The second Greater Mekong Subregion Agriculture Ministers Meeting will be held in Siem Reap province early next month, with agro-food products, exploring new markets for agricultural products and solving issues in the sector expected to be high on the agenda. The meeting of agriculture ministers will be held from September 6 to 8 in Siem […]
Read MoreHANOI — Vietnam imported petroleum mainly from ASEAN and South Korea in the first seven months of 2017, which together accounted for 91 per cent of petrol imports. Statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs show that the country imported 5.1 million tonnes of petroleum from ASEAN and 1.72 million tonnes from South Korea […]
Read MoreHCM CITY — While only 7 per cent of online travel sales in Vietnam were made on mobile devices last year, the number grew rapidly at a 58.1 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the 2013-16 period, presenting a major growth opportunity, according to a Euromonitor International study. Euromonitor, a provider of strategic market research, surveyed a sample of […]
Read MoreHANOI — Vietnam’s tuna export turnover has risen 21 per cent year-on-year to hit US$271 million in the first half of 2017. Sharing export details, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said that tuna fillet brought in the most revenue, accounting for around 48 per cent of total tuna exports, followed by […]
Read MoreEnhancing parliamentary oversight of cooperation for the triangle development area was discussed by representatives of the National Assemblies of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (CLV) in Vientiane this week. The sixth meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the National Assemblies of the three countries is being held in the capital during August 1-4. In his […]
Read MoreHCM CITY — Domestic garment and textile firms have, for the most part, missed out on the much-touted benefits of free trade agreements (FTAs) that Vietnam has signed, experts said at seminar yesterday. The firms in the country that have taken advantage of FTA breaks is the FDI sector, they noted. Vietnam has signed 12 free trade […]
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