78,000 ha of cashew cut down in last five years

Date: 02/01/2014

Nearly 78,000 hectares of cashew have been cut down by farmers in the past five years to make room for cultivating other crops like rubber and pepper, which is ascribed to price instability, low yield and poor supporting policies from local relevant authorities, heard a web conference on Tuesday.

TPP negotiators prioritize quality

Date: 02/01/2014

Vietnam’s Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiators agreed to give priority to quality instead of hastily speeding up the agreement negotiations due to time constraints, said leader of the negotiation team.

VN textile & garment firms may fail to benefit from TPP

Date: 31/12/2013

While foreign textile and garment companies have geared up with their investment plans in Vietnam to prepare for the Trans Pacific Economic Partnership (TPP) agreement, Vietnamese businesses have been staying put.

No visas for visitors as Vietnam island woos investors

Date: 31/12/2013

Investors in any sector on tourism-haven Phu Quoc Island will enjoy favorable policies previously granted by a 2008 government decree only to projects at industrial zones, export processing zones and economic zones. The move comes as part of a new decision signed by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on...

Vietnam businesses close at industrial zones

Date: 31/12/2013

Some 1,770 jobs were lost at Ho Chi Minh City export and industrial zones this past low year as many local and foreign businesses suspended operations or shut down, a new survey found

Supply chain key to textiles growth

Date: 30/12/2013

Vietnam can significantly increase export of garment and textiles if it joins bilateral free trade agreements and multilateral ones like the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but only if it can set up a robust supply chain.

FIFTH VIETNAM SINGAPORE INDUSTRIAL PARK BREAKS GROUND IN QUANG NGAI, CENTRAL VIETNAM

Date: 30/12/2013

Witnessed by Their Excellencies, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung of Vietnam - Sembcorp-VSIP Water Initiative launched to provide clean water to local communities in Quang Ngai province

FDI capital hits nearly US$25.5 bil in central provinces

Date: 30/12/2013

Central provinces have attracted 66 new FDI projects capitalized at nearly US$1.5 billion, bringing the total amount of investment capital to US$25.5 billion.

VN leading fertilizer producer to expand agri-business in Cambodia

Date: 30/12/2013

PetroVietnam Fertilizer & Chemicals Corporation (PVFCCo), a major fertilizer manufacturer in Vietnam, announced Saturday plans to expand its agricultural technical transfer programs for Cambodian farmers in at least three more provinces over the coming year.

PVN signs contract for new power stati

Date: 30/12/2013

The National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and a consortium of three companies signed a contract for the Long Phu 1 thermal power plant in Ha Noi yesterday.

Hong Kong investors buy Vinacafe shares

Date: 30/12/2013

The Hong Kong-based GaoLing Fund has bought a 24% share in Bien Hoa Vinacafe (VCF) for VND877.5 billion.

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