Economy
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Can Tho wants to capitalise on economic chances in AEC
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho wants to capitalise on chances in economic activities with ASEAN, especially the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Truo
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Prominent industrial products to be honoured
The Agency for Regional Industry Development under the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced on August 18 that it will honour and grant certificates to outstanding industrial products from rural ar
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Rice export target set at 5.2 million tonnes in 2017
The Vietnam Food Association (VFB) aims to ship 2 million tonnes of rice to foreign countries in the last five months of the year, increasing total rice export for the whole year to 5.2 million tonnes
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E-marketing forum comes to Hanoi, promotes latest trends
The Vietnam Online Marketing Forum 2017 came to Hanoi on August 17, aiming to boost online marketing and e-commerce in Vietnam and introduce the latest digital marketing trends to businesses.
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Markets fall on investor sentiment
Local markets were fragile on August 17 after gains in a day earlier, with both indices falling on weakening investor sentiment.
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Van Don Special Economic Zone envisioned to be green, modern urban
The northern province of Quang Ninh has envisioned turning the Van Don special administrative-economic zone into a smart and green island urban area, according to Secretary of the provincial Party Com
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Steel, fertiliser shares buoy market
Shares recovered from morning losses on August 16, with large-cap stocks, especially steel and fertiliser shares, leading the way.
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LG rolls out thinnest-ever TV panel in Vietnam
LG Electronics Vietnam showed off “wallpaper” thin LG Signature OLED W Television for the first time in HCM City on August 15, announcing its 2.57mm-thin panel is the thinnest in Vietnam.
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PV Power raises share-for-sale IPO ratio to 20 percent
The PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power), the country’s second-biggest power provider, will offer 20 percent of its total shares for sale at an initial public offering (IPO) in December.
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New programme to tighten control of catfish exported to US
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has issued a safety control programme designed for Siluriformes fish (mainly tra and basa) and related products exported to the US market as pa
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US rescinds part of antidumping duty review on frozen shrimp from Vietnam
The US Department of Commerce has rescinded the administrative review, in part, of the antidumping duty order on frozen warm-water shrimp from Vietnam for the period from February 1, 2016 through Janu
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Finance Ministry proposes ‘reasonable’ tax hikes
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has introduced a draft of amendments to laws on Value Added Tax, Special Consumption Tax, Corporate Income Tax, Personal Income Tax and Natural Resources Protection Tax.
