Vietnam is ranked 59th in the 2023 Global Remote Work Index (GRWI), which evaluates the potential of 108 countries to qualify as top destinations for telecommuting.

The goal of upgrading the stock market by 2025 requires the concerted efforts of ministries and market members.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Department of Export and Import recently announced a list of 170 eligible rice exporters as of October 18.

The amount of live chickens imported illegally across the border has increased to 200,000 - 250,000 tonnes each year

Vietnamese enterprises should develop solutions to comply with international labour standards to be able to participate in global support chains and promote export sustainability, experts have said.

The Prime Minister has asked that the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and Vietnamese enterprises develop offshore wind power on a trial basis, but the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) says there is insufficient legal foundation to do this.

Experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) maintained their forecast for Vietnam’s GDP growth at 4.7% in 2023 but expressed their optimism about the medium-term prospects, with GDP growth predicted to reach 5.8% in 2024 and 6.9% in 2025.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has urged drastic measures to lift Vietnam out of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s list of Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring (grey list) within two years.

Vietnam should closely monitor inflation which has been on the rise in recent time, according to the World Bank (WB).

Vietnam has reported a rise in illegal meat imports with 131 cases detected in the first nine months of this year, up 14.50 percent on-year.

The General Department of Taxation has announced the list of top 1,000 corporate income taxpayers (V.1000) in Vietnam in 2022.

The documents of the 13th Party Congress say that Vietnam needs to continue to accelerate industrialization and modernization by focusing on science and technology, innovations and technological achievements of the fourth industrial revolution.

Dr. Tran Ngoc Thach, Director of the Mekong Delta Rice Research Institute, introduced a project aimed at selecting and popularizing advanced salt-tolerant rice varieties at the ongoing International Rice Congress 2023.

Resolution 98 by the National Assembly has pinpointed prioritized industries to attract strategic investors in HCMC. Experts suggest that the city urgently adopt favorable policies to welcome these investors.

The draft resolutions on simplified investment procedures and incentives are coming ever closer to approval, blazing a trail for high-tech investment attraction.

The export value of Vietnamese businesses selling with Amazon increased by 50 per cent, enlarging the contribution to the country’s export economy.

Foreign enterprises are looking to collect shares of leading pharmaceutical companies in Việt Nam and become strategic shareholders.

The economic group owned by Trinh Trung Uy, dubbed the Quang Ninh tycoon, owns the largest pair of 6-star super-luxurious yachts, worth $35 million, in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Finance has recently proposed the current environmental tax cut on fuel be expanded until late 2024 in an attempt to stabilize fuel prices in the domestic market and manage inflation.

Vietnam's textile and garment products for export are set to meet ecological standards under the requirements of free trade agreements.