Hanoi (VNA/VNA) - The market sentiment will remain lateral in September weighed down by global economic and political tensions while trading quiet amid speculations of Q3 corporate earnings. A female investor watches stock prices on a desktop. Vietnamese shares are predicted to remain quiet in September under pressure of the trade wars (Photo: tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn) The US-China trade war was...

Hanoi (VNA) – The European Union (EU) began strict phytosanitary inspections on agricultural imports, including those originating from Vietnam, from September 1, according to the Plant Protection Department. Cao Lanh mango in Dong Thap province (Photo: VNA) The department has asked local plant quarantine sub-departments to step up inspections of each export batch, ensuring they are in accordance with...

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of 1.7 billion USD in August, which brought the trade surplus for the January-August period to 3.4 billion USD, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) In the 8-month period, export value was estimated at 169.98 billion USD, up 7.3 percent on a yearly basis. The...

(LSO) - A delegation led by Deputy Secretary of the Lang Son provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Pham Ngoc Thuong examined the building of new-style rural areas in Hung Son and Cao Minh communes of Trang Dinh district on August 28. So far, each commune in Trang Dinh district has met an average of...

Berlin (VNA) – A conference introducing investment opportunities in Vietnam’s northern province of Vinh Phuc took place in Postdam city of Germany’s Brandenburg state on August 28. At the conference (Photo: VNA) The event was organised by a working delegation from Vinh Phuc, the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany, as well as authorities and enterprises of Brandenburg. Speaking at the...

Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,133 VND per USD on August 29, up 4 VND from the previous day. Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,826 VND per USD and the...

Tel Aviv (VNA) – Bilateral trade between Vietnam and Israel will continue thriving this year with its value likely to top 1 billion USD, the Vietnamese trade office in Israel said on August 28. Fruit processed for export (Photo: VNA) According to Vietnamese trade counsellor to the Middle East country Le Thai Hoa, Vietnam exports an estimated 520 million...

HCM City (VNA) – Vietnam’s seafood exports increased slightly in July but the country is forecast to continue facing challenges, experts told a conference held by the Vietnam Association for Seafood Exporters and Producers in Ho Chi Minh City on August 28. Shark catfish being processed for export. (Photo: VNA) Seafood exports in the first seven months raked in...

Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 28 for German Deputy Ambassador to Vietnam Bjorn Koslowski and some businesses from Germany who came to explore investment opportunities in renewable energy. Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung (R) receives German Deputy Ambassador to Vietnam Bjorn Koslowski in Hanoi on August 28...

(LSO) - Nguyen Cong Truong, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Lang Son province and head of provincial Steering Committee 389, on August 27 had a working session with the provincial Customs Department on the management of import-export goods, collection of import-export taxes and prevention of smuggling and trade fraud. According to the department’s report at the working...