Bilateral trade between Japan and Việt Nam has grown over 90-fold in the past three decades, thanks to proactive efforts in trade liberalisation, making Japan Vietnam’s fourth-largest trading partner,

Positive signs in the corporate bond market have been seen recently. The government has paid attention to developing the market into an effective capital mobilization channel for the national economy.

Over VND360,000 billion earlier withdrawn by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the central bank, through its issues of Treasury bills has been injected into the banking system.

Any excess energy can be supplied to the grid, but the government only purchases it at a rate of zero dong.

Flight 5J 5756 of low-cost airline Cebu Pacific Air, carrying 177 passengers from Manila, landed at the Da Nang International Airport on December 7, making it the first flight from the Philippine capital to the central city of Da Nang.

ST25 is seen as the world’s most delicious rice. The organizing board of a competition on December 5 affirmed that ST25 had won first prize.

Vietnam, one of the biggest coffee producers and exporters in the world, saw a drop in coffee exports in November for the second consecutive month. The output of the upcoming crop is predicted to be 3.5 million bags lower than initially estimated.

The Vietnam Vegetable and Fruit Association (VINAFRUIT) estimated that Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports will top 5.5 - 5.6 billion USD, which is a new record, in 2023.

Vietnam needs a huge amount of financial resources to achieve its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, an official from UNDP said.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 7 for President of the US Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) John Neuffer and leaders of major US semiconductor companies.

The world’s largest green energy group is following procedures to deploy an offshore wind power in Binh Thuan province with total investment capital of $10.5 billion. The project is expected to be completed by 2030.

The 26th ASEAN Insurance Regulators’ Meeting (AIRM26) and the 49th ASEAN Insurance Council Meeting (AIC49) opened in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, on December 7.

The Vietnam International Trade Fair (Vietnam Expo 2023), one of the leading international trade exhibitions in Vietnam, convened in Ho Chi Minh City on December 7 with the participation of 1,200 enterprises from 22 countries and territories.

The first cargo train from Dong Anh Station in Hanoi has arrived in Shijiazhuang Inland Port in northern China's Hebei province in an effort to increase the two countries’ trade by rail.

Localities in the southeastern region remain a magnet to foreign investors thanks to their huge potential and incentives.

Vietnam's coffee export volume in the 2023-24 season is likely to be lower than a year ealier due to a drop in output.

The first batch of 16 tons of “Dien” pomelos from Luong Son district, the northern province of Hoa Binh, was exported to the U.S. on December 5.

The Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, has outlined three potential economic growth scenarios for 2024, with the highest GDP growth rate forecast at 6.5 percent.

November marks the third consecutive month of Viet Nam seeing export growth on a year-on-year basis, noted HSBC in its report Viet Nam at a glance released on December 6.

While Vietnam’s environment for the development of the innovation startup ecosystem is becoming more favourable, full legal and policy corridors are in need to help them take off.