5,000 tariff lines to go under Vietnam-EAEU FTA
5,000 tariff lines to go under Vietnam-EAEU FTA

The Ministry of Finance has completed tax tables on preferential import tariffs to prepare for Vietnam’s commitments in the free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

5,000 tariff lines to go under Vietnam-EAEU FTA
Mai Linh asks for government incentives for joint electric car project with Renault
Mai Linh asks for government incentives for joint electric car project with Renault

Taxi operator Mai Linh Group has recently requested the support of the Vietnamese government for its electric car project, which it is going to carry out with French car-maker Renault.

Mai Linh asks for government incentives for joint electric car project with Renault
Vietnam’s real estate market a magnet for foreign investors
Vietnam’s real estate market a magnet for foreign investors

Two huge merger & acquisition (M&A) deals were made just in the first three months of the year. The foreign direct investment (FDI) flow into the real estate sector exceeded US$2 billion by the end of 2015.

Vietnam’s real estate market a magnet for foreign investors
Danang tops competitiveness index
Danang tops competitiveness index

VOV.VN - The central city of Danang has topped the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) for the third consecutive year in a row. 

Danang tops competitiveness index
Start-ups must join int’l community: Deputy PM
Start-ups must join int’l community: Deputy PM

We should change the way we think, look beyond the country and become part of the world community as it has shrunk, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said.

Start-ups must join int’l community: Deputy PM
PetroVietnam bio-fuel plant halted
PetroVietnam bio-fuel plant halted

Bio-Ethanol Dung Quat, a bio-fuel factory owned by the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), has halted operations due to continuing losses.

PetroVietnam bio-fuel plant halted
Vietnam’s economy to grow 6.7% in 2016: ADB
Vietnam’s economy to grow 6.7% in 2016: ADB

The Vietnamese economy will remain stable in 2016 with a growth rate of 6.7%, followed by a modest slowing of growth to 6.5% in 2017, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s “Asian Development Outlook 2016” report, released on March 30. 

Vietnam’s economy to grow 6.7% in 2016: ADB
Ocean tuna sells for record price in Japan
Ocean tuna sells for record price in Japan

VOV.VN - An ocean tuna caught off the coast of Binh Dinh Province sold for a record high US$14.28 per kilogram at an Osaka auction on March 29, according to an official from the local government.  

Ocean tuna sells for record price in Japan
Vietnamese exports to Mexico soar
Vietnamese exports to Mexico soar

Vietnam’s export value to Mexico in the first two months of this year reached US$257.2 million, up 41.4% compared with last year, according to the trade office of the Vietnamese Embassy in Mexico.

Vietnamese exports to Mexico soar
HCM City target youth for business startup hub
HCM City target youth for business startup hub

The Vietnam Youth Federation in HCM City, the Vietnam National Students Association in HCM City and the HCM City Young Businesspeople Association (YBA) on March 27 launched a business startup programme for youth, targeting to stimulate entrepreneurship among young people in the city.

HCM City target youth for business startup hub