Economy
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Vietnam has crucial role in APEC cooperation progress: Japanese expert
Vietnam has made significant contributions to the Asia-Pacific Economic (APEC) cooperation, especially with the country hosting APEC Year 2017, said Professor Go Ito from Japan’s Meiji University.
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Ideas gathered for “One Commune, One Product” programme
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) held a conference in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on October 24 to gather ideas for the national programme on “One Commune, One Produ
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Upgrade plan for Dien Bien airport announced
Local authorities of the mountainous northern province of Dien Bien on October 24 announced their upgrade plan for Dien Bien Airport.
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Vietnam-China int’l trade fair slated for Lang Son in November
The Vietnam-China international trade fair will take place in the northern border province of Lang Son from November 2-8, according to its organising board.
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Vietcombank has strongest balance sheet in Vietnam: Asian Banker
The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) was named as the bank with the strongest balance sheet in Vietnam by The Asian Banker, a finance and banking magazine.
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Sweden sees VN as potential market for its eco-friendly wood materials
Sweden’s wood materials industry sees Vietnam’s wood processing industry as a potential market for its eco-friendly, competitive and sustainable materials, speakers at a seminar said.
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Nghi Son economic zone to welcome ecological resort
The People’s Committee in the central province of Thanh Hoa has recently given the go-ahead to a 15.6-million USD eco-tourist resort project in the Nghi Son economic zone in Tinh Gia district.
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Lending grows 12.16 percent in nine months
Credit growth of the entire banking system in the last 10 days of September rose 1.14 percent, pushing the total increase in the first nine months of this year to 12.16 percent, the latest report from
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SHB loans to help coffee cultivation in Central Highlands
Saigon Hanoi CommercialJoint StockBank (SHB) will provide preferential loans for farmers in the Central Highlands to grow coffee, SHB General Director Nguyen Van Le said.
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Natural rubber producing countries convene conference in Ho Chi Minh City
The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) convened its 10th annual rubber conference in Ho Chi Minh City on October 23.
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TPP negotiators to meet in Japan next week
Negotiators from the 11 remaining signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact will hold a three-day meeting near Tokyo next week in pursuit of an agreement by November, the Japanese
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Vietcombank posts 7.9 trillion VND pre-tax profit in three quarters
The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has reported it earned around 2.7 trillion VND (119.9 million USD) in pre-tax profit in the in the third quarter of this year