IPP Travel Retail CEO Phillip Nguyễn (left) and TEKO Group CEO Pawin Sriusvagool at the agreement signing ceremony in HCM City yesterday. VnExpress News photo Mỹ Duyên HCM CITY —- Duy Anh Trading Joint Stock Company – IPP Travel Retail and TEKO Vietnam Technology Joint Stock Company signed a strategic deal …
Read More »Vietnam gold prices climb to new record
Vietnam gold prices rose to a new high Tuesday on the back of global rates soaring because of rising international tensions over the Ukraine situation. The Saigon Jewelry Company (SJC) was selling its gold at VND63.85 million ($2,798) per tael at 3 p.m., up 1.03 percent from Monday. A tael …
Read More »VN-Index drops as Ukraine tension jolts global markets
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index dropped 0.49 percent to 1,503.47 points Tuesday as global markets closed in the red because of rising Ukraine tension. The index stayed in the red throughout the day and fell by 26 points in the early afternoon before climbing up to close seven points lower. Global stocks …
Read More »B2B e-commerce platform Buy2Sell reaches 1 mln hits
According to statistics for Buy2Sell’s Google Analytics in 2021, the platform recorded over half a million visits and 140,000 registered users. In 2020, the platform reached about 400,000 visits and 56,000 registered users. In two years, it has recorded one million hits and more than 200,000 registered users. According to …
Read More »Lộc Trời inks deal with global agricultural materials suppliers, banks
International agriculture medicine companies commit to provide agricultural materials to Lộc Trời Group. — Photo courtesy of LTG HCM CITY — Lộc Trời Group Joint Stock Company signed an agreement on February 21 with international companies Corteva Agriscience (US), Bayer CropScience (Germany), Map Pacific (Singapore), and UPL (India) to …
Read More »Dragon fruit production needs reorganisation for sustainable development: minister
Dragon fruits are classified based on size and quality for selling. – VNA/VnExpress News Photo BÌNH THUẬN – To sustainably develop dragon fruit farming, localities should reorganise production from the commune level upwards based on understanding production status and market demand, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Minh …
Read More »Wall Street or Disneyland? HCMC mulls financial center themes
Two different main themes have been presented for an international financial center in HCMC: one a traditional Wall-Street-like concept; and the other, a Disneyland. There are investors who are ready to invest at least $6 billion in the new financial center and they want a Disneyland there, Jonathan Hanh Nguyen, …
Read More »Farm exports boom in new year
High quality rice is being prepared for export. Photo nld.com.vn HCM CITY – Farm exports to difficult markets like Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the EU have been prolific in the first two months of this year, raising hopes for a successful year. Phạm Thái Bình, general director of …
Read More »Samsung Vietnam supports smart factory development in the country
The Ministry of Industry and Trade and Samsung Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding on co-operation in smart factory development. — Photo courtesy of the firm HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade and Samsung Vietnam on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on co-operation in smart …
Read More »RoK businesses seek investment opportunities in An Giang
At the working session. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thanh Sang AN GIANG — Businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) visited the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on Monday to seek partnership opportunities with local firms. At a working session with the firms and representatives from the RoK-Việt Nam Economic Support …
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