The Business Times: Seafood exports encounter numerous barriers

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• Seafood exports encounter numerous barriers
• Total Assets of Credit Institutions Rose 1.33% by End-May
• Branded goods traders
• Ministry says property market is warming up, experts disagree
• Exxon Mobil triggers new US investment wave
• Containers backed up at Vietnam’s largest port
• Property sector FDI rises in 2014
• Shares advance despite investor caution
• Starbucks to launch three stores in Hanoi
• Chinese farm produce floods Vietnam market

Seafood exports encounter numerous barriers Posted: 21 Jul 2014 12:07 AM PDT Vietnamese seafood exporters are facing innumerable difficulties as overseas markets are imposing a variety of trade barriers and challenges, including levying anti-dumping tariffs on imports from Vietnam. Among the most significant challenges are the European Union (EU)'s anti-dumping measures from the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), and the US's Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards […] The post Seafood exports encounter numerous barriers appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Total Assets of Credit Institutions Rose 1.33% by End-May Posted: 20 Jul 2014 11:53 PM PDT The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced the basic criteria of the credit institution system as of May 31, 2014, local newswire Tri Thuc Tre reported. Accordingly, total assets of credit institutions by the end of May reached nearly VND5,830 trillion, up 1.33% from the end of 2013. In which, the total assets of […] The post Total Assets of Credit Institutions Rose 1.33% by End-May appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Branded goods traders Posted: 20 Jul 2014 11:51 PM PDT Despite economic difficulties that have forced the majority of consumers to tighten their budgets, producers of branded goods have reaped steady profits because of high-income earners. Luala Fashion, for example, made its official presence in HCM City by opening a 300 square meter shop in District 1 in the central area of the city. The […] The post Branded goods traders appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Ministry says property market is warming up, experts disagree Posted: 20 Jul 2014 11:50 PM PDT While the Ministry of Construction (MOC) has said that the real estate market has warmed up, reports from market survey companies show that supply is still far higher than demand. CBRE Vietnam, a real estate service provider, in its latest report, said the office-for-lease market remained gloomy in the second quarter of the year with […] The post Ministry says property market is warming up, experts disagree appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Exxon Mobil triggers new US investment wave Posted: 20 Jul 2014 11:49 PM PDT The world's largest oil and gas group Exxonmobil based in the US has moved ahead with its $20 billion gas power project in the provinces of Quang Ngai and Quang Nam, a sign of a new investment wave from the US. According to Pham Nhu So, Deputy Chair of the Quang Ngai provincial People's Committee, […] The post Exxon Mobil triggers new US investment wave appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Containers backed up at Vietnam’s largest port Posted: 20 Jul 2014 11:48 PM PDT More than 80% of cargo containers in HCM City must go through Cat Lai port, but the port has been overloaded for several weeks. Many import and export enterprises in HCM City have complained about congestion at the port, which has caused long waits for customs clearance of goods. Mr. Hai, an employee of an […] The post Containers backed up at Vietnam’s largest port appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Property sector FDI rises in 2014 Posted: 20 Jul 2014 08:11 PM PDT Viet Nam will welcome a wave of foreign direct investment (FDI) capital in the real estate tourism sector. Bui Ngoc Suong, acting chairman of the Viet Nam Tourism Property Association (VnTPA), told online newspaper bizlive.vn that real estate tourism has been a special sector. Developers have to invest in both property and high-quality services. Statistics […] The post Property sector FDI rises in 2014 appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Shares advance despite investor caution Posted: 20 Jul 2014 08:09 PM PDT Shares advanced on both national stock exchanges last week after posting losses in the previous week. However, as the benchmark indices approached resistance bands, profit-booking activities created pressure on the market due to growing caution by investors. The VN-Index on the HCM City Stock Exchange gained an accumulative 2.32 per cent last week to end […] The post Shares advance despite investor caution appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Starbucks to launch three stores in Hanoi Posted: 20 Jul 2014 07:56 PM PDT Starbucks, the world's largest coffee company, has announced plans to open three new cafes in Hanoi over the next year targeting young people and foreign tourists. A Starbucks Vietnam representative said that the first three stores will be strategically located next to shopping malls and office buildings on Ly Thai To, Ba Trieu and Ly […] The post Starbucks to launch three stores in Hanoi appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Chinese farm produce floods Vietnam market Posted: 20 Jul 2014 07:53 PM PDT Massive quantities of Chinese agricultural products are routinely smuggled into the Vietnamese market, despite repeated warnings of pesticide residues. The produce is often laced with a toxic cocktail of pesticide residues causing leading agricultural experts to raise the alarm that Vietnamese consumers may be unwittingly exposed to hazardous levels of pesticides. The Hanoi-based Long Bien […] The post Chinese farm produce floods Vietnam market appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

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