The Business Times: BIDV wins dual Asian Banking and Finance awards

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• BIDV wins dual Asian Banking and Finance awards
• Can Tho targets 1.65 bln USD in export, foreign currency service
• Garment-textile exports unlikely to reach yearly target
• High car sales, disappointing profits
• Muong Thanh group opens first five-star hotel abroad
• HCM City to use high-tech method to trace pork origins
• US may allow import of Vietnam’s star apples
• Real Estate, Healthcare Lead in Vietnam’s Business Boom
• Vietnam Battles to Hit 6.7 Pct Growth Goal
• Coca Cola Vietnam fined for food safety violations

BIDV wins dual Asian Banking and Finance awards Posted: 30 Jul 2016 06:45 AM PDT BIDV wins dual Asian Banking and Finance awards. (Photo: BIDV) Hanoi​ (VNA)– The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has won the Vietnam Domestic Technology and Operations Bank of the Year and Social Media Initiative of the Year awards at the Asian Banking and Finance Awards. The awards were judged by a panel The post BIDV wins dual Asian Banking and Finance awards appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Can Tho targets 1.65 bln USD in export, foreign currency service Posted: 30 Jul 2016 06:45 AM PDT Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) Can Tho (VNA)– Export and foreign currency services are expected to bring 1.65 billion USD for Mekong delta Can Tho city this year, according to the city's Department of Industry and Trade. The figure will include 300 million USD sourced from foreign currency services. The department reported that the city has The post Can Tho targets 1.65 bln USD in export, foreign currency service appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Garment-textile exports unlikely to reach yearly target Posted: 30 Jul 2016 06:45 AM PDT Source: VNA The post Garment-textile exports unlikely to reach yearly target appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

High car sales, disappointing profits Posted: 30 Jul 2016 06:45 AM PDT Automobile companies have seen profits down since the beginning of this year despite robust car sales in the domestic market. (Photo: infonet.vn) Hanoi (VNA)– Automobile companies have seen profits down since the beginning of this year despite robust car sales in the domestic market. Five listed auto companies on the two stock exchanges reported combined profits The post High car sales, disappointing profits appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Muong Thanh group opens first five-star hotel abroad Posted: 30 Jul 2016 06:45 AM PDT Muong Thanh Luxury Vientiane Hotel (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA)– Vietnamese Muong Thanh Group on July 29 inaugurated the five-star Muong Thanh Luxury Vientiane Hotel in Laos's capital of Vientiane, which is its first hotel abroad, marking a new progress in the firm's ambition to become the largest hotel chain developer in Indochina. Attending the inaugural The post Muong Thanh group opens first five-star hotel abroad appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

HCM City to use high-tech method to trace pork origins Posted: 30 Jul 2016 06:45 AM PDT A worker on animal health takes pork samples for tests of food safety and hygiene in HCM City's Binh Chanh District. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA)– HCM City plans to launch a pilot programme on using technology to control and trace the origin of pork in an effort to ensure consumer health and benefits. The programme The post HCM City to use high-tech method to trace pork origins appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

US may allow import of Vietnam’s star apples Posted: 30 Jul 2016 06:45 AM PDT If approved, star apples will be the fifth Vietnamese fruit to be exported to the United States, the others being dragon fruit, rambutan, litchi and longan. (Photo: printerest.com) Hanoi (VNA)– The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) may allow the import of star apples from Vietnam, Vietnam's Commercial Counsellor in the United States, Dao Tran The post US may allow import of Vietnam's star apples appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Real Estate, Healthcare Lead in Vietnam’s Business Boom Posted: 30 Jul 2016 06:44 AM PDT Real Estate, Healthcare Lead in Vietnam's Business Boom More than 80,800 enterprises entered into or returned to Vietnam's business scene in the first seven months, with the sectors of real estate and healthcare seeing the most impressive increases in new companies. Over 64,100 companies were launched and 16,700 others resumed operations in the period, according The post Real Estate, Healthcare Lead in Vietnam's Business Boom appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnam Battles to Hit 6.7 Pct Growth Goal Posted: 30 Jul 2016 06:44 AM PDT Vietnam may struggle to achieve its target of 6.7 percent economic growth this year after the economy showed signs of losing momentum in the first six months, according to a report. Agricultural production was hit hard by adverse weather conditions, with the sector recording negative growth of 0.18 percent during the first half of the The post Vietnam Battles to Hit 6.7 Pct Growth Goal appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Coca Cola Vietnam fined for food safety violations Posted: 30 Jul 2016 06:43 AM PDT  >>  Health authority tests products made by Coca-Cola Vietnam >>  Coca-cola suspected major tax avoidance scam The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has fined Coca Cola Beverages Vietnam Ltd. VND433 million (USD19,000) for violations in the production of food supplements. According to Nguyen Van Nhien, deputy chief inspector of the ministry, said that the violations were found The post Coca Cola Vietnam fined for food safety violations appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

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CFPB Is Political Hot Potato In Election Year

GET.com Consumer News & Opinions View this email in your browser 29 July 2016 CFPB Is Political Hot Potato In Election Year The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is five-years-old and it has saved consumers billions of dollars in overcharges. So why are some in Congress trying to cripple it? The answer is fairly simple: Some legislators are committed to helping consumers, while others are focused on protecting... Read in browser Most Americans Think The End Of Cash Is Nigh There are many things we expect will disappear in the coming years: manual transmissions, paper books, snail mail, the incandescent lightbulb, and perhaps even our privacy in an age of digital surveillance. But of course, there are some things that should have died out years ago but amazingly kept... Read in browser   Recent Articles: The Best Companies Now Offer New Parents Paid Leave And Coaching File For Claims Too Often And Your Insurers May Not Renew Your Policies Americans' Top 6 Favorite Fast Food Joints 3 Places Where You'll Find Some Of America's Most Pessimistic Workers Your Oversized Fridge Is Making You Waste Food And Money Copyright © 2016 GET.com, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed on GET.com (previously known as DailyMarkets.com). Our mailing address is: GET.com 14 Wall St 20 Fl New York, NY 10005 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

The Business Times: Vietnam needs greater efforts to maintain exports to France

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• Vietnam needs greater efforts to maintain exports to France
• Goods through sea ports increase 13 percent
• Gov’t should stick with growth goal: experts
• Vinamilk rolls out sweetened condensed milk products
• Foreign arrivals to Vietnam rise 41.2 percent in July
• Binh Duong attracts 25 billion USD in FDI
• Lam Dong agriculture firms access Japanese market
• Circular economy to help with sustainable development: seminar
• Int’l East-West Economic Corridor trade, tourism fair opens in Da Nang
• Vietnam exports mangoes to Australia

Vietnam needs greater efforts to maintain exports to France Posted: 27 Jul 2016 03:44 PM PDT Export of Lychee to France surged in 2016. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA)– Trade promotion activities should be increased to help Vietnamese goods earn a firm foothold in the French market, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). France is an important partner of Vietnam in the EU with a huge purchasing power. Vietnam The post Vietnam needs greater efforts to maintain exports to France appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Goods through sea ports increase 13 percent Posted: 27 Jul 2016 03:44 PM PDT Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA)– Goods through the sea ports of Vietnam are estimated to have hit over 230 million tonnes so far this year, a year-on-year increase of 13 percent and accounting for 48.9 percent of the overall yearly target, the Vietnam Maritime Administration reported. Of the figures, container goods reached 6.5 million The post Goods through sea ports increase 13 percent appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Gov’t should stick with growth goal: experts Posted: 27 Jul 2016 03:44 PM PDT Hanosimex H​a Dong Textile JSC workers in ​Ha Nam province's Dong Van 2 Industrial Zone (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) –The Government should not adjust the economic growth target of 6.7 percent even though it is unlikely to meet it this year, experts said during a conference in Hanoi on July 26. "I suppose it is The post Gov't should stick with growth goal: experts appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vinamilk rolls out sweetened condensed milk products Posted: 27 Jul 2016 03:44 PM PDT Vinamilk's representatives were talking with visitors at the Summer Fancy Food Show 2016. (Photo:vinamilk.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA)– Giant Vietnamese dairy firm Vinamilk and Driftwood Dairy Inc. – a company 100 per cent owned by Vinamilk in the US, introduced sweetened condensed milk and creamer products during the Summer Fancy Food Show in the US. Vinamilk's two The post Vinamilk rolls out sweetened condensed milk products appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Foreign arrivals to Vietnam rise 41.2 percent in July Posted: 27 Jul 2016 03:44 PM PDT Foreign tourists travel Hanoi by cyclo (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA)– Foreign arrivals to Vietnam in July this year reached 846,311, a rise of 41.2 percent year on year, reported the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT). The figure pushed the total foreign visitors to the country in the first seven months of this year to The post Foreign arrivals to Vietnam rise 41.2 percent in July appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Binh Duong attracts 25 billion USD in FDI Posted: 27 Jul 2016 03:43 PM PDT Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Binh Duong (VNA)– The southern province of Binh Duong has so far attracted 2,713 foreign-invested projects with a total capital of around 25 billion USD, including 16 billion USD distributed to 1,635 projects that are underway in industrial parks (IP). According to deputy head of the Binh Duong Committee for Industrial The post Binh Duong attracts 25 billion USD in FDI appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Lam Dong agriculture firms access Japanese market Posted: 27 Jul 2016 03:43 PM PDT At the exhibition (Source: VNA) Tokyo (VNA)– Seven outstanding agriculture firms from the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong joined the Greenhouse Horticulture & Plant Factory Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan on July 27. It is part of a visit to learn from Japan's experience in building a strategy to develop farm produce and agriculture-linked tourism The post Lam Dong agriculture firms access Japanese market appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Circular economy to help with sustainable development: seminar Posted: 27 Jul 2016 03:43 PM PDT A seminar on circular economy in Hanoi on July 27 (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA)– By promoting a circular economy, resources will be used effectively and in line with the sustainable development goal that Vietnam is pursuing, experts said at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on July 28. In a circular economy, goods The post Circular economy to help with sustainable development: seminar appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Int’l East-West Economic Corridor trade, tourism fair opens in Da Nang Posted: 27 Jul 2016 03:43 PM PDT At the opening ceremony (Source: Nhandan) Da Nang (VNA)– The 2016 International East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) Trade and Tourism Fair kicked off in the central coastal city of Da Nang on July 28. The annual event, organised by the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency and the Da Nang Trade Promotion Centre, features 300 booths of 200 The post Int'l East-West Economic Corridor trade, tourism fair opens in Da Nang appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnam exports mangoes to Australia Posted: 27 Jul 2016 03:43 PM PDT Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) Dong Nai (VNA)– Vietnam will export close to 18 tonnes of mangoes to Australia on a daily basis in the coming time as part of the agreements reached between the Suoi Lon Mango Cooperative in the southern province of Dong Nai and Australian partners. Director of the cooperative Nguyen The Bao The post Vietnam exports mangoes to Australia appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

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