Mobile money is about to be launched in Vietnam despite worries about management methods. Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said the ministry and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) plan to license mobile money service to telcos. It is expected that mobile money services will be carried out throughout the country, giving […]
Read MoreTravel restrictions due to Covid-19 prevention measures presented no hurdle for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which harnessed video conferencing to speed up trade negotiations. The pandemic was expected to hamper already delayed RCEP negotiations because scheduled meetings were cancelled to follow travel ban lockdown measures in member state countries. Ronnarong Phoolpipat, Commerce Ministry […]
Read MoreThe US has become Vietnam’s largest supplier of fruits and vegetables in the first four months of the year, recording a 44% increase year-on-year in export value to $102.1 million, according to the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association. Vietnam’s overall fruit and vegetable imports fell 42 percent to 376.9 million USD, but imports from several […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker is calling on the government to ensure food security and stable food prices amid the risk of a worldwide food price spike due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sen. Francis Pangilinan said the government should properly anticipate global trade and price movements and ensure that there would be no food-price spikes […]
Read MoreOverseas e-commerce companies Lazada and Shopee may lose their positions in Vietnam if they keep demonstrating limitations in protecting consumers from low-quality and fake goods. During the social distancing period fuelled by the ongoing pandemic, e-commerce platforms in the country recorded significant growth in the number of orders as all physical stores stood closed, and […]
Read MoreBoxing stadiums, massage parlours, spas, cinemas, convention venues and tutorial schools are among the moderate-risk category of businesses and activities expected to be allowed to reopen for the third stage of Covid-19 lockdown easing next month. However, pubs, bars and night entertainment venues will remain closed. Tanarak Plipat, the deputy director-general of the Disease Control […]
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