Foreign enterprises operating in Vietnam in the areas of electronics, automobile assembly, garments and textiles and others are seeking local partners amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic in a large number of countries across the world. This is an opportunity for Vietnam's supporting industry enterprises to accelerate and participate in the global value chain. Shortage of supply of components...

Vietnam is striving to successfully build up its automobile industry. Vu Tan Cong, deputy general director of Vietnam Automobile Industry and Trade Consulting Co., Ltd., writes about how to develop materials, which are the key for the industry to take off. Vu Tan Cong, deputy general director of Vietnam Automobile Industry and Trade Consulting Co., Ltd In the Strategy on Vietnamese...

A slew of sizeable liquefied natural gas-fired power projects have been in the development pipeline in the past year as a way to replenish national power sources as  Vietnam turns on a greener growth path. Earlier this month, the prime minister allowed Long An I and Long An II thermal power plants that were already in the revised Power Development...

To strengthen measures in curbing the spread of COVID-19 in the community, on March 17 the Vietnamese Government has decided as follows. Entry visas shall be suspended for foreign visitors for 30 days, starting from 00:00 18 March 2020. From 00:00 18 March 2020, entrants who are exempt from entry visas, holders of visa-exempt certificates (people of Vietnamese origin...

Vietnam is poised to officially export a batch of 7,500 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) test kits to Ukraine and Finland over the coming week. In a bid to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, the country has been researching a variety of suitable test kits. Of the tests, the real-time RT-PCR bio-kit conducted by the Military Medical Academy in...

Vietnamese rice exports in 2020 are expected to be more prosperous thanks to a series of free trade agreements (FTAs) coming into force, after plummeting in both export volume and value in 2019. Opportunities from FTAs As one of the leading rice exporters, in recent years, Loc Troi Group has promoted sustainable rice production and export by building closed rice production...

Despite serious blows from the the global health epidemic, Vietnam’s lowered economic growth this year is nevertheless expected to remain far higher than that of regional nations due to its great efforts to create a business-friendly climate, and the knock-on implications of free trade agreements. Global economic analysts TradingEconomics last week released its fresh forecast on the country’s economic growth...

Please kindly find the attached file for the list of the major international trade fairs in Vietnam 2020! The company interested in booking a booth at the exhibition can book via the Trade Office, Vietnam Embassy in Singapore to receive the discount rates and sponsorship of accommodation (If any). Companies interested in doing networking with exhibitors and visitors of the exhibition...

While the Covid-19 pandemic has affected many export industries, the forestry industry still posted growth in both export value and volume with wood and wooden product exports in the first two months of this year hitting US$1.5 billion, an increase of 10.1 percent compared to the same period last year. Frankly, the Covid-19 pandemic affected both sides. The annual international...

Ecommerce sector heats up in Vietnam thanks to more and more foreign investments flowing in Vietnam witnessed a fierce battle in the e-commerce industry, while billions of US Dollars have been invested with no current return. However, it is still attractive for investors, especially those of foreign origin.  The reasons partly came from the scale and market size. In fact, Vietnam...