(LSO) - Total State budget collection in Lang Son province hit over 5 trillion VND (215.4 million USD) in the first nine months of the year, up 36.3 percent from the same time last year and accounting for 92.2 percent of the estimate, according to the provincial steering committee for budget collection. The steering committee said at a meeting...

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,150 VND per USD on October 14, down 4 VND from the last working day of previous week (October 11). The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,150 VND per USD on October 14.(Photo: VNA) With the...

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Alcohol and beer consumption is booming, and local beverage producers are cashing in. A beer production line at Sabeco. (Photo sggp.org.vn) This has attracted increased attention from investors, both locally and internationally, who are looking to tap into the sector. Vietnamese people consumed 4 billion litres of beer in 2017. This figure is expected to climb...

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The steel industry is facing lawsuits against tax evasion and dumping, according to information from the Vietnam Steel Association. Steel production at the Kyoei Vietnam Steel Company in Tam Diep Industrial Zone, Ninh Bình province. (Source: baoninhbinh.org.vn) The Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam said that anti-trade investigation measures against Vietnam’s exports were on the rise....

Hanoi (VNA) – Ocean accounting, which is built based on the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA), helps experts and policy-makers evaluate the actual contribution the seas make to the economy, heard a workshop held in Hanoi on October 11. Offshore fishing vessels of Phu Quy island (Photo: VNA) The event was held by the Ministry of Natural Resources and...

Hanoi (VNA) – A wide range of local staples are being showcased at an One Commune One Product (OCOP) fair which opened on Trinh Cong Son pedestrian street in Hanoi on October 10. Visitors at the OCOP fair (Photo: VNA) The event was organised by the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Vietnam Farms and Agricultural...

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,154 VND per USD on October 11, down 3 VND from the previous day (October 10). The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,154 VND per USD on October 11.(Photo: Vietcombank) With the current trading band of...

(LSO) - Key projects in Lang Son province were carried out on schedule in the third quarter of the year, heard a meeting to evaluate progress of key projects in the locality chaired by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Ho Tien Thien on October 8. Construction on ten projects using non-state capital remained sluggish and faced various...

Hanoi (VNA) – Agriculture businesses should embrace connection in order to participate in global value chains, heard a forum held in Hanoi on October 8. Dragon fruits for exports (Photo: VNA) Nguyen Quoc Toan, director of the agricultural products processing and development department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said as of September 2019, the country counted...

Hanoi (VNA) – An aquatic product trade fair opened in Hanoi on October 8 with a view to developing the aquaculture sector in a sustainable and harmonious manner. Processing aquatic products for exports (Photo: VNA) The event features nearly 100 pavilions set up by organisations and agencies from provincial and municipal departments of agriculture and rural development, trade promotion...