The Business Times: Vietnam’s catfish “choking” because of import barriers

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• Vietnam’s catfish “choking” because of import barriers
• Fruit, vegetable exports expected to surge
• Fake coffee trademark revoked in China
• Number of commercial banks may be reduced by half
• Automobile industry needs strategic focus: magazine
• Vietnam, Switzerland enjoy fruitful trade ties
• Solutions sought to promote steel exports
• VN trade with Germany flourishes
• E-commerce scams plague Internet-driven Vietnam
• SBV: 24 T-bill auctions to be organized in 2014

Vietnam’s catfish “choking” because of import barriers Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:59 PM PST The rapid-fire bad news has come recently, leading to the pessimistic forecasts about the future of the Vietnam's catfish industry. Ten years ago, catfish ("tra" as called by Vietnamese) was called the "golden fish" because it brought big money to Vietnamese farmers. Vietnam's catfish exports, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers […] The post Vietnam's catfish "choking" because of import barriers appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Fruit, vegetable exports expected to surge Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:59 PM PST Fruit and vegetable exports are expected to enjoy an export turnover growth of 20-30 percent by the end of 2014, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.  Last year, Vietnam raked in around 1.04 billion USD from shipping such products overseas, a year-on-year increase of 25 percent, statistics from the Vietnam Fruit and […] The post Fruit, vegetable exports expected to surge appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Fake coffee trademark revoked in China Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:51 PM PST The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trademark Review and Adjudication Board has decided to cancel the “Buon Ma Thuot Coffee” trademark registered by Guangzhou Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Co. Under Chinese Trademark Law, if the affected party is dissatisfied with the decision, it has the opportunity to initiate legal proceedings at the People’s Court […] The post Fake coffee trademark revoked in China appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Number of commercial banks may be reduced by half Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:51 PM PST There are currently over 30 domestic commercial banks in Vietnam, and SBV's governor has just confirmed that this figure is planned to be half, local newspaper Saigon Economic Times reported. Answering the question about whether or not the plan to reduce the number of domestic commercial banks (excluding foreign banks, development banks and policy banks) […] The post Number of commercial banks may be reduced by half appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Automobile industry needs strategic focus: magazine Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:46 PM PST In any angle of product, sedan seems to be the apparent face of the Vietnamese automobile industry, said an article published on the Vietnam Business Forum – a weekly magazine of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.  However, many people forget, intentionally or unintentionally, that the automobile industry is not only made up by […] The post Automobile industry needs strategic focus: magazine appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnam, Switzerland enjoy fruitful trade ties Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:46 PM PST Trade turnover between Vietnam and Switzerland was US$1,039 million in the first 11 months of 2013, up 10.2% from a year earlier, according to the Swiss Customs Administration. In the reviewed period, Vietnam sales to Switzerland were US$695.1 million, up 14.5% year on year. As a result, Vietnam enjoyed a US$351.2 million trade surplus with Switzerland, […] The post Vietnam, Switzerland enjoy fruitful trade ties appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Solutions sought to promote steel exports Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:41 PM PST The Vietnam Economic News, in a article published on February 19, proposed the steel industry reorganise its distribution system, improve competitiveness and promote exports to new markets to achieve growth of 6-7 percent in 2014. Supply far exceeds demand According to the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA), steel production and consumption in the 2011-2013 period faced […] The post Solutions sought to promote steel exports appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

VN trade with Germany flourishes Posted: 19 Feb 2014 07:37 PM PST Germany is Viet Nam’s largest trade partner in the EU, accounting for 20 per cent of the country’s total trade turnover from the bloc. This was announced by the Information Centre under the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The centre used statistics from the General Department of Customs to illustrate that last year, Viet Nam’s […] The post VN trade with Germany flourishes appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

E-commerce scams plague Internet-driven Vietnam Posted: 19 Feb 2014 07:35 PM PST It takes just five minutes and a few clicks to open a shop online, so that is all it takes to scam people. Shopping websites have mushroomed in Vietnam to cater to a community of more than 34 million Internet users, of whom 18 million shopped online last year according to an official survey. But […] The post E-commerce scams plague Internet-driven Vietnam appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

SBV: 24 T-bill auctions to be organized in 2014 Posted: 19 Feb 2014 07:24 PM PST The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has just announced the schedule for Treasury bill auctions via its Operations Center in 2014. Accordingly, in 2014, there will be two Treasury bill auctions each month as follows: Time Auction Date (T) Issuing Date/Payment Date (T+l) January 6/1/2014 7/1/2014 20/1/2014 21/1/2014 February 10/2/2014 11/2/2014 24/2/2014 25/2/2014 March 3/3/2014 […] The post SBV: 24 T-bill auctions to be organized in 2014 appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

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