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Deep processing enhance VN's agricultural export value

Experts have advocated for deep processing to enhance competitiveness and create higher-value products.

Officials discuss solutions to upgrade VN stock market to "emerging"

Discussing tasks in 2024, officials and analysts emphasized the need to take measures to upgrade the stock market from frontier to emerging.

HoSE starts trial run of new KRX technology system on March 4

The system has faced persistent delays and setbacks, extending the rollout schedule to nearly 10 years.

SSC to launch single-point information disclosure system for listed firms

The system helps streamline administrative procedures and reduce business costs, improve efficiency and ensure timely information dissemination.

​Vietnam capable of earning US$200 million per year from carbon credit trade

Vietnam is capable of selling some 40 million carbon credits for a revenue of 200 million USD annually, the Department of Forestry has calculated.

Total revenue of Vietnam's top 5 e-commerce platforms can reach $12.4 billion

The 2023 Vietnam e-commerce report published by the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency shows e-commerce recorded strong growth in recent years.

Mixed tax regime not yet applied on beer and alcohol products

The Government has decided not to apply the mixed tax regime on beer and alcohol products.

Vietnam Gov’t expects action plan for PDP VIII in early March

The lack of an action plan is impacting the execution of projects and the supply of electricity for both production and consumption.

HCMC real estate sector recovers in Jan-Feb

The real estate sector in HCMC saw a significant rebound in revenue in the first two months of this year, statistics show.

Buon Ma Thuot can establish itself as a recognized global coffee hub.

High-quality coffee products and specialty coffee are expected to help position the brand of Buôn Ma Thuột coffee,

Durian emerging as 'golden fruit' among Vietnam's exports

Vietnam is striving to further assert its durian export position and join the billion-dollar export industry with the current advantages in hand, coupled with efforts to better the fruit quality.

Vietnam looks to woo global tech giants

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has stressed the need to adopt appropriate strategies to attract and retain investments given the growing interest in Vietnam of global technology giants.

Chip training the hot new trend for 2024

The thirst for human resources in the semiconductor manufacturing industry has prompted many training institutions to open related majors before the 2024 enrolment season.

International financial hub to be established in Da Nang

The People’s Committee of Da Nang will be the body in charge of modifying and approving the Master Plan for the Free Trade Zone to ensure it goes in line with the Grand Master Plan of the city.

Gold price hits record high, exchange rate close to historic peak

Gold prices have soared because of geopolitical uncertainties, putting pressure on the Vietnam dong. But the dong price will not fluctuate too heavily, analysts say.

USABC to send largest-ever US business delegation to Vietnam

The US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) will break its own record on the number of US businesses joining an annual delegation to Vietnam, even higher than the 51 firms joining the delegation in March last year.

Starlink has to set up joint venture to bring satellite internet to Vietnam?

The request for Starlink is one of many new draft regulations proposed to manage the licensing and business of cross-border telecommunications services, including satellite Internet.

Vietnam pours capital into 17 new investment projects overseas in Jan-Feb

Vietnamese enterprises invested over 25 million USD in 17 new projects aboard in the first two months of 2024, equal to 21.7% of the capital registered in the same period last year.

Airfare ceiling price goes up from March 1

The ceiling prices of domestic flight tickets started shall increase by 5 percent from March 1, 2024 under Circular 34/2023/TT- BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport (MoT).

VN moves up significantly in economic freedom ranking while global average falls

Vietnam has the opportunity to become one of Asia’s leading economic nations if the country continues on the path of market economy reforms.