coffee business bitter after taste

Coffee business’ bitter after taste

A dearth of international trade experience is pushing local coffee firms into the corner.
loans still out of reach for firms

Loans still out of reach for firms

Firms are struggling to borrow following the central bank’s lending cap enactment.
textile sector stitched into corner

Textile sector stitched into corner

The textile and garment sector needs to remove roadblocks to boost efficiency.
late payment of social insurance lightly fined

Late payment of social insurance lightly fined

Ho Chi Minh City Social Securities deputy director Do Quang Khanh brings some light to social insurance payment in the southern hub and suggests measures to help cushion the increase in violations within the social insurance domain.
flexible approach pays dividends

Flexible approach pays dividends

Bending with the times is keeping firms ahead of the times.
seafood firms yet to hook bumper deals

Seafood firms yet to hook bumper deals

Seafood firms need to cast their nets wider to catch big returns.
currency move stings tourism operators

Currency move stings tourism operators

State regulations banning price quotations and transactions in foreign currencies is hurting travel firms.
appetite for rice brand development

Appetite for rice brand development

Institute of Agricultural Science for Southern Vietnam head Bui Chi Buu tells VIR why forming big paddy rice model fields was the right step towards building Vietnam’s rice brand value on the global stage and boosting the item’s export value.
southern hub firms enter year on a high

Southern hub firms enter year on a high

Scores of Ho Chi Minh City-based production firms are leaping into the Lunar New Year days.
shortages leave firms on back foot

Shortages leave firms on back foot

Ho Chi Minh City hi-tech and export firms are struggling to hike localisation rates amid local material deficiencies.
firms urged to sign up for brand protection

Firms urged to sign up for brand protection

A lack of attention to brand value protection is hurting local firms.
goalposts move for local players

Goalposts move for local players

Local exporters are struggling to compete equally with foreign-invested firms on home turf.
delta tourism to go through the roof

Delta tourism to go through the roof

The Mekong Delta is emerging as a tourism investment hotspot.
exporting to russia with love

Exporting to Russia with love

Industrialists are looking to boost Vietnam’s poor rate of exports to Russia.
rice exporters fears grow

Rice exporters’ fears grow

Rice export management is triggering concerns among industry players.