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

Solutions sought to boost foreign investment in government bonds

Solutions sought to boost foreign investment in government bonds

Vietnam’s Government bond market needs to be made more appealing, as recent years have seen a lack of foreign participation.

Can Tho-Bangkok direct air route launched

Can Tho-Bangkok direct air route launched

The World Transportation Services Joint Stock Company (WorldTrans) on June 6 launched a direct air route between Can Tho city (Vietnam) and Bangkok (Thailand) at Can Tho International Airport.

Cashew exports hit over 1.3 billion USD in first five months

Cashew exports hit over 1.3 billion USD in first five months

Vietnam exported 141,000 tonnes of cashew in the first five months of 2018, raking in more than 1.39 billion USD, reported the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam sees potential for organic fertilizer business

Vietnam sees potential for organic fertilizer business

Vietnam's import of organic fertiliser has surged in the past three years, reflecting increasing demand for the green product.

Can Tho prepares for large investment promotion conference

Can Tho prepares for large investment promotion conference

As many as 500 domestic and foreign delegates are expected to attend a conference to promote investment in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, which is slated for August 10, 2018.

Vietnam dominates Canada’s shrimp market

Vietnam dominates Canada’s shrimp market

Vietnam's shrimp export value to Canada reached 27.7 million USD by March 2018, a year-on-year increase of 16 percent, according to Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnamese firms strive to access foreign distribution channels

Vietnamese firms strive to access foreign distribution channels

Along with ensuring quality and safety, Vietnamese firms should make their products' price suitable and meet customers' demands to sell in foreign distribution channels, said Naohisa Saeki, AEON Vietnam's Deputy General Manager.

Legal framework needed to run special administrative-economic zones

Legal framework needed to run special administrative-economic zones

The building of a legal framework plays an important role in forming special administrative-economic zones and attracting investments in these areas, said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung at a workshop in Hanoi on May 18.

Vietnam to host event on rice bran oil

Vietnam to host event on rice bran oil

Vietnam will welcome over 200 experts and researchers from around the world to participate in the fifth International Conference on Rice Bran Oil in Hanoi from May 23-25.

Vietnamese businesses reap fruits in foreign markets

Vietnamese businesses reap fruits in foreign markets

Vietnamese firms have had a lot of success while investing in foreign markets.

Vietnam’s largest industrial properties supplier debuts

Vietnam’s largest industrial properties supplier debuts

The BW Industrial Development JSC, a joint-venture between the US private equity fund Warburg Pincus and Vietnam’s Investment and Industrial Development Corporation (Becamex IDC), made debut in the southern province of Binh Duong on May 15.

Exports of tra fish earns 438 million USD in three months

Exports of tra fish earns 438 million USD in three months

Export turnover of tra fish reached 438.2 million USD in the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 18 percent year-on-year, according to the Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

First Singaporean bank debuts in Vietnam

First Singaporean bank debuts in Vietnam

The Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) will debut in Vietnam on July 2. It is the ninth foreign wholly-owned bank and the first Singaporean bank in the country.

Foreign investors gear towards Vietnam

Foreign investors gear towards Vietnam

Domestic and foreign investors are pouring money into Vietnam, attracted by strong economic growth and a slew of sales by state-owned and private companies, according to the Reuters.

Mekong Delta shows best competiveness nationwide

Mekong Delta shows best competiveness nationwide

The Mekong Delta has consistently recorded the highest average provincial competitiveness index (PCI) among six regions nationwide since 2014, said the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

More than 5.5 million foreigners arrive in Vietnam in Jan-Apr

More than 5.5 million foreigners arrive in Vietnam in Jan-Apr

Vietnam welcomed more than 5.54 million foreign visitors in the first four months of 2018, a year-on-year rise of 29.5 percent, according to the General Statistics Office.

Int’l capital needed for north-south expressway project

Int’l capital needed for north-south expressway project

Deputy Transport Minister Nguyen Ngoc Dong has pledged to create optimal conditions for calling international investment capital in the eastern North-South expressway.

Vietnam start-ups need more investment

Vietnam start-ups need more investment

Despite strong growth, investment into innovative start-ups in Vietnam remains relatively modest compared to the region and the world.

Soc Trang province attracts clean energy investors

Soc Trang province attracts clean energy investors

A lot of investors operating in the fields of wind power, solar power and agriculture have recently come to the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang to seek investment opportunities.

Meeting looks to increase Japanese presence in Mekong Delta

Meeting looks to increase Japanese presence in Mekong Delta

A conference took place in Can Tho city on April 18 to connect Japanese partners with the Mekong Delta, where the presence of foreign businesses, including Japanese ones, is still modest compared to other regions of Vietnam.