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U.S. trade officials on Monday said they will launch an investigation that could result in tariffs on solar panels imported from four Southeast Asian nations, a blow to clean energy project developers that rely on cheap imports to keep costs down. The Commerce Department’s decision regarding imports from Malaysia, Thailand, …

  Containers being loaded at the Tân Cảng- Cát Lái Port in HCM City. —VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thanh Vũ HCM CITY — The Việt Nam Maritime Corporation has called on the Government and HCM City People’s Committee for support for its proposed construction of the Cần Giờ International Container Terminal.  Along with its subsidiary, Saigon Port, it has signed an …

  Selling products abroad via e-commerce platforms was an efficient way to promote exports and find partners. — Photo kinhtedothi.vn HÀ NỘI — Many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) plan to increase cross-border trade for their products via e-commerce platforms to promote exports in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trần …

A number of billion-dollar projects are in the works, signaling a robust economic recovery. Last week Danish toy company Lego received a license for a $1-billion factory in the southern province of Binh Duong. The company’s second largest factory in Asia and sixth largest in the world is among the …

   A press conference to introduce the sixth VCCA took place in the city late last week. — Photo courtesy of organisers  HÀ NỘI — The sixth Việt Nam International Conference and Exhibition on Control and Automation (VCCA) will be held in HCM City from April 8-9, the event’s organisers have announced.  The upcoming event “Automation …

  An ore crushing plant at Bản Phúc Nickel Mine. Socio-economic development boosted the demand for batteries for electric vehicles. — Photo VGP HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has the opportunity to be at the forefront of the global movement towards the electrification of transport, so demand for nickel in Việt …

  Việt Nam’s middle-class is expected to grow, spreading out geographically and becoming more diverse. — Photo vneconomy.vn HÀ NỘI — The Vietnam Consumer Protection Association (VCPA) will start a survey programme for consumer-trusted goods and services in 2022. To effectively implement the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on strengthening the campaign “Vietnamese people give …

Inbound Vietnam Travel’s strategic products are luxury package tours in Vietnam and express entry visa services to welcome international tourists. Viet International Travel and Trade Development Co., Ltd, with the brand name ViTravel and Inbound Vietnam Travel, was established in 2012, operating in the field of tourism services in Vietnam. …

  Worker loading products on a conveyor belt at Hà Tiên 1’s plant. Shares of Hà Tiên 1 Cement (HT1) experienced a significant increase of 45 per cent, from VNĐ17,500 per share to VNĐ25,400 per share in the past year.   — Photo courtesy of HT1 HÀ NỘI  — Shares of …

  Việt Nam has led Southeast Asian countries in the increase of the number of women-led enterprises.Photo visa.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, on March 28 announced the expansion of the She’s Next Grant Programme in Việt Nam to support women entrepreneurs in capital mobilisation, business …