Many Japanese businesses have expressed interest in investing in Vietnam’s northern province of Ha Nam to supply top quality products for the Southeast Asian market and others in the region, said Tsunemasa Teramoto, a representative from Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries.

A forum on agricultural production and consumption promotion will be held in Hanoi for the first time, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The European Poultry - the Power of Quality campaign’s performance in Vietnam over the last three year was reviewed at a conference held by the National Poultry Council in Ho Chi Minh City on January 21.

To reach the targets for economic growth for the 2016 – 20 period, the southern province of Binh Duong will focus on eight major works this year to encourage new investment.

Petrol imports this year should be sharply reduced as the Nghi Son Refinery comes into operation and the output of Dung Quất Refinery meets most of the local demand, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate on January 22 at 22,879 VND/USD, up 9 VND from the previous day.

Malaysia ranked 12th among countries and territories investing in Vietnam in 2018 with total registered capital hitting 435.54 million USD, according to the Vietnamese trade office in Malaysia.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is hoped to usher ina new period in promoting cooperationand mutual economic development between the two sides as it comes into effect in mid-2019, according to Italian experts.

The occupancy rate of operational industrial parks (IPs) across the nation hit 73 percent in 2018, the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Department of Economic Zone Management has said.

With a young population, great potential and increasing trade growth, Vietnam is offering big opportunities for Japanese firms to expand their market, according to the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO).

Dried fish making villages in the Mekong Delta are entering their peak production season ahead of Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls on February 5 this year.

Status upgrade may help Vietnam securities market attract 4.5 billion USD

The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long is planning to make changes to its socio-economic master plan to reflect changes on the ground.

The Vietnam Pangasius Association (VPA) will this year focus on improving quality and expanding export markets, its chairman has said.

Vietnam’s stock market is set for unpredictable short-term movement, as both local indexes witnessed a choppy trading week last week, on low liquidity and weak cash flow.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate on January 21 at 22,870 VND/USD, up 8 VND from the last working day of previous week (January 18).

BP Solar 1 solar power plant in the south central province of Ninh Thuan was inaugurated on January 20, becoming the first Vietnamese constructed project to get connected to the national grid so far.

The garment and textile sector was forecast to suffer the most from goods origin regulations under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), said Bui Kim Thuy, the country representative for Vietnam at the US-ASEAN Business Council.

The northern province of Quang Ninh always creates favourable conditions for enterprises from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to land investments in the locality.

Vietnam’s solar power plants are facing a crisis in consumption of their electricity because there has not been synchronous development of power transmission infrastructure or a suitable operation mechanism.