The use of technology is considered one of the most important factors to improve the yields and quality of agricultural products and enable them to join the global value chain, delegates heard at a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on November 14.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the opening ceremony on November 13 for the Vietnamese Goods Week in Singapore, as part of his trip to the country to attend the 33rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings.
A number of Vietnamese goods weeks have been held abroad this year, with the aim to offer Vietnamese firms a chance to directly export goods to big foreign distribution systems, such as Big C, Aeon, Lotte, and Emart.
The Republic of Korea earned 82.32 billion USD from exports to the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) in the January-October period this year, an increase of 4.7 percent year on year.
The Vietnam Report Company, in collaboration with Vietnamnet newspaper, announced the Top 10 most prestigious retailers in Vietnam in 2018 on October 25.
Domestic retailers must work to outline rational business strategies to gain a competitive edge over their foreign rivals, especially as the local retail market has become more attractive than ever to foreign investors.
Vingroup’s retail arm, VinCommerce, has completed the acquisition of the Fivimart supermarket system, according to a Vingroup press release published on October 8.
Vietnamese rice exports have never experienced a rise quite like that just seen in the first nine months of 2018.
The UK will provide non-refundable aid sourced from the Commonwealth Foundation for the Vietnamese Construction Ministry to help the agency build smart buildings and implement smart city projects in Vietnam, said UK Prime Minister's Trade Envoy Edward Vaizey.
The average consumer price index (CPI) in the nine months of 2018 rose by 3.57 percent year on year, compared to the 4.14-percent growth in the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
The University of Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has raised its forecast of Thailand’s economic growth this year to 4.6 percent from an earlier estimate of 4.5 percent after improved export, tourism and crop prices.
Up to 70 percent of Vietnamese consumers put their spare cash into savings, ranking second globally, according to the Global Consumer Confidence Survey recently issued by Nielsen and The Conference Board.
A delegation of Vietnamese businesses had a working visit to Argentina from September 8-11 to seek cooperation and investment opportunities in the South American country.
Supermarkets and shopping malls in Ho Chi Minh City have seen a surge in sales during the three-day National Day holidays this year.
Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh met with his counterparts from Singapore, Indonesia and the Republic of Korea on the sidelines of the 50th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM-50) Meeting and Related Meetings held in Singapore from August 29 to September 2 to discuss bilateral and multilateral trade cooperation.
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has outlined comprehensive measures to attract key projects in trade, aiming to become a leading service centre in the country.
Thailand’s economy in April-June grew at a slower pace than in the previous quarter, but the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) kept its yearly GDP growth forecast of the country at 4.2-4.7 percent.
The shortage of organic foods in the country is both an opportunity and a challenge for growers, a forum on organic agricultural development was told on August 18.
