Vietnam Stands to See Modest Wins if China, U.S. Start Trade War
A wider Sino-U.S. trade dispute would help export-reliant Vietnam compete against Chinese companies but put the country at risk of any global fallout, analysts say.Keep reading ...
Ralph Jennings
Inefficient cooperatives to be dissolved by year end
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) asked provinces and cities on Thursday to dissolve ineffective agricultural cooperatives by the end of 2018. The ministry’s data shows that in 2017, Việt Nam had nearly 11,700 agricultural cooperatives and 30 cooperative coalitions. Some 3,900 agricultural ...
VNS Reporter
VN sees over $24 billion trade deficit from APEC economies
Total import-export turnover between Viet Nam and APEC member economies reached US$265.3 billion in the first 10 months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 17.4 per cent. Exports reached $120.48 billion and imports reached $144.83 billion, up 23.9 per cent and 22 per cent, respectively, ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Govt asks ministry to consider removing obstacles for sugar industry
The Government Office has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to consider recent reports that local sugar industry could be hit hard by commitments of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) which is set to take effect in early 2018. Statistics from ...
Ng.Nga - C.Nhan
Vietnam won’t tolerate IUU fishing: MARD
Vietnam will never tolerate or permit activities related to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Vu Van Tam has said.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Vietnam Is The Biggest Winner On Donald Trump's Tour of Asia
U.S. President Donald Trump has met leaders in Asia’s most powerful countries, plus a whole lot more, since starting a marathon trip November 3 to the region of 4.5 billion people. He met Chinese President Xi Jinping and they treated each other like old friends ...
Ralph Jennings
Trans-Pacific Trade Partners Are Moving On, Without the U.S.
President Trump shook up the world economic order this year by pulling the United States out of a major international trade pact and raising fundamental questions about its global role. Today, the world is moving on without it. A group of 11 countries announced on Saturday ...
A. STEVENSON, M.RICH
Millennial shoppers to drive future of Vietnam’s e-commerce market
Defined as those born between 1980 and 2000, the millennial generation is shaping up to become the largest age group of online shoppers in Vietnam. This expanding millennial group has prompted e-commerce platforms in Vietnam to alter strategies to cater to the younger generation.Keep reading ...
Thanh Van
New policy encourages CBU car imports, rather than assembling
While the Ministry of Finance (MOF) believes that the tentative policy on reducing the tariff conditionally on car part imports will help boost the domestic automobile industry, automobile joint ventures believe the policy will encourage them to import CBU cars instead of assembling cars domestically.Keep ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Where Is Vietnam’s Economy Headed as It Hosts APEC?
Outlook appears generally positive as Hanoi gears up for the meeting, but uncertainties still remain. Later this week, Vietnam will host regional leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting (APEC) in Danang. Keep reading ...
Luke Hunt
