Tropical Storm Talas kills 14 in Vietnam
Tropical Storm Talas has claimed at least 14 lives and damaged buildings and roads across northern and central Vietnam after making landfall on Monday morning.
– VnExpress
Thua Thien-Hue revokes licences of 37 delayed projects
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has so far revoked investment licences of 37 projects due to prolonged delay in implementation.
– VietnamPlus
13 Vietnamese banks named in world’s top 1,000
Vietnam’s 13 largest commercial banks have been named among the world’s top 1,000 based on assets, profits and capital.
– VnExpress
Domestic trade expected to keep rising later this year
Domestic trade is expected to continue rising this year, experts have forecast.
– VietnamPlus
E5 bio-fuel meets local demand: ministry
The supply of E5 bio-fuel is enough to meet the local demand and can fully replace RON 92 petrol beginning next year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) said.
– Viet Nam News Bizhub
1H gasoline imports at $3.31bn
Imports of gasoline in the first half of the year were estimated at 6.4 million tons, down slightly in volume year-on-year but up in value by more than 30 per cent, to VND75.350 trillion ($3.31 billion), according to figures from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
– Vietnam EconomicTimes
Tata Power proposes renewable energy plant in Phu Yen
Tata Power Ltd from India proposed to implement a renewable energy project in the central province of Phu Yen, during a meeting with provincial leaders last week.
– Viet Nam News Bizhub
RoK, VN eye energy partnerships
A delegation of executives from 17 energy start-ups nurtured by the Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) met with their Vietnamese counterparts in HCM City on July 17 to explore business opportunities.
– Viet Nam News Bizhub
VN courts foreign investment in logistics
With a rapidly expanding economy, the capacity for growth in both domestic and international trade is increasing Viet Nam’s appeal to foreign operators in the logistics sector.
– VietnamNet Bridge
Vietnam expects to export more agri products to Iran
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong met with the Iranian Minister of Agriculture Mahmoud Hojjati in Tehran on July 15 within the framework of the 9th Vietnam-Iran meeting, where he told his counterpart that exporting agriculture products to Iran would enable Vietnam to access the Middle East and Central Asia.
– Vietnam EconomicTimes
Private rice exporters can bid for Philippines shipments
Vietnamese private rice exporters will be allowed to participate in the bidding for the supply contract of 250,000 tonnes of rice to Philippines on July 25.
– VietnamPlus
New international flights take to skies
New international routes have opened up to and from Vietnam to meet increasing demand from both business people and travelers.
– Vietnam EconomicTimes
Marriott to open new resort in Nha Trang
Marriott International has signed a contract with the Hon Tam Nha Trang Sea Joint Stock Company to open the new Courtyard by Marriott Nha Trang Hon Tam Resort just off the coast of the popular south-central beach city.
– Vietnam EconomicTimes
Asiatic buyers seek quality in M&A
Vietnam’s mergers-and-acquisitions market has the potential to draw more Asian investors to a growing pool, as they search for opportunities away from slowing domestic markets.
– VietnamNet Bridge
Over 8,000 construction firms set up in H1
As many as 8,200 construction enterprises were established in the first six months of this year, according to statistics of the Ministry of Construction (MoC).
– Viet Nam News Bizhub
Experts make fuss about ransomware, businesses ignore the danger
Experts have repeatedly issued warnings about ransomware after the WannaCry attack.
– VietnamNet Bridge
Online shopping market poised to explode
Online shopping services are expected to boom in the next five years.
– VietnamNet Bridge
International fashion brands target Vietnamese market
International brand names are starting to grab the attention of Ho Chi Minh City’s fashion-conscious people, clearing the way for more ready-to-wear clothing stores in Vietnam.
– VietnamPlus
Surge seen in demand for workers in coming months
Recruitment demand is expected to rise for the rest of the year as companies plan to expand their production, labour market reports have revealed.
– Viet Nam News Bizhub
Stop building, demolish buildings on Sơn Trà Nature Reserve: experts
Nearly 200 scientists, biologists and conservationists, unanimously have agreed that the construction of all buildings on the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve should be stopped immediately.
– Viet Nam News
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