Pham Nguyen Thien Thu, an executive of the association, said the platform would “act as an official channel for promoting products under the Vietnamese High Quality Products programme.” … [Read more...] about E-commerce platform for high-quality VN goods set up
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Vietnamese, Indian pharmaceutical enterprises have great opportunities in Viet Nam
Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, factory director of Sao Kim Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company, which produces and exports anti-malarial drug materials to Africa and some Southeast Asian countries, said his company expected to partner more with the Indian firms for more projects in Việt Nam to serve the potential pharmaceutical market with a growth rate of more than 15 per cent each year. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Indian pharmaceutical enterprises have great opportunities in Viet Nam
Vietnamese, Indian pharmaceutical firms have great opportunities in Vietnam
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Experts have pointed out lots of opportunities for Vietnamese and Indian enterprises in the pharmaceutical industry in Vietnam. In an effort to promote trade and investment in the pharmaceutical sector, the Embassy of India, the International Investment Promotion Alliance, the Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) organised a seminar in Hanoi on January 21 to connect experts and enterprises from the two countries. According to the embassy, India was popularly known as the pharmacy of the world, earning its credibility as one of the largest manufacturers of generic drugs. It also said the Indian pharmaceutical sector supplies over 50 percent of global demand for various vaccines, 40 percent of generic demand in the US and 25 percent of all medicine in the UK. Indian drugs are exported to more than 200 countries in the world, with the US being the key market. Indian pharmaceutical exports, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Indian pharmaceutical firms have great opportunities in Vietnam
M&A boom building up steam in Vietnam
A rise in both the number and the value of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in Vietnam last year and early this year have signaled that M&As are booming in the country. According to auditing firm Pricewater House Coopers (PwC)’s statistics, there were 295 M&As worth a combined 1,138 million USD in the country last year, up 77 percent over the previous year. In the first quarter of this year, the market was more ebullient with larger acquisitions: the Vietnam Industrial and Commercial Bank (Vietinbank) sold 10 percent and 15 percent of its statutory capital to the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Canada ’s Nova Scotia Bank respectively, and VNPT Global sold 10 percent of its shares to the Singapore Technologies Telemedia (ST Telemedia). Notably, the Hung Vuong Fishery Joint Stock Company (HVG) offered to buy 3.75 million shares of the An Giang Fishery Import-Export Joint Stock Company (AGF) in a bid to raise its share in AGF to 51 … [Read more...] about M&A boom building up steam in Vietnam
Experts predict positive outlook for Viet Nam’s tourism post-COVID
“Not only businesses in the tourism and hospitality industry, but also the Government needs to showcase and promote the image of Viet Nam as a safe destination so that we can increase international tourists once the country borders reopen and travel normalises,” Trang said. … [Read more...] about Experts predict positive outlook for Viet Nam’s tourism post-COVID