Economy
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Certified coffee farming improves local income in Dak Lak
The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak currently records 44,000 households producing certified coffee on a total coverage of 64,107ha with an output of 226,100 tonnes of coffee beans, said Director
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Vietjet to launch Da Nang-Seoul route
The budget carrier Vietjet Air will launch daily flights from the central city of Da Nang to Seoul (the Republic of Korea) on May 31 in a bid to meet the increasing travel demand of tourists and busin
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Deal signed to develop co-working space in Vietnam
Singaporean developer CapitaLand and Vietnamese space operator Toong have signed a memorandum of understanding to change the working environment in Vietnam.
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Hanoi office and retail competition heating up
The market segment for offices and retail space for lease in Hanoi is expected to become fiercely competitive as supply increases.
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Trade ministry urges Australia to lift ban on shrimp imports
Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has just called on the Australian Government to soon lift its ban on prawn and uncooked shelled shrimp imports, saying that it poses negative impacts on Vi
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Transport Ministry rejects Uber Vietnam proposal
The Transport Ministry has declined to approve a Uber Vietnam request to pilot an IT upgrade for its services, citing, among other things, a lack of authorisation and validation from its parent firm.
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Dong Nai, Ho Chi Minh City struggle to meet labour demand
Companies in the southern province of Dong Nai need to find more than 30,000 new employees by the end of next month to make up for the shortage caused by the post-Tet staff turnover, according to the
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4.1 million USD for trade promotion in 2017
Vietnam will spend 93 billion VND (4.1 million US) on 199 trade promotion projects under the national trade promotion programme in 2017, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)
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Thai Nguyen spends big to promote tea trade mark
The northern province of Thai Nguyen plans to invest over 220 billion VND (9.7 million USD) in developing sustainable tea production.
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Vietnam Airlines to sell, lease back four aircraft
Vietnam Airlines said that it plans to sell or lease back four new aircraft which the corporation will receive in 2017 to ease the pressure on the due-debt-over-ownership-capital ratio and boost liqui
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State Bank works on credit organisation restructuring project
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced that it is finalizing a project on restructuring credit organisations and handling bad debt for the 2016-2020 period, to be submitted to the Politburo.
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New Zealand pushes TPP without US
New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay called on the 11 remaining member countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement to discuss the next step for the trade deal after the US pulled out.
