The Business Times: Vietnam, Japan boost finance, customs cooperation

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• Vietnam, Japan boost finance, customs cooperation
• New Year rice exports decline
• Experts hopeful of FDI inflow
• Bird flu takes toll on livestock industry
• VN fisheries industry sees strong wave of exports
• Technology market new but promising: experts
• Finland helps Vietnam ignite technological development
• MIC and Microsoft enter MoU to strengthen Vietnam’s IT development
• Chinese ravaging Vietnamese online game market
• Mar 07, 2014: StoxPlus morning brief

Vietnam, Japan boost finance, customs cooperation Posted: 06 Mar 2014 11:07 PM PST The Vietnam Ministry of Finance (MoF) has asked its Japanese counterpart to help Vietnam finalise its financial market institution, increase the capacity, and develop human resources.  MoF Minister Dinh Tien Dung made the proposal during talks in Tokyo with Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso during his visit from March 3-7. Dung […] The post Vietnam, Japan boost finance, customs cooperation appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

New Year rice exports decline Posted: 06 Mar 2014 10:58 PM PST Viet Nam exported 330,501 tonnes of rice in February, earning US$147.08 million, up 7.57 per cent in volume and 15.3 per cent in value. According to the Viet Nam Food Association (VFA), the average price of rice rose by $29.89 per tonne, with the FOB (free on board) price standing at $445.03 per tonne. The […] The post New Year rice exports decline appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Experts hopeful of FDI inflow Posted: 06 Mar 2014 10:55 PM PST The strong flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Viet Nam from multinational groups will continue in the 2015-20 period, economists forecast at an online discussion held recently by online newspaper Bizlive. Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises (VAFIE) Nguyen Mai stated that global economic recovery is on the mend, and successful […] The post Experts hopeful of FDI inflow appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Bird flu takes toll on livestock industry Posted: 06 Mar 2014 10:44 PM PST Farmers are helplessly fielding the brunt of the widespread bird flu as it destroys agricultural prices and profits. A sharp fall Poultry products such as ducks, chickens and eggs are no longer a wise choice of consumers at the dinner table as a direct result of the bird flu and as consumer demand falls, poultry […] The post Bird flu takes toll on livestock industry appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

VN fisheries industry sees strong wave of exports Posted: 06 Mar 2014 10:42 PM PST An unusually strong performance in the first two months and Japan’s easing of its seafood import restrictions has raised expectations that Vietnam’s fisheries industry will meet its annual export target with relative ease. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, seafood exports in January and February increased 23.5 percent year-on-year to reach 919 […] The post VN fisheries industry sees strong wave of exports appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Technology market new but promising: experts Posted: 06 Mar 2014 10:38 PM PST Vietnam's technology market may be new but it has prospered and promises great potential as the technology and equipment traded have constantly increased, according to the Vietnam Economic News. The Ministry of Science and Technology's data pooled from four technology exchanges and techmarts – two common forms of technology market – show the number of […] The post Technology market new but promising: experts appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Finland helps Vietnam ignite technological development Posted: 06 Mar 2014 10:36 PM PST The Vietnamese and Finnish governments on March 6 signed an EUR11 million agreement for the second phase of their joint innovation partnership programme (IPP). The phase, which will run from 2014-2018, has been financed with EUR9.9 million from Finland's non-refundable aid and EUR1.1 million from the Vietnamese Government. It aims to enhance the capacity of […] The post Finland helps Vietnam ignite technological development appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

MIC and Microsoft enter MoU to strengthen Vietnam’s IT development Posted: 06 Mar 2014 10:29 PM PST Today, the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) and Microsoft officially signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) to established the framework for a long-term partnership. Following this, the two parties will closely co-operate to realise the joint ambitions on the four areas consisting of IT infrastructure, Cyber Security, Cloud Apps Development and Education to assist […] The post MIC and Microsoft enter MoU to strengthen Vietnam's IT development appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Chinese ravaging Vietnamese online game market Posted: 06 Mar 2014 10:27 PM PST Distributing unlicensed games, using obscene images to advertise the games and evading tax, the game firms from China have been damaging the Vietnamese game market. Unlicensed games challenging watchdog agencies KoramGame has been well known as the most "bold-faced" Chinese firm with the highest number of unlicensed games distributed so far in Vietnam. The inspectors […] The post Chinese ravaging Vietnamese online game market appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Mar 07, 2014: StoxPlus morning brief Posted: 06 Mar 2014 10:26 PM PST Japan will source at least 200 billion Yen in official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam in 2014 – equivalent to the previous year's figure. Macro Economy 200 Billion JPY in ODA Pledged for Vietnam in 2014 Japan will source at least 200 billion Yen in official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam in 2014 – equivalent to […] The post Mar 07, 2014: StoxPlus morning brief appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

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