The VNR transported more than 1.7 million passengers and 1 million tonnes of goods in the first eight months of this year.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has recently signed a Prime Minister decision regarding the reduction of land rental fees for 2023.

Upon completion, the rail link would significantly reduce travel time from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City to around six hours.

The significant appreciation of the US dollar against the Vietnamese đồng has adversely affected many firms that import and borrow in the greenback, while firms that have foreign currency revenue from exports have benefited.

Eight percent of Vietnam’s population or 7.76 million people are now investing in stocks, according to Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD).

Durian, rice and other farm produce such as sugarcane, coffee and sweet potatoes have seen prices rise to record highs.

Japanese investors have poured multi-billions of dollars into various business fields, from manufacturing and infrastructure development to retail and finance.

Real estate attracted 1.94 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months of this year, accounting for about 9.6% of total FDI to Vietnam in the period.

Vietnam is on the cusp of becoming a major player in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, according to an article posted on the US website nasdaq.com on October 3.

The Vietnamese Government aims to increase the ratio of fully insured depositors out of total insured depositors to 92-95 per cent by 2025 to align with international practices.

Hana Micron, a semiconductor company of the Republic of Korea (RoK), plans to pour US$1 billion into chip production in Vietnam by 2025, the latest in a wave of semiconductor investments flooding into the country.

More than 5,000 workers from a leather shoe manufacturing company in central Nghe An Province have gone on strike to ask for pay rise and workload reduction.

Experts have pointed out that there are segments in the digital economy of Vietnam which could see a boom if they can receive appropriate investments.

Insurers have reported a sharp fall in premiums in recent months, after man scandals related to bancassurance have been revealed.

UOB has adjusted its full-year growth forecast for Vietnam to 5 per cent from 5.2 per cent previously.

The vacancy rate of offices in Ho Chi Minh City reached 18% in the third quarter of 2023, while rents decreased by between 0.2 -2.2% quarterly, according to Knight Frank Vietnam, a leading real estate consultancy.

Multiple foreign enterprises have accquired large packaging companies in Việt Nam, with the ambition to expand their presence in the country.

From August 2022 to August 2023, nearly 1,000 websites illegally broadcasting football matches, including xoilac.1tiengruoi.link, xoivo4.com and coichua.net, were blocked, according to the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information (ABEI).

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan had a working session with the EU delegation to Vietnam and the British Embassy in Hanoi on October 3 to discuss the implementation of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP).

More than 150 international investors attended the Investor Conference 2023 hosted by VinaCapital Group on October 3 in Ho Chi Minh City.