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

Can Tho discusses Vietnam-France decentralised cooperation conference

Can Tho discusses Vietnam-France decentralised cooperation conference

The People's Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho held a working session with local departments and agencies on March 12 to discuss a plan to attend the 11th Vietnam-France decentralised cooperation conference in the French city of Toulouse.

Can Tho improves in city prosperity index

Can Tho improves in city prosperity index

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has scored 66.78 out of 100 points in the City Prosperity Index (CPI) designed by the UN-Habitat, as heard a conference in the city on March 8.

Vietnam Airlines launches “Hello Summer” promotion

Vietnam Airlines launches “Hello Summer” promotion

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will launch its biggest annual promotion "Hello Summer 2019" on 90 domestic and foreign routes from March 15-24.

Can Tho to complete 15 key projects in 2019

Can Tho to complete 15 key projects in 2019

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will put into use 15 key projects with total investment of over 2.1 trillion VND (90.4 million USD) in 2019, according to Director of the municipal Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Van Hong.

Vietnam, US sign cooperation agreements worth 21 billion USD

Vietnam, US sign cooperation agreements worth 21 billion USD

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and President Donald Trump witnessed the signing of four cooperation agreements between Vietnam and the US with a total value of about 21 billion USD, in Hanoi on February 27.

DPRK-USA summit offers Vietnam great chance to lure tourists

DPRK-USA summit offers Vietnam great chance to lure tourists

The second summit between US President Donald Trump and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un will be a huge opportunity for Vietnam to lure foreign visitors, the French news agency AFP reported on February 26.

Can Tho looks to partner with Italy in fashion, tourism

Can Tho looks to partner with Italy in fashion, tourism

Vice Chairman of Can Tho city's People's Committee Truong Quang Hoai Nam expressed the wish to partner with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (ICHAM) in fashion and tourism, during a local working session with its Chairman Michele D'Ercole on February 19.

Can Tho’s import-export, service turnover hits over 2 billion USD

Can Tho’s import-export, service turnover hits over 2 billion USD

Turnover from export-import activities and foreign currency service of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho exceeded 2 billion USD in 2018 - a record high in the last 15 years.

Can Tho’s IZs lure 112 million USD investment in 2018

Can Tho’s IZs lure 112 million USD investment in 2018

Industrial zones in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho attracted a total registered investment capital of 112 million USD last year, 12 percent higher than the annual target, according to the municipal Industrial Zones and Processing Zones Management Board.

Banks expected to maintain good performance in 2019

Banks expected to maintain good performance in 2019

A majority of credit institutions in the country expect an upward trend in their business in 2019 after gaining good results last year, according to a State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) survey released recently.

US to soon grant non-stop flight permission to Vietnamese airlines

US to soon grant non-stop flight permission to Vietnamese airlines

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is likely to grant Vietnam category 1 status in the coming time, setting the stage for direct services between the two countries, Reuters has reported.

Vietnam’s export-import likely to hit record 500 bln USD in 2019

Vietnam’s export-import likely to hit record 500 bln USD in 2019

Vietnam's export-import turnover is likely to hit a record 500 billion USD in the fourth quarter of 2019, up 5 percent from 2018, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Foreign investors pour money into food processing, drinks industry

Foreign investors pour money into food processing, drinks industry

The food processing and drinks industry has seen growth of 7 percent in recent years, with more and more foreign investors deciding to pour money into the sector.

Experts call for increasing economic value of straw

Experts call for increasing economic value of straw

Experts called for making better use of straw - an agricultural by-product abundant in Vietnam's biggest rice cultivating area of Mekong Delta - during a seminar held in southern Can Tho city on January 23.

Domestic exporters eye bright prospects in Australian market

Domestic exporters eye bright prospects in Australian market

Australia is a promising market of Vietnam as the country spends 600 billion USD each year on imports.

Bamboo Airways licensed to operate commercial flights

Bamboo Airways licensed to operate commercial flights

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) announced on January 8 that it has presented an Aircraft Operator Certificate (AOC) to Bamboo Airways, allowing the airline to begin commercial flights.

More than 1,000 safe agricultural models set up

More than 1,000 safe agricultural models set up

Some 1,069 supply chains for clean and safe farm produce were developed across all the 63 cities and province in 2018, up 350 from the previous year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

More support needed to optimise Can Tho int’l airport

More support needed to optimise Can Tho int’l airport

More favourable policies and support are expected to help promote the use of Can Tho International Airport - a port of entry of Can Tho city and the whole Mekong Delta region.

Business activities will be better in 2019’s first quarter: firms

Business activities will be better in 2019’s first quarter: firms

Most firms in the manufacturing and processing industry were optimistic about their production and business activities for the first quarter of 2019, according to a survey by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Highlights in economic growth in 2018

Highlights in economic growth in 2018

The year 2018 ends with several records, which are the highlights in the national economic panorama, laying the firm foundation for the country to strive to successfully implement the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress and Resolution 142/2016/QH13 on the five-year socio-economic development plan for 2016-2020.