09:08 | 09/12/2019 Industry
(VEN) - Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh said that while the National Industry Promotion Program (NIPP) has yielded positive results, in order to adopt industry promotion policies effectively, the program must shift its orientation.
15:01 | 06/12/2019 Industry
(VEN) - Many leather and footwear businesses haven’t taken advantage of new-generation free trade agreements (FTAs) due to the lack of qualified workers and outdated technology. Vietnam Economic News’ Thuy Duong spoke about this with Nguyen Quang Vu, Chairman of the Binh Duong Leather and Footwear Association.
Vietnam’s electricity access up for 6th consecutive year
09:03 | 29/11/2019 Energy
(VEN) - Vietnam Electricity (EVN), the country’s largest power company, maintained its electricity access index ranking at fourth place among the 10 ASEAN member states and 27th among the world’s 190 countries/economies. The electricity access index is part of the recently issued annual Doing Business report by the World Bank, which lists competitive country indexes worldwide.
EVN surges ahead with power projects
09:20 | 25/11/2019 Energy
(VEN) - In order to meet Vietnam’s high economic growth, Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has recently accelerated the progress of ongoing power projects and is gearing up to launch new projects soon.
Auto industry needs amended taxes to compete with import surge
09:40 | 15/11/2019 Industry
(VEN) - Imports of under-nine-seat vehicles have soared recently, sometimes by over 600 percent, and by 2030, Vietnam’s automobile market will be fully open not only to imports from ASEAN member states but also from major manufacturing centers in the world like Japan, Mexico, and the EU, creating great pressure on the industry.