More measures are needed to encourage and improve market access for domestic enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that account for 97 per cent of the country''s total businesses, experts said at a seminar entitled "The ASEAN Market: From Initiative to Action" in HCM...
Viet Nam is seen as a gateway for businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to enter the ASEAN market, said experts at a forum in Ha Noi on December 3.
Tokyo-based outsourcing giant Transcosmos has acquired a 30 per cent
stake in Hotdeal Co. Ltd, which owns Viet Nam''s largest e-commerce
marketplace hotdeal.vn, a representative of the Japanese company in Viet
Nam told Viet Nam News on August 25.
Trade with ASEAN countries remains modest this year, said an expert,
with Viet Nam''s exports to the ASEAN market reaching about US$35
billion, while imports were about $40 billion.
The 12th quarterly EuroCham Business Climate Index survey released
yesterday shows that business confidence and outlook among European
businesses in Viet Nam remain unchanged from the last mark at around the
50 per cent.