Vietnam News

Bắc Giang provincial leaders listened to opinions and recommendations from local businesses and entrepreneurs to address challenges and facilitate a more favourable business and investment environment.

Vietnamese manufacturers registered further expansions in output and new orders in August with the S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) at 52.4.

Việt Nam's wood and timber exports are expected to boom in the last months of this year.

A significant downturn in the afternoon caused both major stock indices to drop on Thursday, with blue-chip stocks experiencing substantial declines and recovery efforts falling short.

Retail sale prices of petrol products were adjusted down from 3pm on September 5 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

The Ministry of Trade on Thursday discussed a proposal to develop a centre to create, store and trade raw materials for textile and leather footwear production.

Several government departments have been assigned to inspect and monitor network security and information safety and prevent intrusion during the auction.

Over 2,700 flights were operated by Vietnamese airlines during the four-day holiday, the CAAV said, adding that they transported over 531,000 passengers, a yearly decline of 12 per cent.

Indonesia–based ride-hailing and delivery service app Gojek has decided to exit Việt Nam from September 16 as a step towards focusing its operations in major markets with higher growth potential.

India's global trade share has not kept pace with its economic growth, with Việt Nam and Bangladesh overtaking the nation as low-cost manufacturing and export hubs, according to the World Bank's recent report.

A business dialogue session between Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took place in Vladivostok on Wednesday as part of the ongoing 9th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF 2024).

Vietnamese firms have ample opportunities to develop green and clean projects, particularly in renewable energy, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), data centre and smart building construction, experts said at a series of seminars on energy held in HCM City on Wednesday.

Innovative technologies and solutions in industries such as power, renewable energy, smart grids, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration are on show at the Electric & Power Vietnam and HVACR Vietnam that opened in HCM City on Wednesday.

The global trend of utilising co-branded credit cards is opening doors for Vietnamese businesses to enter the global market, meeting the rising expectations of consumers, experts said.

Việt Nam News reporter Ly Ly Cao spoke to Brazilian Ambassador to Việt Nam Marco Farani and CEO of the National Corn Ethanol Association (UNEM) Guilherme Nolasco to shed light on the partnership between the two countries and explore avenues to support Việt Nam’s agricultural sector.

The Law on Land 2024, which took effect from August 1, is opening significant opportunities to attract investments in promoting the development of green agriculture in Việt Nam.

Novaland, with US dollar loans amounting to over VNĐ17.9 trillion (US$721 million), suffered exchange rate losses of VNĐ834 billion in the first half of the year.

Deputy head of the Hà Nội Rural Development, Hà Tiến Nghi, said that in addition to fairs and festival weeks, the city has opened and put into operation 105 points to introduce and promote OCOP products to serve consumers across districts and towns.

Several regulations on fuel trading activities should be removed, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade in a draft plan to streamline the legal framework and business operations for 2025.

Meanwhile, foreign capital was withdrawn from the market after the long holiday.