Vinamilk, the nation’s leading dairy processor, has launched a website at giacmosuaviet.com.vn where customers can order any of its products and have them delivered home.

About 20 foreign venture funds exist in Vietnam, but they have only representative offices and have yet to set up funds.

The government is striving to receive the best prices and protect Vietnamese brands as it implements its plan of divesting itself from big state-owned enterprises. 

The Prime Minister has decided on the establishment of the national steering committee on the ASEAN and National One-Stop-Shop (OSS) Customs Mechanism and Trade Facilitation led by Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue. 

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has ordered Vietnam’s rice exporters to closely control the quality of rice exported to the US, after some exports were rejected.

The total revenue from retail trade and services topped US$118.4 billion during the first nine months of this year, surging 9.5 percent year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). 

Vietnam can export more wood products if it enhances professionalism and the quality of products, according to industry insiders. 

Building a brand strategy for Vietnam’s food industry will help increase recognition of the country’s food products on the world market, thereby boosting the sector’s growth through stronger exports. 

Giant East Asian manufacturers were major clients of industrial parks across Vietnam in the first half of 2016, according to a report on industrial real estate released on October 4 by Savills Vietnam. 

The establishment of a free trade zone between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will increase the two sides’ two-way trade from US$4 billion at present to US$8-10 billion in the years to come, an official has commented.