Economy 1 VietnamPlus | 02/22/2020 15:07 Vietjet slashes Asian route prices Vietjet airlines has launched a special promotion offering half price fares throughout Vietnam and international destinations in Asia. 2 VietnamPlus | 02/22/2020 14:54 Gold prices soar at home and abroad The domestic gold price soared yesterday while global prices hit a seven-year peak amid the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak. 3 VietnamPlus | 02/21/2020 20:13 IFC raises trade finance limits to support firms amid COVID-19 The International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced it has increased trade finance limits for Vietnamese banks to improve their capacity to cover payment risks in granting trade financing to local companies affected by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). 4 VietnamPlus | 02/21/2020 19:58 Canada shares experience in risk management in agriculture A seminar on risk management in agriculture – experience from Canada was held in Hanoi on February 21. 5 VietnamPlus | 02/21/2020 19:16 Bac Lieu hopes 4-billion-USD LNG project will attract more FDI The People’s Committee of Bac Lieu province hopes the licence it granted to a Singapore company for a liquefied natural gas-fired (LNG) power plant in the province is going to be a significant factor in attracting further foreign direct investment (FDI). 6 VietnamPlus | 02/21/2020 16:31 Pork market suffers from African swine fever Vietnam’s domestic pork supplies could fall by 20 to 35 percent this year as a consequence of African swine fever, according to the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD). 7 VietnamPlus | 02/21/2020 16:17 Vietnam, RoK discuss ways to reach 100 billion USD in bilateral trade Government officials from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have discussed measures to raise two-way trade to 100 billion USD this year despite regional and global economic difficulties caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak. 8 VietnamPlus | 02/21/2020 16:09 Japan supports HCM City to develop urban infrastructure Japan on February 21 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City to strengthen the city’s urban railway management capacity. 9 VietnamPlus | 02/21/2020 14:26 Another dairy firm eligible for export to China A factory of the Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) has been allowed by China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC) to export its sweetened condensed milk and other condensed milk products to the country, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade. 10 VietnamPlus | 02/21/2020 11:32 Vinamilk signs 20 million USD contract in Dubai The Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) signed a dairy export contract worth 20 million USD at Gulfood, one of the world’s largest exhibitions, in Dubai from February 16-20. 11 VietnamPlus | 02/21/2020 11:29 Vietnam’s red flesh dragon fruit shipped to Australia Five tonnes of Vietnam’s red flesh dragon fruit were recently shipped to Australia in a bid to seek new markets for Vietnamese fruit exports amid difficulties stemming from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 12 VietnamPlus | 02/21/2020 11:17 Seafood exporters advised to keep close watch on market development Following the outbreak of the acute respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) earlier this year, Chinese consumers may change their eating habits, and shift to intensively processed products, especially seafood, according to market watchers. 13 VietnamPlus | 02/21/2020 10:49 HCM City rolls out red carpet for Kazakhstani investors Ho Chi Minh City is willing to create favourable conditions for foreign businesses, including those from Kazakhstan, to land investment in the southern hub, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong said on February 20. 14 VietnamPlus | 02/21/2020 10:47 State-owned coal, oil producers urged to response to COVID-19 The Ministry of Industry and Trade has requested state-owned coal and oil-gas producers to develop plans and measures to response to impact of the acute respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. 15 VietnamPlus | 02/21/2020 09:35 17 more FDI projects licensed in Bac Ninh industrial zones The management board of industrial parks in the northern province of Bac Ninh has so far this year granted licences to 17 new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects totally worth 53.7 million USD. 16 VietnamPlus | 02/21/2020 09:13 COVID-19 hurts transport companies amid fears of public gatherings Domestic transport companies have been hit hard by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). 17 VietnamPlus | 02/21/2020 09:12 Reference exchange rate up 5 VND The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,239 VND per USD on February 21, up 5 VND from the previous day. 18 VietnamPlus | 02/21/2020 09:09 EVFTA opens investment opportunities for Czech Republic The recent ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) by the European Parliament (EP) is a major success after more than nine years of negotiations, according to David Jarkulisch, an economic diplomat from the Czech Republic. 19 VietnamPlus | 02/20/2020 22:27 Hanoi leader pledges best conditions for Japan’s Uniqlo Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi Nguyen Duc Chung pledged to create the best possible conditions for Japan’s Uniqlo company to do business in the city, during a reception on February 20 for Uniqlo Vice President Koyama Noriaki. 20 VietnamPlus | 02/20/2020 22:06 Firms look for alternative sources of raw materials Vietnamese companies, many of whom are facing a shortage of feedstock and raw materials as a result of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China, have started looking at alternative sources. 225 226 227 228 229