Insiders blame Ghost Month for car sales drop
Insiders blame Ghost Month for car sales drop

Car sales in Vietnam last August fell 17% from the previous month to 23,540 units, attributable to consumers’ unwillingness to do big business like car purchases in the “Ghost Month”. 

Insiders blame Ghost Month for car sales drop
GE commits to develop wind power
GE commits to develop wind power

On May 23, on the occasion of US President Barack Obama’s visit to Vietnam, GE and the Ministry of Industry and Trade signed an agreement to develop new wind farms with a total capacity of 1,000 megawatts by 2025. 

GE commits to develop wind power
Garment export contracts fall to rivals
Garment export contracts fall to rivals

The decrease in orders from foreign partners has dealt a strong blow not only to small textile & garment companies but also to big players in the market.

Garment export contracts fall to rivals
Vietnam first records US$2 billion trade surplus with G20
Vietnam first records US$2 billion trade surplus with G20

VOV.VN - Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of US$2.02 billion with the Group of Twenty (G20), accounting for 2.7% of total export revenue to these markets during the seven-moth period of this year, according to the latest statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam first records US$2 billion trade surplus with G20
No more steel projects, experts recommend
No more steel projects, experts recommend

Experts believe that existing steel mills, plus the Formosa mega steel complex, are ‘more than enough’ for Vietnam.

No more steel projects, experts recommend
Samsung holds supplier diversity workshop
Samsung holds supplier diversity workshop

VOV.VN - Samsung in collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade held a supplier diversity workshop on September 9 at the Saigon Hi-Tech Park.

Samsung holds supplier diversity workshop
HCM City, China’s Qingdao discuss cooperation
HCM City, China’s Qingdao discuss cooperation

Attracting resources from international businesses and investors, including those from China, is very important to HCM City as the city has been making efforts to bring its development to a new level. 

HCM City, China’s Qingdao discuss cooperation
SBV seeks safer online transactions
SBV seeks safer online transactions

State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Deputy Governor Nguyen Kim Anh on September 8 called for drastic steps to make online payments more secure.

SBV seeks safer online transactions
Integration a concern for Vietnam firms
Integration a concern for Vietnam firms

Only a fourth of Vietnamese enterprises believe they have strong products and services, good management and prices and adequate capital, a survey by the General Department of Statistics has found.

Integration a concern for Vietnam firms