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Industry has become a driving force that helped Vietnam log a record of US$517 billion in export-import revenues and run a trade surplus of more than $10 billion this year. Vietnam’s trade and industry must rake in $300 billion in exports, manufacturing increases by 12 percent and continues to be …

Vietnamese automaker Thaco exports 15 buses to Philippines Buses of Vietnamese automaker Truong Hai Auto Corporation (Thaco) are loaded onto a cargo ship at Chu Lai Port in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Nam on December 28, 2019. Photo: Le Trung / Tuoi Tre Vietnamese automaker Truong Hai Auto …

Leading NGOs urge Vietnam to scrap new coal-fired power projects A coal-fired power plant in Thai Binh Province, northern Vietnam. Photo by VnExpress/Gia Chinh. 12 organizations specializing in health and environment together have called on Vietnam to scrap 14 new coal plants. Concerned by the environmental and health toll that …

Shipping containers are seen at a port in Hai Phong City. Photo by Reuters/Kham. Vietnamese ports handled 14 percent more cargo than they did last year, but just 24 percent of it was transported by Vietnamese ships. Data released by the Vietnam Maritime Administration shows the amount of cargo handled …

A car body is painted in VinFast auto factory in Hai Phong City, northern Vietnam. Photo by VnExpress/Minh Tuan. Dwindling sales of locally assembled cars and rising sales of imports are causing local manufacturers to demand more tax incentives to compete. In the first 11 months of the year sales …

A woman rides a motorcycle as she passes containers at a port in Hai Phong City, northern Vietnam. Photo by Reuters/Kham. Vietnam’s foreign trade for the first time reached $517 billion this year, with trade surplus a record-high of $9.9 billion. Trade value grew 8 percent year-on-year, with exports upping …

Cai Mep, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Vietnam – On 19th December 2019, CMIT (Cai Mep International Terminal), a joint venture between Vinalines, Saigon Port and APM Terminals, has joined the TradeLens digital platform, in support of the blockchain technology. CMIT is one of the largest terminals in Cai Mep …

On November 24th, 2019, Tan Cang – Cai Mep International Terminal (TCIT) has again broken a record of handling volume per one container ship when receiving the Mother Vessel (M/V) named YANG MING WORLD (serving on EC4 service) by the handling volume of 10,590 TEU. On November 24th, 2019, Tan …

Heavy machines buried after the collapse. Photo credit: Tan Vu/Tuoi Tre Heavy machines buried after the collapse. Photo credit: Tan Vu/Tuoi Tre At least two workers and 14 local residents are missing after a hydropower water tunnel collapsed in Quang Nam Province Tuesday. Huynh Khanh Toan, vice chairman of the …

A man stands in front of shipping containers at the Hanjin Shipping container terminal at Incheon New Port in Incheon, South Korea, September 7, 2016. A man stands in front of shipping containers at the Hanjin Shipping container terminal at Incheon New Port in Incheon, South Korea, September 7, 2016. …