HDBank is deploying a programme that provides a solution set and a credit package worth VNĐ2 trillion (US$81.37 million) for fuel retailers, including financing of up to 60 per cent of the cost of installing an electronic invoice issuance system from March 1.

The fleets of some Vietnamese airlines are likely to shrink in 2024 and 2025, thus subsequently affecting their transportation capacity on domestic and international routes, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV).

Although Việt Nam holds huge potential to boost rice export in 2024 as the world is forecast to face a shortage of about five million tonnes of the grain, limitations in linkage chain must be tackled for the industry to move forward.

Việt Nam has encouraged and created favourable conditions for coal-to-gas power transition projects, Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà said while receiving Finnish Ambassador to Việt Nam Keijo Novaron and President and CEO for Wartsila Corporation Hakan Agnevall in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Prolonged hot weather has caused cashew trees in Bình Phước Province to wilt at a time when prices of the nut are also low, causing farmers severe losses.

Although Vietnam holds huge potential to boost rice export in 2024 as the world is forecast to face a shortage of about 5 million tonnes of the grain, limitations in linkage chain must be tackled for the industry to move forward.

The PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power)'s electricity sales revenue for February 2024 dropped by nearly 45 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to the latest report by the company. 

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has proposed a zero-value added tax (VAT) rate to be maintained for exported services, over worries that tax hikes would undermine the competitiveness of Vietnamese providers against foreign rivals.

Việt Nam’s exports have been on a path of recovery since the beginning of the year. According to a report from the General Statistics Office (GSO), the total export turnover of goods in the first two months of 2024 reached US$59.34 billion, a 19.2 per cent increase compared to the same period last year.

Syndicated loans with the participation of more than one bank in managing and evaluating projects also help increase the transparency and efficiency of projects.

According to Việt Nam Bond Market Association, the market remains gloomy when regulations on corporate bond issuance are tightened, including criteria for professional individual investors and credit rating.

Pillars contributing to the recovery were Techcombank (TCB), up 2 per cent, FPT Corporation (FPT) rose 1.73 per cent, Vietinbank (CTG) jumped more than 1 per cent, Hoa Phat Group (HPG) rose 1 per cent and Masan Group (MSN) climbed 1.55 per cent. 

The southern province of Bình Phước introduced its potential and incentives to invite European investors to invest in industry, trade, and high-tech agriculture in the province

There remains ample room for the cooperation between Vietnam and Nordic countries as they have advantages to support and complement each other in many fields.

Vietnam is the most important market of Argentina in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said the Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of Argentina, Fernando Vilella.

Việt Nam's average coffee export price in February reached US$3,276 per tonne, up 7.4 per cent against the price in January and up 50.6 per cent compared to the same period of last year.

The southern province of Binh Phuoc introduced its potential and incentives to invite European investors to invest in industry, trade, and high-tech agriculture in the province at a business forum held in Dong Xoai city on March 12.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on March 12 said that there remains ample room for the cooperation between Vietnam and Nordic countries as they have advantages to support and complement each other in many fields.

Vietnam Airlines will open direct flights between Hà Nội and Munich, one of the largest cities in Germany, starting from October 2024.

The non-stop flights on the Hà Nội-Munich route will be performed twice a week, departing from Hà Nội on Fridays and Sundays and from Munich on Mondays and Saturdays.