VN scientists, firms invited to Thai laboratory technology expo Vietnamese scientists and companies working in a range of analytical laboratories will have the opportunity to learn about the latest equipment and technologies at the 2016 Thailand Lab International to be held in Bangkok in September. The sixth International Trade Exhibition and Conference on Analytical Laboratory Equipment and Technology, Biotechnology and Life Sciences, and Chemical and Safety would provide applications and solutions for all types of laboratories, Anucha Parnpichate, the project manager of VNU Exhibitions Asia Pacific, the organizer, said. More than 1,300 brands belonging to 350 exhibitors from 35 countries, including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, the US and the UK, would present their latest laboratory technologies, he said. Several seminars will be held on the sidelines to brief professionals in the industry on the latest information and technologies and enhance … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 22/7
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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 26/3
HCM City to host food ingredients expo The 2018 Food Ingredients Vietnam to be held in HCM City in May will showcase a large variety of food and beverage ingredients and natural ingredients. The exhibition has attracted more than 140 exhibitors from many countries and territories, Rungphech (Rose) Chitanuwat, business director of UBM Asia, the organiser, said. The expo would also feature international conferences and professional seminars, and link up businesses, she said. With more than 93 million people, of whom more than half are under 30 years of age, Việt Nam is one of the most promising food and beverage consumption markets in the region, and has a diverse range of raw materials for food and beverages, she said. Speaking at a press conference in HCM City on March 22 to introduce the expo, Ly Kim Chi, chairwoman of the Food and Foodstuff Association of HCM City, said the country’s food and beverages sector has enjoyed strong growth in recent years. The market is … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 26/3
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Gazprom to construct gas-to-power project in Quang Tri Russia’s Gazprom International hopes that in 2018, the central province of Quang Tri will continue to create favourable conditions for a gas-to-power project.This project, the company said, will contribute to the socio-economic development of the province.Kovtun Andray, head of Gazprom International’s representative office in Viet Nam, revealed this at a recent meeting with the provincial People’s Committee (PPC).He also expressed gratefulness to the province for supporting and creating favourable conditions for Gazprom International to carry out the project of exploiting and operating the gas-to-power plant in the southeast Quang Tri Economic Zone.Nguyen Quan Chinh, PPC’s vice-chairman, highly appreciated that Gazprom International had proceeded with the steps and determination to implement the gas-to-power project in Quang Tri. The provincial leader also urged Gazprom to continue to have … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 5/2
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Retail industry draws investors  Foreign and domestic retailers plan to open more shops and supermarkets in Viet Nam this year and beyond, buoyed by the potential market of 88 million population. Big C plans to increase its supermarkets from 19 to 30 this year and Metro hopes to open 16 new supermarkets to make it 35 nation-wide, according to Sai Gon Dau Tu newspaper. Significant investment plans by South Korean and Japanese retailers also showed confidence in the market's potential. South Korea's Lotte Mart had secured investment capital of US$50 million for its plan to open 60 supermarkets in the country by 2020. Japan's Aeon retail group was due to open its 82ha shopping complex in HCM City, the $109 million "Celadon City", early next year, another later in the year and one in Ha Noi a year later. The group planned to open 20 shopping centres nation-wide by 2020. New player to Viet Nam, C.T Group opened its first S.Mart in Ha Noi in December. Maximark representative … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 8/1
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 24/12
Logistics key to competitiveness With its export-driven economy, Viet Nam should prioritise investment in trade logistics to improve competitiveness, economists have suggested. Speaking at a consultative workshop on trade promotion, value creation and competitiveness on Wednesday, the World Bank economist Pham Minh Duc said it predicted the country's export volume would triple by 2020. However, poor commercial infrastructure and logistics services cost Viet Nam in terms of of time, money and reliability, making it less competitive than rival nations, he said. Meanwhile, according to the World Bank's latest report, solid infrastructure and logistics can help boost GDP by up to one per cent. It also claims that every 10 per cent reduction in logistics costs can help save resources worth two per cent of GDP. However, in Viet Nam, according to the General Statistics Office, transported goods volume increased over 12 per cent annually for the last 15 years and trade volume saw a … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 24/12