Trade – Investment

(CPV) – Total value of the Top 50 leading brands in Vietnam reaches USD7.26 billion, according to a report by the world's leading brand valuation company Brand Finance.

A forum discussing vision and public-private partnership dialogue on animal farming was held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Hanoi on September 24th.

(CPV) - The 2019 Vietbuild International Exhibition, themed “Real estate, architecture and interior and exterior decoration”, opened on September 25th in HCMC.

(CPV) - Vietnam - Korea Business and Investment Association (VKBIA) launched in Seoul capital (the Republic of Korea) on September 25th, 2019.

The Government Office, the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on September 24th launched the USAID Linkages for Small and Medium Enterprises (LinkSME) in Hanoi.

(CPV) - Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement is expected to create the world’s largest free trade area with the development of value chains in the region and around the globe.

(CPV) - The Vietnam Military-run Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) has announced the broadcast of its 5G network and put into operation the infrastructure of Internet of Things (IoT) in Ho Chi Minh city.

​The 7th International Precision Engineering, Machine Tools and Metalworking Exhibition & Conference (MTA HANOI 2019) will return to the capital city next month, aiming to assist with the development of the mechanical engineering sector in the north.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will chair a conference on renovating and improving the operational efficiency of State-owned enterprises (SOEs), slated for late September or early October.

Cambodian Deputy Minister Men Sam An has lauded contributions of the Bank for Investment and Development of Cambodia (BIDC), a subsidiary the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), in boosting Cambodia’s economic growth.

The Vietbuild International Exhibition, themed “Real estate, architecture and interior and exterior decoration”, will be organized in Ho Chi Minh city from September 25th to 29th.

The Ministry of Finance has coordinated with German Technical Cooperation Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund in Vietnam to organize the Vietnam Finance Forum 2019 in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province. This annual event held since 2017.

The annual forum focuses its discussion on the theme of “Fiscal and Financial Policy Reforms as Drivers for Renewing the Growth Model and Restructuring the Economy in Vietnam”.

The Aju Business Daily in coordination with the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee and the Korea and Vietnam Cultural Exchange Association (Koveca) will organize economic forums in the southern city and Binh Duong province from October 17th-19th.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue hailed the Republic of Korea as a cashless payment model that Vietnam wants to follow during a reception in Hanoi on September 19th for Director of the RoK’s Alliex Technology Company Park Byounggun.

The Vietnam International Electricity, Industrial Machinery and Automation - EMA Vietnam 2019 and Ho Chi Minh city Printing and Packaging Exhibition - HPPE 2019 kicked off on September 18th.

As many as 110 products were recognised as national outstanding rural industrial products in 2019 at a ceremony held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Hanoi on September 18th.

(CPV) - “It is necessary to focus on innovations, creations and thinking renewal to overcome the middle-income trap amidst the 4th Industrial Revolution and prioritised actions for a prosperous Vietnam,” said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung at the second Vietnam Reform and Development Forum (VRDF) in Hanoi on September 19th.

(CPV) - The Central Bank of Timor-Leste on September 19th honored Telemor for its Mosan e-wallet services (Viettel's brand) for the best financial services provider, making the largest contribution to the development of the financial sector in Timor-Leste.

The Saigon Union of Trading Cooperatives (Saigon Co.op) and Grab Co., Ltd. on September 17th signed a strategic cooperative deal in order to increase utilities for customers.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) held a seminar in Hanoi on September 17th to introduce trade and investment opportunities to Bangladeshi firms in Hong Kong (China).

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on September 16th organized a bilateral meeting to share experience in macro-economy management, especially in finance-banking.

The 13th International Woodworking Industry Fair (VietnamWood 2019) will be held from September 18th to 21st at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center, Ho Chi Minh city.

A conference was held in Hanoi on September 13th to seek ways to boost sustainable exports of agricultural and aquatic products to China.

Vietnam is likely to reach its export turnover target of USD11 billion from wood and forestry products this year as the main season for business is in the last six months of the year, according to an official of the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (VIFORES).

Businesses of Japan’s Aichi prefecture wish to invest in a new highway project connecting Ho Chi Minh city with the future Long Thanh International Airport, with the hope that the project would become a new symbol in the Japan - Vietnam relationships.

The 9th agricultural products fair to honor typical products of Ho Chi Minh city in 2018 opened on September 10th.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has urged the Jardine Matheson Group of the UK to expand investment in Vietnam, suggesting potential areas such as infrastructure, energy, support industry and tourism.

Two-way trade between Vietnam and the Czech Republic in the first six months of 2019 hit USD591.14 million, up 5.6 percent, according to latest statistics of the European country.

The largest fruit and vegetable processing centre of the Central Highlands was inaugurated in Gia Lai province on September 9th.