Economics

Vietnam’s savvy shoppers spend 44% more online than general consumers

Vietnam’s savvy shoppers spend 44% more online than general consumers

Turning OCOP products into rural tourism experiences

Turning OCOP products into rural tourism experiences

Can Tho City promotes green processing from rice and biomass

Can Tho City promotes green processing from rice and biomass

Vietnam seeks to build stronger ecosystem for FDI

Vietnam seeks to build stronger ecosystem for FDI

Vietnam’s wood industry eyes higher growth from domestic market

Vietnam’s wood industry eyes higher growth from domestic market

Vietnam enters investment grade credit rating category for first time

Hanoi to unveil beverage tourism map at 2026 festival

VinFast to launch eBus platform in US

Can Tho elevates tourism offerings to draw international travelers

Japan opens door for Vietnamese lychee

Japan opens door for Vietnamese lychee

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) has sent a letter to the Plant Protection Department of Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development saying to open door for Vietnamese "thieu" lychee.

Fourth Vietnam Rice Festival underway in Vinh Long

Fourth Vietnam Rice Festival underway in Vinh Long

The fourth Vietnam Rice Festival is taking place in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long with a wide range of events designed to promote agro-economy and rice trade in domestic and foreign markets.

Finance ministry proposes cutting import taxes on chicken, pork

Finance ministry proposes cutting import taxes on chicken, pork

The Ministry of Finance has recently sent Dispatch No.14813/BTC-CST to competent ministries and sectors, suggesting cutting import on chicken and pork products.

Can Tho city, JICA look into agricultural cooperation

Can Tho city, JICA look into agricultural cooperation

Officials of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had a meeting with a delegation of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on December 4 to discuss agricultural cooperation programmes and promote Japanese investment in the city.

Vietnam invests over 458 million USD abroad in 11 months

Vietnam invests over 458 million USD abroad in 11 months

Vietnamese businesses invested 458.8 million USD in 31 foreign markets in the first 11 months of 2019, reported the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Agricultural sector gains trade surplus of 8.8 bln USD in 11 months

Agricultural sector gains trade surplus of 8.8 bln USD in 11 months

The agriculture sector enjoyed a trade surplus of 8.8 billion USD in the first 11 months of this year, 1.5 billion USD higher than the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam attracts 31.8 billion USD in FDI in 11 months

Vietnam attracts 31.8 billion USD in FDI in 11 months

Vietnam attracted 31.8 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 11 months of 2019, up 3 percent year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnam, RoK agree to bolster economic, trade, investment ties

Vietnam, RoK agree to bolster economic, trade, investment ties

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh and his Korean counterpart Sung Yun-mo have discussed measures to further bolster economic, trade and investment partnership between the two countries.

Tra fish exports to Malaysia see strong surge

Tra fish exports to Malaysia see strong surge

Vietnam shipped a total 34.18 million USD worth of tra fish to Malaysia this year to mid-October, a year-on-year surge of 23.6 percent, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends ASEAN-RoK CEO Summit

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends ASEAN-RoK CEO Summit

The governments of Vietnam and other ASEAN member states always create best conditions for businesses to boost connectivity and promote creativeness to realise their business initiatives in the ASEAN market with a population of 630 million people and total GDP value of nearly 3 trillion USD, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on November 25.

Central bank to lower foreign ownership in payment intermediaries

Central bank to lower foreign ownership in payment intermediaries

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) plans to lower the foreign ownership rate in the payment intermediary service sector to 49 percent instead of leaving it unrestricted to avoid manipulation by foreign investors in the field.

First Vietnamese factory inaugurated in Cuba

First Vietnamese factory inaugurated in Cuba

Thai Binh investment trading group has inaugurated a plant making baby diapers and sanitary napkins at the Mariel special development zone in Cuba.

PM stresses businesses’ role in improving labourers’ skills

PM stresses businesses’ role in improving labourers’ skills

The country's biggest-ever forum on vocational training took place in Hanoi on November 16 with a focus on ways to promote Vietnamese labourers' skills.

Vietnam Airlines to launch Hanoi-Macau route next month

Vietnam Airlines to launch Hanoi-Macau route next month

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will open a new air route connecting Hanoi and Macau (China) on December 15, 2019.

Travel mart in Can Tho to promote Mekong Delta’s tourism

Travel mart in Can Tho to promote Mekong Delta’s tourism

The first Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) Can Tho 2019, the largest of its kind in the Mekong Delta, is scheduled to take place in Can Tho from November 29 to December 1.

Foreign insurers eye promising Vietnamese market

Foreign insurers eye promising Vietnamese market

Growing demand for health care and disease prevention in Vietnam offers great opportunities for life insurers, especially foreign firms, to develop.

Hong Kong firms seek to import rice from Can Tho

Hong Kong firms seek to import rice from Can Tho

Thirty importers from Hong Kong (China) said they want to enhance rice trade with Vietnamese partners while attending a seminar held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 5.

State budget becomes more sustainable: Finance Minister

State budget becomes more sustainable: Finance Minister

Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung presented a report on the State budget performance in 2019, estimates for 2020 and the five-year financial plan (2016-2020) to the National Assembly on October 31.

CPI increases by 0.59%

CPI increases by 0.59%

Vietnam's CPI in October increased by 0.27 percentage point to 0.59% compared to September.

Vietnam Airlines opens HCM City – Bali direct air route

Vietnam Airlines opens HCM City – Bali direct air route

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines officially launched a direct route connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Indonesia's Bali on October 27.