Can Tho’s export revenue grows 13 percent in Q1 Processing tra fish for export at the Southern Fishery Industries Co. Ltd in Can Tho city The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho exported 447.8 million USD worth of goods in the first three months of 2019, up 13.32 percent year on year, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade. Aquatic products and rice remained the key foreign currency earners for the city during the first quarter. Nearly 46,500 tonnes of aquatic products worth 132.57 million USD were shipped abroad, respectively rising by 27.29 percent and 10.78 percent against the same period last year. The biggest markets were Japan, Singapore, Mexico, Brazil, and Hong Kong (China). Seafood exporting companies said the shipment of shrimp and tra fish products has benefited from many preferential tariffs in other member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) as from March. Therefore, they have been applying … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 3/4
Wind energy and solar energy
Australian leading investor eyes renewable energy opportunities in VN
Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung (R) and President and CEO of Macquarie Group Limited John Walker, Ha Noi, March 25, 2019 - Photo: VGP/Quang Hieu President John Walker made the announcement while meeting with Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung on March 25 in Ha Noi. Deputy PM Dung welcomed Macquarie Capital for their market researches on renewable energy development projects in Viet Nam. The host leader added that the Viet Nam-Australia strategic partnership has flourished. The two-way trade turnover outstripped US$ 7.7 billion in 2018, representing a year-on-year surge of 19.3%. So far, Australia has 425 FDI projects worth US$ 1.84 billion, ranking 19th out of foreign investors in Viet Nam. On the other hand, Viet Nam has 47 FDI projects in Australia with a total investment of US$ 256 million. Australia is the largest provider of non-refundable ODA for Viet Nam with AUD$ 92.7 million per year. According to Deputy PM Dung, there are wide doors … [Read more...] about Australian leading investor eyes renewable energy opportunities in VN
Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2018 opens
The Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2018 opens in Hanoi on August 21. (Photo: congthuong.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance (VSEA) and the Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) kicked off the Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2018 in Hanoi on August 21. The event, which takes place until August 26 in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho, creates a forum for multi-stakeholders to find solutions to removing obstacles and accelerating renewable energy development for all in Vietnam. It also aims to raise public awareness of the feasibility and benefits of renewable energy and call for concrete actions, launch the “Million Green Houses for Vietnam’s Prosperity" concept and mobilise stakeholders’ interest in jointly implementing this programme. With the message “Clearing the path for renewable energy to every home in Vietnam”, the 3rd Renewable Energy Week involves a chain of inter-related activities, including workshops, seminars, … [Read more...] about Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2018 opens
BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 16/8
Vietnam firms join Tamil Nadu food expo in India Seven Vietnamese enterprises are showcasing their products at Vibrant Tamil Nadu - Global Expo & Summit 2018 in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which runs from August 12-15. The food and beverage expo also features nearly 200 Indian firms and representatives from 29 other nations. Several workshops on food, processed food and beverages and measures to boost the sector’s development have been held at the event, along with meetings between participating firms and state authorities. The Vietnamese enterprises discussed the possibility of signing some memoranda of understanding on cooperation in food production and processing and on investment in industrial zones with Indian partners. Bui Trung Thuong, Chief of the Vietnam Trade Office in India, briefed Indian partners on Vietnam-India economic and trade ties, the prospects of the Vietnamese food sector and opportunities for the two countries’ businesses. India ranks 27th … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 16/8
Government News 27/7
NA Vice Chairman wraps up US visit NA Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty (R) meets US friends who have supported Vietnam in its past struggle for national liberation and current nation building cause The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) will continue providing support for Vietnam’s overseas representative offices, affirmed NA Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty while talking to Vietnamese officials who are working in New York. Ty asked Vietnamese representative offices to update and study the host country’s commercial policies to submit appropriate response to the legislature. He met officials of the Vietnamese permanent mission to the United Nations and Vietnam’s representative offices, as well as correspondents of Vietnam News Agency and Vietnam Television in New York during his working visit to the city from July 26-27. Meeting several US friends, Ty recalled important milestones in the relations between Vietnam and the US. US friends, in turn, made proposals helping Vietnam carry … [Read more...] about Government News 27/7