The Business Times: Vietnam-Customs Union FTA negotiations see progress

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• Vietnam-Customs Union FTA negotiations see progress
• Pay-TV market: old soldiers afraid of rookies
• OTT firms impatient for cooperating with network operators
• VN strives for $30b border trade by 2020
• Viet Nam enjoys boom in Russian visitors
• FDI sector now the main engine as other pillars crumple
• Vietnam to have 150 rice exporters by 2015
• Vietnamese rice faces disadvantages

Vietnam-Customs Union FTA negotiations see progress Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:25 PM PDT Progress has been made in the vital third round of negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. Discussions were held in the Belarusian capital Minsk and wrapped up on September 13 on a brighter note than previous talks in Moscow. The Vietnamese delegation was [...] The post Vietnam-Customs Union FTA negotiations see progress appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Pay-TV market: old soldiers afraid of rookies Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:20 PM PDT The appearance of the new comers Viettel and FPT on the pay-TV market could be a threat to the big guys SCTV and VCTV. Pay-TV market to be re-mapped According to the Competition Administration Department, an arm of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, by the end of 2012, SCTV had led the pay-TV market [...] The post Pay-TV market: old soldiers afraid of rookies appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

OTT firms impatient for cooperating with network operators Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:18 PM PDT OTT service providers like Zalo, LINE Messenger have all expressed their goodwill of cooperating with mobile network operators to exploit the telecom market.   Vuong Quang Khai, Deputy General Director of VNG, the firm that provides Zalo OTT service, said the firm has been "doing business in fear," because it's still unclear about the fate [...] The post OTT firms impatient for cooperating with network operators appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

VN strives for $30b border trade by 2020 Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:15 PM PDT HA NOI (VNS)— Viet Nam aims to record US$30 billion from border trade by 2020, according to a development plan approved recently by the Prime Minister. Under the plan, the country may fetch as much as $14 billion in export earnings, with imports valued at as much as $16 billion. By 2030, border trade is [...] The post VN strives for $30b border trade by 2020 appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Viet Nam enjoys boom in Russian visitors Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:12 PM PDT HCM CITY (VNS)— Russia is becoming a key market for the Vietnamese tourism sector following annual growth of around 50 per cent in recent years. A report at a conference held in HCM City on Thursday on Viet Nam-Russia Tourism Relations said that last year the growth was more than 70 per cent. In the [...] The post Viet Nam enjoys boom in Russian visitors appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

FDI sector now the main engine as other pillars crumple Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:04 PM PDT The foreign direct investment (FDI) sector is now the key driver in the local economy while other pillars, notably the local private sector, the State-owned sector and agriculture are all crumpling, said a Fulbright economist. Nguyen Xuan Thanh, head of Public Policy at the Fulbright Economics Teaching Program in Vietnam, told a seminar in HCMC [...] The post FDI sector now the main engine as other pillars crumple appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnam to have 150 rice exporters by 2015 Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:02 PM PDT Vietnam will have at most 150 rice exporters with close connection with major production areas by 2015, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). The figure was announced during a conference on rice export and exporter management in Ho Chi Minh City on September 10. At the conference, Phan Van Chinh, head of [...] The post Vietnam to have 150 rice exporters by 2015 appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnamese rice faces disadvantages Posted: 14 Sep 2013 11:00 PM PDT Experts warn Vietnamese rice—one of its major export staples– risks losing its competitive advantages on global markets unless a long-term quality improvement strategy is developed as soon as possible. At a recent conference in HCM City, experts expressed alarm at ominous statistics from the Vietnam Food Association (VFA). In the first eight months of 2013 [...] The post Vietnamese rice faces disadvantages appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

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