The Ministry of Industry and Trade has decided to impose official anti-dumping duties on certain table and chair products from China. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Under Decision No. 235/QD-BCT, tariffs imposed on the Chinese products will range from 21.4% to 35.2%. Earlier, it said the investigations found out that table and chair imports from China have increased significantly as...

With the strong development of organic farming, Vietnam has extensive opportunities to boost the export of organic agricultural products to Europe, where those products are in high demand and fetch top dollar. Organic vegetable farming in a net house (Photo: VNA) Tran Ngoc Thanh, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Organic Agriculture Association (VOAA), said after three years of implementing...

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has asked the Ministry of Construct for a guideline to implement a pilot on multi-storey parking structures in the city. Fabricated parking structure can be easily and quickly installed, or dismantled and relocated when needed. (Photo: laodong.vn) According to the committee, the city’s parking network has not been given proper investment as...

A railway station in the northern province of Bac Giang will offer international freight transportation services from February 18, as all material and procedure preparations have been done, according to the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR). Illustrative image (Source: VNA) The Ministry of Transport said that in implementing the Prime Minister’s Directive No. 03/CT- TTg, the transport sector has sped...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 17 urged stakeholders in the real estate market, including the State, businesses, buyers and people, to join efforts for the safe, heathy and sustainable development of the market. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the conference. (Photo: VNA) Addressing a national online conference in Hanoi that sought ways to remove...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a national online conference in Hanoi on February 17 that sought ways to remove obstacles to the domestic real estate market and give it a push to grow safely, healthily and sustainably. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the conference. (Photo: VNA) In his opening remarks, the leader urged participants to...

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha has called on the US to enhance labour cooperation with Vietnam during a recent meeting with visiting US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai. Workers at the Ford Hai Duong factory (Source: hanoimoi.com.vn) She shared the viewpoint of putting workers at the centre of policy building and implementation. Ha...

Domestic sugar producers have been facing mounting pressure in competition with imported sugar in recent years. A sugar production line in the southern city of Bien Hoa. (Photo: VNA) According to the Vietnam Sugar and Sugarcane Association (VSSA), there has been a surge in supply since the beginning of 2023 while retailers were sitting on a large stockpile...

The agricultural sector targets attracting 25 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) by 2030, along with 5 billion USD in loans and 1 billion USD in grants. Vietnam's agriculture sector targets attracting 25 billion USD by 2030. (Photo: VNA) By the end of 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development approved projects with a total investment of...

On February 16, 2023, the delegation of the Provincial People's Committee led by Mr. Ho Tien Thieu, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, inspected the implementation of the Provincial Ethnic Minority Boarding High School project and the Social Housing Project No. 2 in Lang Son city. Mr. Ho Tien Thieu, Deputy Secretary...