The An Hòa Residential Area project was officially broken ground in Đạo Thạnh Ward, Đồng Tháp Province, on Thursday.

Việt Nam is accelerating its transition toward a digital and inclusive financial ecosystem, aiming to attract more foreign investment and align with international regulatory standards as it develops an international financial hub in HCM City.

The US$2.2 billion BOT project has a designed capacity of 1,200MW with two turbines, each generating 600MW.

European businesses operate nationwide, but are most concentrated in major cities and industrial hubs like HCM City, Đồng Nai, Hà Nội, Bắc Ninh and Quảng Ninh.

The database will cover all types of businesses in Việt Nam, including private companies, state-owned enterprises and foreign-invested businesses.

The move came right after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) announced its first interest rate cut of this year.

This is a landmark reform that promises to generate profound changes in India’s business landscape and will directly affect Vietnamese investors, producers and exporters in this market.

The two-way trade reached US$10.1 billion last year, while the figure in the first eight months of the year was nearly $8 billion, up 16.3 per cent year-on-year.

By the end of 2025, the Government aims for International Financial Centres (IFC) in HCM City and Đà Nẵng to become operational, creating a breakthrough in attracting financial resources and contributing to economic and social development.

Some large joint stock commercial banks, such as MB, VPBank and HDBank, are even likely to have outstanding growth rates of 25-30 per cent in 2025.

Foreign investors returned to be net sellers on the southern market after net selling nearly VNĐ123 billion on HoSE. However, they net bought VNĐ18 billion on HNX.

Lord Mayor King praised Việt Nam’s resolve, consistency and close coordination in pursuing the financial centre, stressing the City of London’s readiness to share expertise and collaborate, particularly through TheCityUK.

Việt Nam has put organic farming in the spotlight as it hosts the 8th Organic Asia Congress (OAC) 2025 in Ninh Bình Province, gathering more than 550 delegates from 33 countries and territories.

PM Chính said disbursement this year has improved and is ahead of the same period in 2024, but 'bottlenecks and gaps with requirements remain.'

The 23rd Vietnam International Plastics & Rubber Industry Exhibition (VietnamPlas 2025) opened on Wednesday in HCM City, featuring more than 650 exhibitors from 20 countries and regions.

An official of the Foreign Trade Agency stressed the key role of rules of origin in global trade and the need to build enforcement capacity amid deeper integration.

According to the MoIT, all businesses can participate in the programme without any selection or review process. Enterprises may independently launch promotional campaigns with diverse and appealing content for customers and are allowed to offer discounts of up to 100 per cent.

Since ProChile opened its Việt Nam office in 2006, bilateral trade has climbed from US$100,000 to nearly $2 billion annually.

The displays feature rice, coffee, cashew nuts, pepper, confectionery, fresh fruits, processed fruit products and other organic foods. Products with international certification for food safety and hygiene, especially organic goods, have made a strong impression on visitors.