rubber sector needs to bend with the times

Rubber sector needs to bend with the times

The rubber industry’s development has been brought sharply into focus.
exports to prove a bridge too far

Exports to prove a bridge too far

Firms have a long way to go to scale up exports during the remainder of the year.
phuong nam gets sinking feeling

Phuong Nam gets sinking feeling

Seafood firms are struggling to keep their heads above water after Phuong Nam Foodstuff Corp, a privately held export seafood company, appears to be in deep trouble.
door to open to showcase exports

Door to open to showcase exports

Intensive preparations are underway to open a major export showroom venue in Ho Chi Minh City.
instant coffees bitter aftertaste

Instant coffee’s bitter aftertaste

High interest rates, costly investment and low consumption are discouraging Vietnamese enterprises to process instant coffee.
big push to shift unsold stock

Big push to shift unsold stock

Ho Chi Minh City-based firms are looking to offload unsold stock on the back of sinking consumption.
how firms can avoid road blocks

How firms can avoid road blocks

TBT Vietnam Office director Le Quoc Bao sheds some light on trade technical barriers and how local firms should avoid being caught in disputes.
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.
credit lines to help struggling firms

Credit lines to help struggling firms

Banks’ supportive credit packages are to help poor companies.
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.