Representatives of Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam gathered yesterday in Phnom Penh to discuss ways of improving trading procedures in Asean, particularly in agricultural goods, as part of a workshop organised by German development agency GIZ. Participants identified two priority areas to be addressed during the workshop and in future negotiations: streamlining bureaucratic procedures and harmonising […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The government offers a series of incentive mechanisms and policies to stimulate investments in agriculture and rural area development. Under Decree 57/2018/ND-CP issued recently, enterprises, which are established and operate in line with the Law on Enterprises and have agricultural projects encouraged by the State, will be entitled to a wide range of […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Homegrown fast-food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. ($JFC) announced on Wednesday it will bring Vietnamese noodle house Pho 24 to the Philippines. Pho 24 will be introduced to the country through JFC’s wholly-owned subsidiary Fresh N’ Famous Foods Inc., which also runs fast-food chain Chowking. Pho 24, which serves rice noodles soup called “pho” and […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam has been Southeast Asia`s biggest IPO market over the past year and the market seems to be revving up. According to Bloomberg, GIC Pte – Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund – is spending about $850 million for a 7.1 percent stake in the listing by Vingroup JSC, Vietnam’s biggest developer, of its luxury […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – As one of the fastest growing E-commerce markets globally, world leading companies are vying for Vietnam`s market share. E-commerce currently accounts for 0.5% of the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market in the four key cities, according to “The Future of E-commerce in FMCG” report released by market research firm Kantar Worldpanel. Consequently, the […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The signed free trade agreements (FTAs) have promoted Vietnam’s export growth strongly by more than 4.43 times from US$48 billion in 2007 to $213 billion last year. As member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Vietnam participated in only two FTAs of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area and the ASEAN- Republic […]
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