The Vietnam Administration of Disease Prevention and French drug company Sanofi-Aventis have signed a memorandum of understanding under which they will jointly undertake activities to enhance healthcare capacity and public awareness communication on disease prevention through life-course immunisation.

The country’s e-commerce market surpassed US$25 billion last year, growing by 22 per cent year-on-year, and now accounts for approximately nine per cent of total retail sales in goods and consumer services.

The condition that traders must own, rather than lease, warehouses for storing rice is inconsistent with market principles. It increases entry costs, creates challenges for small and medium-sized enterprises, and contradicts the spirit of Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW on promoting the private sector, which emphasises "regulation, not prohibition".

During the ten-day mission, EU experts are expected to visit growing areas, processing plants and packaging facilities to directly evaluate compliance with European food safety regulations. In addition to field visits, the EU delegation will meet with some local quality control firms.

Under the MoU, HDF Energy and EVNSPC will collaborate on technical and feasibility studies, identify potential project sites, coordinate with local authorities and align investment and engineering resources.

Three US-invested projects are underway in the Mekong Delta city, with a combined capital of US$10 million.

The event expects to bring together over 350 businesses and international buyers from more than 20 countries, including the United States, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Canada, India and Southeast Asian nations.

Persistent issues, including market manipulation, price speculation, and significant discrepancies between domestic and international prices, and gold smuggling continue to pose problems.

After nearly three decades leading Việt Nam’s industrial development, the southern province of Bình Dương is entering a new era.

The transition from a ‘brown’ to a ‘green’ economy is not an easy task, as to reach the net zero goal by 2050, Việt Nam needs a huge capital of nearly US$360 billion.

The Deputy PM affirmed that Việt Nam always attaches great importance to, and is committed to further strengthening, the Việt Nam–France Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in general, and cooperation between Việt Nam and the CMA-CGM Group in particular.

Resolving bad debts effectively is crucial to unlocking credit flows, stimulating investment and safeguarding national financial stability, and this needs a transparent legal framework that protects the rights of all stakeholders, a conference heard in HCM City on May 27.

French Tech Summit Vietnam 2025, held in HCM City on May 27, marked a significant step forward in the innovation and technology partnership between France and Việt Nam.

The company said it would invest US$61.35 billion, including 20 per cent ($12.27 billion) in equity, and the rest raised from Vietnamese and foreign credit institutions.

Market breadth was strongly tilted towards gainers, with 230 stocks rising versus just 88 declining.

France is the second largest foreign investor in Việt Nam, with registered capital totalling $3.96 billion by the end of April 2025.

Việt Nam's first-ever National Brand Week at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, celebrates the remarkable achievements of enterprises that represent Việt Nam’s national brand.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Chí Dũng made the statement while working with memory giant Kioxia on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 30th Future of Asia Conference.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has determined that imports of container chassis from Việt Nam are not circumventing the trade rules, a finding respecting the dumping and subsidising of container chassis from China, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Việt Nam.