Economy

Sixty firms which stood out for their material and spiritual care for labourers were honoured at a ceremony held in Hanoi on December 15.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Mekong Delta province of An Giang to continuously improve its investment environment.

The Ho Chi Minh City Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs held a local dialogue between overseas Vietnamese firms and leaders of municipal departments and agencies.

Companies interested in organic agriculture should engage in market research and brand building, and not just simply chase trends without having first identified buyers, experts have said.

Long An province’s Customs Agency has reported that its budget revenue reached VND 2,308 billion from the beginning of the year until November 15, an increase of 16 percent compared to the same period in 2017.

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group has reported an oil and gas production output of 22.1 million tonnes in the first 11 months of 2018, surpassing its target by 5.4 percent and fulfilling 96.8 percent of its yearly plan.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Cambodia counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen attended the Vietnam-Cambodia Business Forum in Hanoi on December 6.

The customs sector collected over VND284.2 trillion in taxes as of November 30, a year-on-year rise of 7.27%.

Vietnam spent 1.57 billion USD on importing fruit and vegetables in the first 11 months of this year, up 11.5 percent from the same period in 2017, according to statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Due to the poor competitiveness of livestock products, Vietnam’s breeding industry will be significantly impacted by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The Ministry of Transport has issued a document increasing the prices of some seaport services from January 1, 2019.

The export revenue of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products was estimated at US$36.3 billion in the first 11 months of this year, an increase of 9.1% over the same period in 2017 and equivalent to 90.6% of the yearly target.