An event to connect businesses from Vietnam and Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture was held in HCM City on February 27 to seek opportunities for cooperation and exports of local products to Vietnam.

 Authorities of the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa province has introduced representatives from the US and Russian economies to the locality’s potential and strengths, especially in sea-based economy.

VOV.VN - Dong Nai province plans to establish an advanced logistics network to serve the entire southern key economic region.

 The General Department of Taxation is holding a seminar on deploying an action plan for base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) in APEC on February 22. 

Kiu, a B2B e-commerce platform with the support of the Mekong Business Initiative (MBI) project, was officially launched in Hanoi on February 21.

Prices of tra fish for processing have increased in response to high demand from the Cuu Long Delta provinces.

VOV.VN - Footwear exports have constantly increased in recent years from US$6.5 billion in 2011 to US$13 billion in 2016, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Margrethe Maersk, a Triple-E container ship which is the world’s biggest, docked at Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) on February 20 – a milestone in Vietnam’s navigation history.

The first turbine of the Trung Son hydropower plant, Vietnam’s first hydropower project with credit loaned from the World Bank, in the central province of Thanh Hoa has begun generating electricity for the national grid.

Vietjet has received full membership of the International Air Transportation Association (IATA), affirming the new-age carrier’s role and position in domestic and international aviation communities.

Despite record earnings from export in 2016, cashew nuts exporters are struggling to meet targets for this year due to a shortage of raw materials.

The ministries of industry and trade and finance have raised retail petrol prices for the first time in 2017.

The northern province of Thai Binh will be the first locality to embark on the scheme “AgResults Sustainable Rice Farming and Greenhouse Gas Emission” between 2016 and 2021.  

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has set a shrimp export target of US$10 billion by 2030.

VOV.VN - In 2016, Vietnam, for the first time, earned nearly US$2 billion from exporting vegetables and fruits with the Mekong Delta being the main contributor.

High import duties on foreign cars and unfavorable policies on the domestic auto industry are leaving few affordable options for car buyers in Vietnam.

The Prime Minister has asked the Ministry of Construction to clarify six problems which are of great public concern.

VOV.VN - Back in June of 2016, Britain sent shockwaves throughout Vietnam and around the globe by voting to leave the EU.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and Changwon City, the Republic of Korea, have held an exchange meeting to introduce Changwon businesses to Vietnamese partners.

ThreadSol, an enterprise material management solutions provider for the sewn products industry, has unveiled two cost-saving solutions for the textile industry, intelloBuy and intelloCut.

The HCM City Inland Waterway Port Authority has built 11 inland waterway piers for boat tours.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked ministries and authorities to support local retailers while better managing the operations of foreign retail firms.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has drafted an action plan to lower logistics costs to 18 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020. 

Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air continued to post positive growth in 2016 with a revenue of over VND27.5 trillion (US$1.2 billion) and a profit of almost VND2.4 trillion (US$105 million).

Vietnam’s logistics sector is expected to make up 8–10% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025.

Vietnam and Mexico have agreed to speed up negotiations for the signing of an agreement on customs cooperation and another deal on double tax avoidance.

A new circular on lending activities of credit institutions and foreign bank branches is expected to overhaul the regulatory framework applicable to the activities in Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hailed the contributions of Chinese Huawei Group to Vietnam’s information technology development during a meeting with Chairwoman of the group Sun Yafang in Hanoi on February 15.

Ho Chi Minh City hopes to forge stronger cooperation with Japan’s Gunma Prefecture, especially in areas of the prefecture’s strength such as small and medium-sized enterprises and human resources training, stated a city leader.

The largest foreign-invested company in the fashion sector, SCAVI has fought its way onto the list of 500 biggest companies in Vietnam in 2016, announced by Vietnam Report in February 2017.