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 wishes for stronger cooperation with Japan in agriculture, health care

Can Tho wishes for stronger cooperation with Japan in agriculture, health care

Chairman of the Can Tho People's Committee Vo Thanh Thong told Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio on August 25 that he wants Can Tho and Japan to foster cooperation in farm produce processing and health care.

Vietnam, Australia to collaborate in agricultural research

Vietnam, Australia to collaborate in agricultural research

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) on August 21 signed a letter of intent to enhance bilateral cooperation in agricultural research.

APEC economies target good regulatory practices

APEC economies target good regulatory practices

The APEC Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance convened its tenth Conference on Good Regulatory Practices (GRP) in Ho Chi Minh City on August 19-20.

53 million USD industrial park to be built in Tra Vinh

53 million USD industrial park to be built in Tra Vinh

The People’s Committee of the southern province of Tra Vinh has granted a licence to Dong Do Southern Construction and Investment Joint Stock Company to build Co Chien Industrial Park.

Technology Incubation

Technology Incubation

Korea Vietnam Incubator Park in Can Tho City (KVIP), a cooperation project on technology incubation between the Governments of Vietnam and South Korea, is also a place nurturing startup ideas for local and foreign enterprises.

Ca Mau province rolls out red carpet for investors

Ca Mau province rolls out red carpet for investors

Authorities in the southernmost province of Ca Mau should accelerate the administrative reform process and offer the most beneficial policies for investors, business leaders have said.

Tra Vinh licenses wind power project

Tra Vinh licenses wind power project

The Economic Zone Management Authority of the southern province of Tra Vinh on August 8 licensed to Ho Chi Minh City-based Asia Energy Petroleum Corporation and Unison eTech Co, Ltd from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to develop the first phase of the Duyen Hai wind power plant.

Nation’s airports serve over 55 million passengers in seven months

Nation’s airports serve over 55 million passengers in seven months

Airports across the country served 55.41 million passengers in the period from January to July, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Special economic zones should enjoy special rules: PM

Special economic zones should enjoy special rules: PM

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc agreed in principle that the three special economic zones being planned by the Government to spearhead the country’s economic growth should enjoy special regulations and fewer limitations to woo investments.

Workshop connects overseas Vietnamese students, Japanese businesses

Workshop connects overseas Vietnamese students, Japanese businesses

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan and the administration of Saitama prefecture held a workshop on August 4 to introduce jobs for overseas Vietnamese students.

Another investor plans out solar power project in Hau Giang

Another investor plans out solar power project in Hau Giang

The ASEAN Energy Joint Stock Company is planning to build a one-billion USD solar power plant on a 200-hectare area in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang.

Vietnamese shrimp exporters struggle to compete in US

Vietnamese shrimp exporters struggle to compete in US

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced its decision to adjust anti-dumping duty on Vietnamese shrimp exported to the US between February 1, 2013 and January 31, 2014 from 1.16 percent to 1.42 percent.

Can Tho Vietbuild International Exhibition kicks off

Can Tho Vietbuild International Exhibition kicks off

The Can Tho Vietbuild International Exhibition 2017 opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 2, with the participation of more than 200 domestic and foreign businesses.

Vietnam hoped to become EU’s largest trade partner in ASEAN

Vietnam hoped to become EU’s largest trade partner in ASEAN

Vietnam is expected to become the EU’s largest trade partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) once the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) comes into effect in 2018, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh.

Ho Chi Minh City-Can Tho Express Railway Project

Ho Chi Minh City-Can Tho Express Railway Project

The office of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) People’s Committee has just issued an announcement of Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong’s conclusion

Big projects breathes new life into Can Tho city

Big projects breathes new life into Can Tho city

Since being classified as a first class city in 2009 when its urban infrastructure was still weak and asynchronous, Can Tho has made great efforts

Strive to fulfill growth targets

Strive to fulfill growth targets

According to the Government report, despite domestic and international difficulties, economic basic indicators in the first half of 2017 were rather good

Vietnam investment firm SCIC submits Vinamilk stake sale options to govt

Vietnam investment firm SCIC submits Vinamilk stake sale options to govt

Vietnam's State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) submitted two options for further stake sales in the country's biggest listed firm Vinamilk , the government said on Tuesday.

Vietnam to replace popular A92 gasoline next year

Vietnam to replace popular A92 gasoline next year

Authorities in Vietnam are planning to completely eliminate its most widely used type of gasoline and replace it with biofuel in a bid to minimize environmental pollution.

Vietnam firm to put next-gen Bphone on Mobile World shelves in August

Vietnam firm to put next-gen Bphone on Mobile World shelves in August

While few may still remember Bphone, the Vietnamese-made smartphone released in 2015, the tech company behind the self-proclaimed “world’s best smartphone” is planning a comeback for its flagship device through a leading mobile retailer.