US group, PVEP sign gas project development framework agreement

Date: 13/01/2017

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam)’s Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP) and the Exxon Mobil Vietnam Company signed a framework agreement on the Blue Whale project development and gas sale in Hanoi on January 13.

VCCI to hold series of activities during APEC Vietnam Year

Date: 12/01/2017

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) will hold a series of activities during the Year of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2017 hosted by Vietnam, heard a press conference in Hanoi on January 12.

Mekong Delta grapples with slower economic growth

Date: 12/01/2017

The Mekong Delta’s economy expanded 6.9% last year, well below 7.8% in 2015, marking the fifth consecutive year the delta had seen its economic growth cooling, according to data of the Southwest Steering Committee.

Vietnamese pharmaceutical firm acquires local partner of Canadian drug venture

Date: 12/01/2017

A Vietnamese pharmaceutical firm has inked a deal to acquire a drugmaker which is the local partner in a Canadian joint venture.

TCC launches MM Mega Market Vietnam

Date: 12/01/2017

Thailand’s TCC Group announced at an event in HCMC on January 10 that Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam had been renamed as MM Mega Market Vietnam Co Ltd.

TPP’s demise sounds no death knell

Date: 11/01/2017

The final doomsday countdown has begun for the Trans Pacific Partnership.

Samsung to seek more Vietnamese vendors in 2017

Date: 11/01/2017

Samsung will raise the number of its level-1 suppliers in Vietnam to 29 this year, according to Deputy General Director of Samsung Vietnam Bang Hyunwoo.

NA aims to clarify SME criteria

Date: 11/01/2017

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân called it critical to clarify criteria determining which businesses are small and medium sized in order to raise feasible support as the country aims to boost its private sector and start-up culture.

Remittances to HCM City reach 5 billion USD in 2016

Date: 11/01/2017

Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City reached five billion USD in 2016, said Deputy Director of the State Bank of Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City branch Nguyen Hoang Minh on January 10.

Vietnam removes restrictive regulation on rice exporters

Date: 11/01/2017

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has signed a decision to eliminate the regulation which placed a barrier on rice exporters in the last few years.

Mekong Capital invests in F88

Date: 11/01/2017

The Mekong Enterprise Fund III Ltd (MEF III), managed by private equity firm Mekong Capital, on Tuesday inked an investment deal with the Ha Noi-based pawn shop chain F88.

Samsung Display plans to invest another $2.5 billion in Vietnam: Yonhap

Date: 11/01/2017

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s display panel subsidiary plans to invest another 3 trillion won ($2.51 billion) in Vietnam to boost capacity, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources.

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