Other Briefings
Vietnam Considers Strengthening Local Auto Industry
Vietnam has pledged to soldier on with its developing auto industry despite an increasingly competitive market. This increase in competitiveness is due to free trade agreements such as the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement, which will be implemented in 2018 and which will allow cars to be imported duty-free from ASEAN countries.
Vietnam Textile Industry Issues Plan for 2020 and Beyond
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has recently ratified a textile and garment industry development plan for 2020, with a vision for 2030. According to Deputy Minister Do Thang Hai, the plan will do much to boost the growth of the textile industry in Vietnam.
Coffee Prices Soar as Coffee Bean Sales Slow in Vietnam
After a record crop of 1.7 million tons of robusta beans, Vietnam’s current reserve of coffee beans has shrunk to a low of 390,000 tons at the end of April. This is less than the average reserve of 25 percent, which had been seen over the last five years.
Vietnam Online – Understanding Vietnam’s E-commerce Market
Vietnam, like much of Asia, has a growing middle class which, in-turn, is spawning a strong consumer culture. Within the country, e-commerce is fast becoming the preferred method of shopping, particularly among the young.
Manufacturing on the Move: Airbus’s Operations take Flight in Vietnam
Hanoi-based Nikkiso Vietnam will soon become the first Vietnam-based manufacturer of Airbus components according to a press conference held yesterday by the manufacturing division of the European multinational, Airbus Group.
Foreign Garment and Textile Manufacturers Weave Their Way to Success in Vietnam
Garment and textile manufacturers are finding Vietnam an increasingly attractive destination to set up their operations. This enthusiasm was on full display at the recent Saigon Tex garment and textiles annual expo held in Ho Chi Minh City.
Jumpstarting Tech Development and Startups in Vietnam
The world may not know much of Vietnam’s tech startup community, but the changes taking place within this community may soon bring it to the attention of investors and consumers throughout the world.
Revised Laws Could Help Foreigners Build Vietnam’s Real Estate Sector
Foreign real estate investors are optimistic about the future of Vietnam’s investment environment, provided that the draft on the revised Law on Real Estate Business and the draft on the revised Law on Residential Housing are approved by the National Assembly later this year.
Opportunities and Challenges Lie Ahead for Vietnam’s Rice Exports
Vietnam’s struggling rice export industry, while facing many challenges, also has the opportunity to boost exporters through greater efficiency and increased quality,
Sky-High Competition: Vietnam’s Budget Airlines
Budget airlines in Vietnam are seeing strong growth and are taking a large bite out of the market share of the more established traditional airlines. The airline industry as a whole has seen a remarkable increase in the amount of passengers carried and revenues earned. The country’s Ministry of Transport has announced that all of Vietnam’s domestic airlines made a profit in 2013.
