Trade – Investment

(CPV) - The Vietnam Development Report 2016, titled “Transforming Vietnamese agriculture: Gaining More from Less,” launched on September 27th, details challenges and opportunities facing the sector.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in September increased 0.54% from the previous month and rose 2.07% over a year earlier, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

(CPV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed Decision expanding the Lao Cai border gate economic zone in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung and Singapore’s Minister of Industry and Trade Lim Hng Kiang co-chaired the 12th Vietnam-Singapore Economic Connectivity Ministerial Meeting that took place in Singapore on September 23rd.

The southern province of Binh Duong will create more favourable conditions for Japanese investors, said Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Thanh Liem.

The southern province of Long An has been carrying out programs building the traffic infrastructure system to serve industrial development in key economic zones.

So far this year, the central province of Quang Ngai has welcomed over 642,000 tourists, presenting a year-on-year increase of 18%.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and 21 municipal and provincial authorities signed an agreement in Hanoi on September 22nd to jointly create a favourable business environment.

(CPV) - “Australian oranges - Now in Season” promotion campaign has kick-started the availability of Australian oranges in the nation.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed that a start-up ecosystem seminar is an opportunity for the Vietnamese Government and Hanoi to learn from Israel, a successful start-up nation.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved an investment policy for the seaport and industrial park complex in Nha Mac lagoon, in Quang Yen commune, Quang Ninh province.

A ground breaking was held on September 20th to start construction on Thach Bich bridge over Tra Khuc river in the central province of Quang Ngai.

(CPV) - The Da Nang city People’s Committee has decided to advance more than VND2.54 billion to reducing the number of less than 20CV capacity fishing vessels and motor boats exploiting fishery in the 2016-2020 period.

The Government has issued seven Decrees on Vietnam’s special preferential import tariffs to realize seven Agreements.

The Hanoi city People’s Committee has issued document for the arrangement and privatization of its State-owned enterprises in the 2016-2020 period.

More than 100 executives from Vietnamese packaging businesses took part in a seminar in HCM City on September 16th meant to introduce the 2017 Interpack Fair and Exhibition to be held in Germany.

The northern province of Thai Nguyen introduced its strengths and potential to US enterprises at a seminar held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry in New York on September 16th.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has been named the “Leading Partner Bank in Vietnam” by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

A delegation of the Central Steering Committee on the national target program for building new-style rural areas, led by Lieutenant-General Nguyen Van Dao, Deputy Head of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Veterans' Association and member of the central steering committee, worked with Binh Duong province on September 15th.

(CPV) - The 2016 Ninh Thuan grape and wine festival will be held from September 29th to October 1st, reported the provincial People’s Committee.

(CPV) - The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) expanded its partnership with Vietnam under the Agency’s Global Procurement Initiative.

The Hanoi People’s Committee will coordinate with the Israeli Embassy and FPT Group to organize a seminar on start-ups on September 21st.

Enterprises of the Japanese prefecture Aichi and Ho Chi Minh city will enhance cooperation in managing transport systems, developing supporting industries, increasing the frequency of direct flights between Aichi and the southern hub from four flights a week to daily flights, and granting scholarships for training Japanese.

(CPV) - The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has prepared a draft report assessing Vietnam’s market access request to export fresh dragon fruit to the nation.

The Ministry of Finance has issued the Prime Minister’s decision establishing the Ha Nam Ninh Department of Customs under the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The Sai Gon - Hanoi Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SHB) has opened its wholly-owned subsidiary in Cambodia, with the full name of SHB Cambodia One Member Limited Liability Bank.

The Vietnamese booths at the 13th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO 2016) in China’s Guangxi opened on September 10th with the attendance of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

As many as 137 Vietnamese enterprises will attend the 13th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO 2016) to be opened on September 11th in China’s Nanning city.

Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Vuong Dinh Hue, Head of the Steering Committee on Price Management, has signed a decision consolidating personnel of the Steering Committee.

“Vietnam has many advantages to develop agriculture, but, agricultural sectors still have low productivity, quality and added value, and they saw decreasing growth and less sustainable development in recent years.”