New opportunities to boost typical rural industrial products

13:00 | 15/07/2020 Industry

(VEN) - The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has adopted promotion plans for typical rural industrial products at regional and national levels.

Vietnam aims to down car prices by reducing component import

06:00 | 15/07/2020 Industry

(VEN) - Vietnam’s automakers import some 80 percent of their parts, raising car prices above those in neighboring countries. To lower locally manufactured car prices, Vietnam must reduce its reliance on imported parts and components.

Thailand’s Gulf Energy Development PLC buys two wind power farms in Vietnam

06:10 | 07/07/2020 Economy

The Gulf Energy Development PLC of Thailand has announced the purchase of two wind power farms worth about 200 million USD in Vietnam, in order to take advantage of low interest rates as it seeks projects with a quick return on investment.

Sharp Corp. to launch solar power plant in Vietnam soon

13:04 | 02/07/2020 Industry

Japan’s Sharp Corp said on June 30 that it plans to put into operation a solar power plant in Ninh Thuan, a province in south central Vietnam, in early July.

EVNNPC powers up for post-Covid 19 economic development

09:23 | 30/06/2020 Industry

(VEN) - The Northern Power Corporation (EVNNPC) has effectively dealt with the natural disasters and the Covid-19 pandemic that struck Vietnam this year, maintaining production and business activities and ensuring uninterrupted power supply.

Crafting strategy to develop Vietnam’s trade villages

06:29 | 29/06/2020 Industry

(VEN)- The development of Vietnam’s trade villages is hampered by small production scale, low competitiveness, labor shortages and management overlap.

Lack of labor is one of the barriers for trade villages

13:00 | 28/06/2020 Industry

(VEN) - With active support for the development and quality improvement of trade village products, many goods made in the central province of Quang Nam have reached consumers nationwide.

Wood industry confident of meeting EU standards

06:00 | 27/06/2020 Industry

Vietnam’s wood industry is preparing to reap the benefits of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), which is expected to provide major opportunities once it comes into effect this summer.

Vietnam’s textile supply chain in urgent need of restructuring

13:00 | 26/06/2020 Industry

(VEN)- The Covid-19 pandemic has seriously affected the garment and textile industry because of its heavy dependence on imported raw and auxiliary materials, requiring speedy restructuring of the textile supply chain.

Electricity consumption sets new record due to prolonged heat

09:30 | 25/06/2020 Industry

Scorching heat over the past few days has pushed Vietnam’s electricity consumption to its highest ever level with total loads at 38,300 MW on June 23, according to Vietnam Electricity (EVN).

PM orders recent hikes in household electricity bill under scrutiny

11:02 | 23/06/2020 Industry

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Electricity of Vietnam to review recent hikes in household electricity bill, stressing that mistakes that affect people’s rights must be avoided and violations, if any, must be strictly handled.