Improving corn productivity is urgent for Vietnam, with the local demand growing and competition against imports heating up. Lance Wang, Monsanto’s vice president for ASEAN, Pakistan and Partnerships, talked with VIR’s Phuong Nguyen on how new technology can help Vietnam achieve this goal.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group (MHI Group) delivered its latest double-column, five-face milling machine to major mold-manufacturer Chu Lai Truong Hai Molds Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Locally-owned lender BAC A BANK has just won a high-profile award of “The leading bank in social responsibility in Vietnam in 2016” organised by Thomson Reuters’ International Finance Magazine.

Vietnam’s only private airline Vietjet will list its shares on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) in late February 2017, before moving to list in Hong Kong or Singapore, according to newswire Vietnambiz.

Masan Group Corporation (MSN) has received the shareholders’ approval to issue a non-convertible international bond volume worth US$300 million to foreign investors.

A business conference, together with the Exhibition of Imaging Equipment and Technology under Canon Zen – One Stop Solution got exposure to numerous IT lovers in Hanoi’s Trinh Hoai Duc Stadium.

VOV.VN - Vietnam now has 500,000 private enterprises which employ more than 15 million people and contributes 40% of the national GDP. Vietnam has adopted many policies to develop the private economic sector.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese companies ship an estimated four million tons of woodchips to China annually, according to statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam government has lifted a 15-year ban on the import of French beef effective as of December 15, of last year.

VOV.VN - Well-known for its minimalist designs, good quality and accessible prices, Miniso, the popular Japanese fashion lifestyle concept brand has launched three more outlets in Vietnam.

The tra fish sector estimated to rake in US$1.67 billion from exports this year, an year-on-year increase of 6.6%.

Da Nang port in central Da Nang city on December 15 handled the seven-millionth tonne of goods and the 300,000th container from cargo ship Willi which operates under the flag of Marshall Islands.

VOV.VN - Dong A Plastic JSC (HoSE: DAG) has put its plastic profile manufacturing plant (Profile uPVC) into operation in the northern province of Ha Nam.

The Vietnam Glass and Ceramics for Construction Corporation (Viglacera) and the Cuba Industrial Construction Group (Geicon) have contributed over US$39.8 million in chartered capital to set up a joint venture to produce construction materials in Cuba.

Transport infrastructure is an attractive investment field in Vietnam while the acceleration of equitising State-owned enterprises in the country will create brilliant opportunities for businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK).

VOV.VN - Labor productivity is a key factor in the competitiveness of every business and every economy.  Vietnam’s labor productivity has been increasing, growing 6.5% in 2015.

The 2016 Made in Thailand Outlet opens in Hanoi on December 15 with a variety of products on offer. 

 The supermarket chain, Intimex, plans to start selling Japanese Aomori apples on December 18, said an Intimex representative.

The Vietbuild Home 2016 International Exhibition, an interior and exterior furnishing products fair, is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City from December 15.

Budget airline VietJet is set to raise about US$170 million in an initial public offering (IPO) that will value Vietnam's only private airline at US$1.2 billion, people close to the deal said on December 14, in the latest in a string of Vietnamese share sales.

Packaging production for the liquid and beverage sector in general and cans in particular is luring foreign investment due to the increasing demand.

VOV.VN - A conference focusing on the clothing, textiles and footwear industries with a theme towards increasing the domestic sector’s sustainability and competitiveness took place on December 14 in Hanoi. 

VOV.VN -  Vietnam's Trade Promotion Agency and Thai Embassy in Hanoi have jointly held a workshop to promote bilateral trade and investment cooperation.

VOV.VN - Representatives of more than 20 Russian food and drink businesses joined an exchange with leading Vietnam distributors and importers on December 14 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) suggested exporting 2-3 million tonnes of rice per year through 2020 instead of 7-8 million tonnes at present.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, an economic hub of the Mekong Delta, is expected to become a startup valley in the Mekong Delta region by 2020.

VOV.VN - Vietnam-Russia commercial trade remains relatively insignificant, said Hoang Quang Phong, vice chair of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry at a recent business forum in Hanoi.

The Vietnam-Russia joint venture Vietsovpetro expects to tap 5.04 million tonnes of crude oil as targeted this year, heard the 47th meeting of Vietsovpetro’s Council recently held in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau. 

Vietnam’s rattan, bamboo and sedge products export value to the United States reached US$212.1 million in the first 10 months of 2016, a year-on-year rise of 1%, according to data from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam should recognise factors that affect its economy’s productivity and competitiveness to maintain high and sustainable growth, domestic and foreign experts have said.