Pre-processing bananas at La Phìn farm (Gia Lai) for export to China. — Photo sggp.org.vn CENTRAL HIGHLANDS — Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) agricultural exports have grown as the region meets international export standards and invests in high-tech packaging facilities. For the past two years, many agricultural exporters in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) region, which consist of the …
Read More »Pay TV firm AVG appoints new CEO
Vu Minh Tri, former CEO of Microsoft Vietnam, is the new CEO of pay TV firm AVG. Tri, 49, replaces Mai Duy Long, also 49, who helmed AVG for nearly two years. Tri, who became the CEO of Sony Ericsson Vietnam in 2006, has since taking top positions in the …
Read More »MHT at forefront of global megatrends
Craig Bradshaw, CEO of Masan High-tech Material Corporation (MHT). — Photo courtesy of the firm MHT at forefront of global megatrends Craig Bradshaw, CEO of Masan High-Tech Materials Corporation (MHT), shared the company’s vision to become a leading integrated supplier of advanced high-tech materials critical to global innovation, and his thoughts …
Read More »Banking shares plummet to attractive prices
Customers at Vietcombank (VCB) branch in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum. The total operating income of 27 listed banks in the first quarter of 2022 increased by 8.2 per cent compared to the previous quarter. VNA/VNS Photo Dư Toán HÀ NỘI – The banking industry may have a hard time reaching …
Read More »VCCI comments on draft amending Circular 12
Two workers of Vietnam Electricity (EVN) are inspecting an electricity facility. EVN took out an unguaranteed foreign loan of 80 million euros in March to develop new grids in the South. — Photo baochinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — As the State Bank of Vietnam is gathering comments on a draft amending …
Read More »Positive signals support investors’ mood this week
An MB Securities employee talking to a customer at its office. Many listed companies have attractive valuations after a three-week downturn. — Photo top247.vn HÀ NỘI — The stock market fell for a third week in the row, but the benchmark remained at the previous bottom of 1,150-1,160 points. Experts said …
Read More »Đà Nẵng City calls for investment
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính speaks at the Đà Nẵng investment Forum. The event offers more investment opportunities for domestic and foreign investors. Photo courtesy of Đà Nẵng Investment Forum ĐÀ NẴNG — The Government of Việt Nam will keep reforming policies in administrative procedure, legal environment, more transparency and …
Read More »Hourly rise in airfares as summer demand surges
Airfares have risen in the last several months, with customers reporting hikes within hours, as summer travel demand booms after two years of Covid-19. HCMC resident Hanh was trying to book round-trip tickets to Phu Quoc a month earlier, but the travel agent quoted new prices every time she called. …
Read More »Việt Nam-Australia expect brighter future for import-export sector
Having one of the region’s fastest-growing middle classes and a young population willing to spend, Việt Nam represents an important market for foreign goods. — Photo courtesy of Austrade HÀ NỘI — As both Australia and Việt Nam continue to take solid action to make their trade partnerships expand year …
Read More »US biggest buyer of Vietnamese seafood
The U.S. was Vietnam’s biggest buyer of fisheries products in the first five months this year, accounting for 23 percent of exports. The U.S. bought nearly 1.1 billion worth of seafood in Jan-May, up 65 percent year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). It was …
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