Economy

Experience from Australia in innovation-based socio-economic development, and the difficulties in building an innovative ecosystem were shared at a workshop in Hanoi on October 8.

A ceremony was held in Can Tho city on October 7 to honour outstanding entrepreneurs and businesses in the Mekong Delta that have considerably contributed to local and national development.

Ben Luc district of Long An province has 235 newly registered domestic enterprises and branches, with a total registered capital of 1,747.5 billion VND.

In September 2019, the total retail sales of goods and service revenue in Long An province reached over 7,500 billion VND, an increase of 0.2% compared to August and 14.8% over the same period in 2018.

The two-way trade between Vietnam and Israel was estimated at 760 million USD in the first three quarters of this year with Vietnam continuing to enjoy a trade surplus of 440 million USD, according to a Vietnamese official.

The Departments of Industry and Trade of Long An and Tien Giang provinces held a signing ceremony for cooperation in the field of industry and trade in the period of 2019-2020.

Most of the credit institutions have expected better business performance for the fourth quarter as well as the whole of 2019, according to a recent survey by the State Bank of Vietnam.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations holds a conference on Japan - Vietnam trade promotion in Ho Chi Minh city.

Finding a stable output for agricultural products to avoid "high crops and low prices" paradox is an urgent need of farmers and agricultural producers.

The National Start-up Festival for students took place in the Hanoi University of Science and Technology on October 5.

Four smartphones produced by VinSmart, a subsidiary of Vietnamese property and retail conglomerate Vingroup, have officially hit stores in Russia.

Presently, high-tech agricultural production, together with restructuring the agricultural sector, is an inevitable direction. In Thanh Hoa district of Long An province, this model has achieved initial results.