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Yo Group JSC of Vietnam and Nakanihon Capsule JSC, a Japanese functional food producer, on May 21 signed a contract to produce and supply functional food in the Vietnamese market.

Education, technology, freight forwarding, renewable energy, and healthcare companies are expected to maintain their growth, offering stock investment opportunities, a seminar heard in Ho Chi Minh City on April 24.

Taking advantage of fears over the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, numerous adverts have popped up offering healthcare products said to strengthen one’s immune system and prevent the spread of the virus.

The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) organised a programme in Hanoi on September 13 to connect agro-aquatic and food product businesses of Vietnam and Japan.

Vietnam has been an attractive destination for Japanese investors and experts predicted that more Japanese firms will come to do business in the Southeast Asian country thanks to its economic growth and integration advantages.

Ho Chi Minh City and Cuba hold great potential for stronger cooperation, especially in the fields of trade and investment, experts said at a workshop in HCM City on April 4.

The growing production, import and trade of dietary supplements should be managed to avoid potential threats to users, experts said.

The National Steering Committee on the Prevention and Control of Smuggling, Trade Fraud and Counterfeit Goods (National Steering Committee 389) has launched a peak-season anti-smuggling, commercial fraud and counterfeit goods campaign ahead of the upcoming lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

The 25th Vietnam International Exhibitions on Products, Equipment, Supplies for Pharmaceutical, Medical, Hospital and Rehabilitation – Vietnam Medi-Pharm 2018 will take place in Hanoi from May 9-12.

Smuggling cases found in 2017 were down in number but up in value, said Deputy Director of the General Department of Customs’ Anti-Smuggling Department Nguyen Khanh Quang.

Vietnamese businesses are participating in the ASEAN Natural & Organic Show in India from December 15-17.

More than 120 bioproducts in cosmetics, functional food, medical equipment and environment made in the Republic of Korea (RoK) are being introduced to Vietnamese consumers at an exhibition that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on September 13.

Vietnam lacks the legal wherewithal to deal comprehensively with dubious multilevel marketing companies operating in the country, officials say.

Amway Vietnam Co. Ltd., a multi-level marketing enterprise, inaugurated its second factory in the southern province of Binh Duong on September 10.