Indian leather and footwear businesses have only recently discovered Vietnam is a huge market while their Vietnamese counterparts import massive quantities of leather but little from India.

Malaysian conglomerate Berjaya Corporation Bhd., through its subsidiary Berjaya Gia Thinh Investment (Berjaya GTI), launched the first phase of its Vietnamese lottery business on July 18.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on July 18 decided to impose additional tariffs on imported steel products as an official safeguard measure against cheap imports that were allegedly threatening the domestic industry.

The Vietnamese economy is bouncing back as enterprises are growing more confident. Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung spoke with VIR’s Bao Duy about the expectation for greater economic recovery in the remaining months of this year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam imported 129,471 head of cattle from Australia in the first half of this year, down 35% against the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Vietnam and the United States signed an agreement related to antidumping duty over shrimp imported from Vietnam on July 19 morning (Vietnam time). 

According to report of Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam’s export revenue was estimated at US$82.64 billion in the first six months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 5.9%.

Viettel’s Myanmar venture is falling behind the deadline of applying for its license due to difficulties in negotiations among related parties.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has stressed that the Vietnamese Government always welcomes and supports foreign firms and Slovak ones in particular to expand their business in Vietnam. 

The southern province of Kien Giang strives to earn US$260 million from exports in the last five months of 2016 to fulfill its yearly target of US$440 million.