 4.

Electricity imports from China and Laos now meet 3.1% of Vietnam’s needs and the country must continue purchases from the neighbors to meet over 2% of its demand in the coming years.