The first congress of the Vietnam Organic Agriculture Association (VOA) was held in Hanoi on May 22, electing a 19-member executive board for the 2012-2017 period.
Nhan Dan - The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) announced yesterday that it will provide preferential loans worth a total of VND 3 trillion (US$144 million) for businesses specialising in timber products in 2012 and 2013.
Nhan Dan Online - The PetroVietnam Gas Corporation (PV Gas) began selling all of its 1,895,000,000 shares following its floatation on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) on May 21.
Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam Dato Azmil Mohd Zabidi led a Malaysian business delegation to explore investment opportunities in the northern province of Bac Ninh on May 21.
Nhan Dan Online - The Vietnamese economy grew by 4% in the first quarter of 2012, signalling a slowdown in economic growth, according to a recent Government report.
Vietnamese businesses need to step up trade promotions and advertising so their brand names become familiar to consumers in the Netherlands, as trade ties between Vietnam and the European country have been developing rapidly.
Vietnam considers Japan an important strategic partner from which Vietnam can study rich experience and technology, in the process of national development.
Vietnam’s fisheries sector will increase its fish farms to 1.2 million hectares, producing as much as 4.5 million tonnes a year and reaching an annual average growth rate of 5.2% by 2020.
Nhan Dan – The Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank) officially issued its international bonds worth US$250 million which were listed on the Singapore Exchange on May 18.
Nhan Dan Online – The Management Board of the Quang Ngai province Dung Quat Economic Zone (EZ) yesterday granted investment certificates for two projects to build two new harbours in the EZ worth more than VND1.4 trillion (US$67.2 million).
Nhan Dan – The Vietnamese Government has committed to implement the Public Private Partnership (PPP) models to resolve capital difficulties in infrastructure projects.
The Deputy Foreign Ministers of Vietnam, Laos and Thailand discussed the progress and challenges in implementing the cross-border Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) transport agreement for the East West Economic Corridor (EWEC) at a conference in central Quang Tri province on May 18.
Trade officials put forward proposals to create a stable legal corridor to facilitate trade and investment activities between Vietnam and the European Union (EU), at the Vietnam-EU business forum in Ho Chi Minh City on May 18.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on mining and processing rare earth in northern Lai Chau province’s Tam Duong district was signed with Japan on May 17.
The first congress of the Vietnam Organic Agriculture Association (VOA) was held in Hanoi on May 22, electing a 19-member executive board for the 2012-2017 period.
The Deputy Foreign Ministers of Vietnam, Laos and Thailand discussed the progress and challenges in implementing the cross-border Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) transport agreement for the East West Economic Corridor (EWEC) at a conference in central Quang Tri province on May 18.
Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam Dato Azmil Mohd Zabidi led a Malaysian business delegation to explore investment opportunities in the northern province of Bac Ninh on May 21.
