Business

Vietnam sees bright prospects for handbag exports
10/07/2013 06:19
According to statistics from Vietnam Customs, the export revenues of suitcases, handbags and umbrellas in the first five months of the year reached US$744.58 million, up 22.22 percent against the same period last year. The total turnover of these products was only US$1.518 billion in 2012 and...
Steel exports face anti-dumping lawsuit in US
06/07/2013 06:42
On July 3, some US steel and steel pipe producers officially lodged complaints against Vietnam and eight other countries and territories on dumping OCTG prices to the US Department of Commerce (DOC). The defendants are �the Republic of Korea, India, Turkey, Taiwan (China), Ukraine, the...
US becomes largest importer of Vietnamese tra fish
05/07/2013 05:59
In May alone, the figure was estimated at US$56.9 million, a year-on-year increase of 72%, making the US become the largest importer of Vietnamese tra fish. The�EU now ranks second, accounting for 22.4% of Vietnam’s total tra export turnover. In the first five months, tra fish...
Seminar on Government draft vision to 2020
04/07/2013 11:32
This is part of a project funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) to build a roadmap for the implementation of the Vietnamese Government vision. The draft vision covers issues related to the economic restructuring process in Vietnam, macroeconomic management...
Vietnam’s manufacturing index falls sharply in June
01/07/2013 04:53
Since the survey began in April 2011, the seasonally adjusted HSBC Vietnam Manufacturing� PMI �has slumped to its third-lowest reading at 46.4, down from 48.8 in May. Manufacturing production in the domestic market was substantially reduced since inventories kept rising at a record-setting...
Gold market unpredictable after deadline of bank gold account close
29/06/2013 05:22
Gold prices dance The gold bidding sessions has resulted in gold price drop. Gold prices have decreased to the lowest within two years, causing the rush to buy gold in the domestic market although the domestic gold prices are still around VND 6 million higher than those in the world...
Australia highlights the quality of Vietnam’s seafood products
26/06/2013 07:52
At the press briefing on the fact-finding visit by an Australian delegation, the President of the Sea cooking Imports Association of Australia Inc. (SIAA), Norman Grant, highlighted the quality of Vietnamese seafood products.� He said Australia is a potential market as the country has to...