Vinalines' port activity surges According to a VIR source, SP-PSA, a joint-venture port of Vinalines and Singapore-based PSA, saw its volume of bulk goods increase 32.7 per cent on-year to 1.54 million tonnes last year. Container throughput reached 67 twenty-foot equivalent … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS 1/3
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Regional business body launched at WEF Mekong summit
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - The ASEAN Regional Business Council (RBC) has been launched in Hà Nội with the aim of promoting public-private cooperation on the most pressing issues facing Southeast Asia. The announcement was made at the World Economic Forum on Mekong Region (WEF … [Read more...] about Regional business body launched at WEF Mekong summit
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World Coffee Prices Soar to 7-year High Low supply caused last week's world coffee prices to hit the highest peaks the market has seen since May 1999. Prices are surging on the back of lower supplies, especially from Viet Nam, the world's second-largest coffee producer, … [Read more...] about Business News Brief
Regional business leaders to join major Vietnam conference
More than 400 regional business people will convene at a landmark conference on Vietnam's economic take-off on April 23 in Ho Chi Minh City. The Asia News Network (ANN), a co-organizer, said in a statement that the conference on "Vietnam: Modernization & Regional … [Read more...] about Regional business leaders to join major Vietnam conference
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Ministry scraps conditions on rice export Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh on January 4 issued a decision revoking Decision 6139/QD-BCT on a master plan for rice exporters which has made life difficult for domestic enterprises. The decision sets out criteria and … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF