HCMC – Foreign traders will have direct access to Vietnam’s market and exporters via the Vietnam Export Portal (VNEX) that will be officially launched today, said an official of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The website in English at the address www.vnex.com.vn will provide information about 20,000 Vietnamese exporters classified by business sectors, said Nguyen Thi Hoang Thuy, deputy director... 

HANOI – Vietnam will face a serious imbalance between steel supply and demand next year when new large steel projects start production, said Pham Chi Cuong, chairman of the Vietnam Steel Association. Local steel enterprises have been in tough competition in recent years, especially for construction steel, hot-rolled steel, iron pipe and metal plated sheet iron. In 2009, the domestic market demanded...