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.