
The southern province of Binh Duong recorded 7.16 percent year-on-year growth on the industrial production index in the first quarter of 2019, said Nguyen Van Danh, Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

(VEN) - The solar plant BP Solar 1 was hooked up to the national grid on January 20, opening up a new chapter for the energy industry in the southern coastal province of Ninh Thuan.

(VEN) - The Industry and Trade Department of Nghe An Province has taken various measures to enhance the effectiveness of its industry promotion activities.

The rate of power losses will be lowered to under 6% by 2030.

(VEN) - Leaders of the Communist Party and the State are seeking ways to resolve problems currently facing the Thai Binh 2 Thermal Power Plant project to put it into operation as soon as possible. This is an urgent task to prevent wasteful investment and ensure national energy security as well as social security in the region where the project is based.

Although people and businesses don’t want the price of electricity and other commodities to increase, it is necessary to raise these prices to balance the economy in a multidimensional way.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project to construct and lease infrastructure systems in the second phase at Thanh Liem industrial park in the Red River Delta province of Ha Nam.

Theo Cục Công nghiệp (Bộ Công Thương), Hiệp định Đối tác toàn diện và Tiến bộ xuyên Thái Bình Dương (CPTPP) sẽ đem lại nhiều cơ hội phát triển, tăng trưởng xuất khẩu (XK) nhưng cũng đặt ra không ít thách thức, áp lực cho ngành công nghiệp chế biến, chế tạo, nhất là mặt hàng gỗ, dệt may, da giày…

(VEN) - The growing presence of foreign fashion brands in Vietnam, including Zara, H&M, Mango, and Pull & Bear, among others, is worrying Vietnamese textile and garment businesses. Le Tien Truong, General Director of the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) advises Vietnamese businesses not to try to compete directly with their foreign counterparts but to find market segments in which they can make a difference on the domestic market.

(VEN) - The growing presence of foreign fashion brands in Vietnam, including Zara, H&M, Mango, and Pull & Bear, among others, is worrying Vietnamese textile and garment businesses. Le Tien Truong, General Director of the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) advises Vietnamese businesses not to try to compete directly with their foreign counterparts but to find market segments in which they can make a difference on the domestic market.

Localities across the country joined around 7,000 cities worldwide to turn off their lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on March 30 in response to the Earth Hour campaign 2019.

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) hopes to add 15 million tonnes oil to reserves in both 2019 and 2020, heard the company’s conference to implement exploitation plans held in Vung Tau city in mid-March.

(VEN) - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is forecasting 9-10 percent growth of the industrial production index in 2019, a strong indicator of economic expansion.

(VEN) - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is forecasting 9-10 percent growth of the industrial production index in 2019, a strong indicator of economic expansion.

The Russia - Vietnam oil and gas exploration joint venture, Vietsovpetro, reported an oil and gas production output of 609,700 tonnes in the first two months of the year, exceeding its target by 6.7 percent.

The Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) had been working to meet the increasing demand for coal for electricity generation and production, Vinacomin’s general director Dang Thanh Hai said.

The People’s Committee of the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has given the green light to two companies to build two solar power plants with a total investment of more than 1.5 trillion VND (64.66 million USD) in the province.

Vietnam welcomes and creates all possible favorable conditions for investors across the world, including Macquarie Capital of Australia, to invest in Vietnam and cooperate with Vietnamese partners in developing infrastructure, and clean and renewable energy, said Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.

(VEN) - Major corporations have been implementing support industry projects, providing opportunities for small- and medium-sized enterprises to participate in regional and global supply chains.

(VEN) - Major corporations have been implementing support industry projects, providing opportunities for small- and medium-sized enterprises to participate in regional and global supply chains.

Việt Nam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and Malaysian oil and gas corporation Petronas last week in HCM City signed a heads of agreement (HOA) for the sale and purchase of additional gas to Cà Mau gas, power and fertiliser complex.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he wishes that Chu Lai would strive to become a high-quality agro-forestry processing hub of the country to be able to meet huge demand in ASEAN, northeastern Asia, G7 and G20 countries.

(VEN) - The electricity sector is helping the economic development of Ha Nam Province, said Truong Quoc Huy, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee at a recent ceremony inaugurating the 110kv Dong Van 4 transformer station and power line project in the Red River Delta province.

(VEN) - Industry Promotion Center 1 (IPC1) under the Agency for Regional Industry and Trade (implementing national industry promotion programs in northern provinces and cities) has been doing a good job in assisting rural industrial manufacturers to improve production capability and product quality.