Trade – Investment

APEC workshop on enabling MSME access to the digital economy was held in Ho Chi Minh city on September 12th as a sideline activity of the SMEs Ministerial Meeting and related events.

Some 30 French businesses participated in a workshop introducing the potential and investment opportunities of the Da Nang Hi-tech Zone, held by the French Business Confederation (MEDEF) in Paris on September 11th.

A forum to assist small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to better access financial sources in the digitization era was held on September 11th, in Ho Chi Minh city as a sideline activity of the APEC 2017 SMEs Ministerial Meeting.

The APEC 2017 Start-ups Forum hosted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the sidelines of the SMEs Ministerial Meeting officially opened on September 12th in Ho Chi Minh city.

The “APEC Online-to-Offline (O2O) Forum”, which opened for APEC 2017 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Ministerial Meeting, took place in Ho Chi Minh city on September 10th.

The first batch of Vietnamese chicken was exported to Japan at the Long An International Seaport in the southern province of Long An on September 9th.

Cashew exports fetched USD2.2 billion in the first eight months of 2017, a rise of 24.9 percent from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh approved five investment projects with a total capital of VND2,226 billion (USD98 million) in August, according to the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.

The inflation rate in Vietnam for August quickened from that of July to 3.35%, according to a statement issued by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh approved five investment projects with a total capital of VND2,226 billion (USD98 million) in August, according to the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.

BIDV-SuMi TRUST Leasing Co., Ltd (BSL) officially opened in Hanoi on September 8th, becoming the first financial leasing joint venture between a Vietnamese bank and a foreign financial institution in Vietnam.

(CPV) - Higher value added activities and boosting linkages between domestic firms with foreign markets and investors can help Vietnam move up global value chains, says two new World Bank Group reports.

By the end of August 2017, overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh city totalled USD3 billion, a year-on-year rise of 5%, said the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) - Ho Chi Minh city branch, on September 6th.

The APEC 2017 start-ups forum will be held on the sidelines of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Ministerial Meeting on September 11th-12th, in Ho Chi Minh city, said the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry on September 5th.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is scheduled to speak at the APEC 2017 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Ministerial Meeting, which will be held on September 15th in Ho Chi Minh city.

Apart from providing services and transmission as assigned, Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) will finance VND11 billion to serve the International Press Center for APEC 2017 Summit Week in Da Nang city.

The APEC 2017 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Ministerial Meeting and related meetings, hosted by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, is expected to be convened from September 10th-15th, in Ho Chi Minh city.

A delegation of the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) made a fact-finding trip to Armenia in late August to seek partners to develop production projects as Vietnam is the first country to sign a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) that includes Armenia.

A sea bridge that is over 5.44km long, part of Tan Vu-Lach Huyen Highway in the northern port city of Hai Phong, was put into operation on September 2nd, becoming one of the longest of its kind in Southeast Asia.

Ho Chi Minh City appreciates foreign resources which have helped with the city’s development into an economic, financial, trade and science-technology centre in the region, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong told visiting Governor of the US State of Utah Gary Herbert during a reception on September 1st.

The Ho Chi Minh city Food Safety Management Board has signed a deal with Lam Dong provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to associate to produce and provide safe farm produce to the city during the 2017-2020 period.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in August rose 0.92% from the previous month and increased 3.35% over a year earlier, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM3) and related meetings wrapped up in Ho Chi Minh city on August 30th after 13 days of working.

(CPV) - “Now! in Season 2017” is a global campaign to promote Australian fresh fruits during peak seasons, running from August to September in local retail outlets in Vietnam and other ASEAN countries.

Total newly-registered and increased capital, and capital contributions and share purchases, reached USD23.36 billion over the past eight months, up 45.1% compared to the same period of 2016, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency.

Over the past eight months, Vietnam saw more than 100,000 enterprises being formed or recovering their operations, according to Business Registration Authority.

Growth cannot be sustainable unless it is economically, financially and socially inclusive, APEC officials stated at a symposium in Ho Chi Minh city on August 28th.

The APEC dialogue on Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in Asia-Pacific was held in Ho Chi Minh city on August 27th.

Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung paid an official visit to Cuba from August 23th-25th with the aim of shoring up financial and trade partnership between Vietnam and Cuba.

Fifteen firms won bids at the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s second auction of sugar import quotas in Hanoi on August 23rd.