Containers at Bình Dương Port in Bình Dương Province. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Transport has recently issued a circular on seaport services fees, including cargo loading and unloading fees. Accordingly, the fees range from VNĐ260,000 (US$10.67) to VNĐ427,000 for each domestic 20-foot container, from VNĐ439,000 to VNĐ627,000 …
Read More »Record number of new firms seen in 2023
Workers at a garment factory in Bạc Liêu Province. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — A record number of nearly 160,000 new firms were established in 2023, up 7.2 per cent year-on-year, the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Business Registration Management Agency has reported. The impressive figure was 1.2 times higher than the average of the 2017-22 period, …
Read More »Recommendations for food businesses when exporting to Singapore
On 15 March, about 1,240kg of illegally imported meat, processed meat and seafood products were seized in an unlicensed cold store at Woodlands Close. Photo SFA HÀ NỘI The Ministry of Industry and Trade said that according to a press release from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA), the private company Viet-Sin Grocery, …
Read More »More domestic raw materials needed to strengthen animal feed production
A Hoang Anh Gia Lai JSC’s swine farm—Photo cafef.vn HÀ NỘI — Increase of domestic raw materials for animal feed is considered essential for sustainable development, and a number of instructions have been put in place to support relevant manufacturers and businesses. The scale of Việt Nam’s livestock industry has …
Read More »VN firm gets latest Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard certification
Achieving the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard version 4.0 certification would give MoMo’s users extra peace of mind. — Photo courtesy of MoMo HCM CITY — Local unicorn MoMo has become the first fintech company in Việt Nam to receive the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard version …
Read More »Annual consumption promotion fair underway in HCM City
Visitors at the fair. — VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — The 2023 Consumption Promotion Fair kicked off in HCM City on Wednesday evening, featuring about 200 booths by more than 100 businesses. On display are farm produce, food and specialties of localities, among others, with diverse packaging and guaranteed quality and prices. The annual event is …
Read More »Effective deployment of social resources for the elderly by ” Harvest Care”
Creation of a unique and humanized “Elderly Counseling” service to accompany caregivers in facing elderly problems HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 29 December 2023 – “Harvest Care” is pleased to announce that in 2024, we will launch an upgraded version of the Elderly Advisory Service, and continue …
Read More »Finance ministry urged to focus on removing difficulties for firms
Rice bags loaded for export. As the economy is forecast to continue to struggle in 2024 with slow recovery of production and business, the finance ministry will enhance tax management on digital and e-commerce transactions, and prevent evasion in tax refunds and illegal transactions. — VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh HÀ NỘI …
Read More »Việt Nam reaches record trade surplus in 2023
Hải Phòng Port. Việt Nam’s total import-export turnover in 2023 is estimated to reach $683 billion. —VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam this year continued to achieve a trade surplus for the eighth consecutive year, being estimated at US$26 billion, three times higher than in 2022. This is a …
Read More »Shares recover on banking stocks
An employee of Techcombank (TCB). TCB rose 2.1 per cent yesterday. Photo TCB HÀ NỘI – Stocks recovered on Thursday, bolstered by the growth of the banking stocks group. On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index gained 0.62 per cent to close at 1,128.93 points. Market breadth …
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