The Business Times: VASEP warns about antibiotic residues in shrimp exports

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• VASEP warns about antibiotic residues in shrimp exports
• Transfer pricing makes cars more expensive in Vietnam
• Phu Yen province calls for investment to agriculture
• EVN works to meet southern need for power
• Vietnam still dreams of special economic zones
• Quang Ninh to establish VN’s first special economic zone
• Great potential for Vietnamese fruit exports to Japan
• Rising prices encourage coffee exports
• Vietnam runs up trade deficit in March
• March’s CPI drops on falling food prices

VASEP warns about antibiotic residues in shrimp exports Posted: 23 Mar 2014 11:53 PM PDT The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has requested the Directorate of Fisheries to monitor shrimp exports more strictly. According to Document No 51 sent on March 20, VASEP requested the governmental agency to ask cities and provinces to improve monitoring to check for the presence of prohibited chemicals and antibiotics in exported […] The post VASEP warns about antibiotic residues in shrimp exports appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Transfer pricing makes cars more expensive in Vietnam Posted: 23 Mar 2014 11:52 PM PDT The automobile and car part manufacturing has the transfer pricing rate of 51 percent, the third highest to finance & insurance and textile & garment. The conclusion has been made by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the USAID in their recent survey, conducted with a special method on 91 foreign invested […] The post Transfer pricing makes cars more expensive in Vietnam appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Phu Yen province calls for investment to agriculture Posted: 23 Mar 2014 11:47 PM PDT The central province of Phu Yen has called for investment totalling 5 trillion VND (227 million USD) to four projects in agriculture and fishery in the 2014-2020 period, a leading local official has said. The projects cover the processing and exporting of tuna, fishery logistic service centres, salt-making zones, and high-tech agricultural facilities, said Pham […] The post Phu Yen province calls for investment to agriculture appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

EVN works to meet southern need for power Posted: 23 Mar 2014 11:44 PM PDT The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) is taking all possible measures to ensure a stable power supply for the south with the dry season in the region climbing to its peak. EVN Southern Power Company (SPC) Deputy General Director Pham Ngoc Le pointed out that only two turbines of the Vinh Tan No. 2 thermal power […] The post EVN works to meet southern need for power appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnam still dreams of special economic zones Posted: 23 Mar 2014 11:41 PM PDT Vietnam began thinking of developing special economic zones many years ago, but it still has not had any special economic zone in the true sense of the word. The story about the special economic zone (SEZ) model has once again been put into discussion at a workshop on SEZ organized in the northern province of […] The post Vietnam still dreams of special economic zones appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Quang Ninh to establish VN’s first special economic zone Posted: 23 Mar 2014 11:36 PM PDT A conference on special economic zones will be held in the northern province of Quang Ninh this week to prepare for the development of the model in Vietnam. Do Thi Hoang, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Quang Ninh provincial Party Committee unveiled the plan for such a future zone on the province's Van Don Island […] The post Quang Ninh to establish VN’s first special economic zone appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Great potential for Vietnamese fruit exports to Japan Posted: 23 Mar 2014 11:32 PM PDT Japan has become Vietnam's second largest fruit importer, second only to China, confirms the Asia-Pacific Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). Last year Vietnam's earned US$61.223 million from fruit exports to the Japanese market, up 12.03% from the previous year. The figure is expected to reach US$77 million in 2015 and […] The post Great potential for Vietnamese fruit exports to Japan appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Rising prices encourage coffee exports Posted: 23 Mar 2014 11:26 PM PDT Since February of this year, local coffee markets in the Central Highlands and the southern parts of the central regions of Viet Nam have experienced a rush on sales as coffee prices rise. On Wednesday, coffee was selling for VND40,500 (US$2.2) per kilo, VND1,500 per kilo lower than the prices laid out a week earlier, […] The post Rising prices encourage coffee exports appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnam runs up trade deficit in March Posted: 23 Mar 2014 11:24 PM PDT Vietnam's trade balance in March showed a deficit of US$0.3 billion, equivalent to 1.2% of the country's total export- import turnover, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). GSO statistics show exports rose 26% to US$12 billion and imports jumped 22% to US$12.3 billion. Major export items which experienced a sharp increase compared to last […] The post Vietnam runs up trade deficit in March appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

March’s CPI drops on falling food prices Posted: 23 Mar 2014 11:22 PM PDT The country's consumer price index (CPI) for the March reporting period decelerated by 0.44% from the previous month and now stands at 4.83% for the year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).  Four groups of goods and services saw a drop in the index including food and services (minus 0.96%), housing and material construction […] The post March's CPI drops on falling food prices appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

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