Vietnam's agricultural products were sold well in foreign markets in Q1, with a surge in both volume and prices documented.

The value of the deal was not disclosed, but it mentioned that the funds would be utilised for operational activities and business expansion.

This batch of turbine towers is part of a supply contract between CS Wind and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (Siemens Gamesa).

Building and developing product brands is a common responsibility of the whole society, not a single ministry, sector, locality, or organisation, said Vu Ba Phu, Director of the Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) at the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

China, the US and Japan were the three largest importers of Vietnam’s fishery products in the first quarter of this year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

A series of activities within the framework of the programme to support businesses in digital transformation for 2021-2025 have been implemented by the Enterprise Development Department (EDD) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) in collaboration with ministries, sectors, and localities, concentrating on raising awareness of digital transformation among businesses nationwide.

Paraguayan Minister of Industry and Commerce affirmed that Việt Nam and Paraguay hold huge cooperation potential in the areas of economy, trade and investment.

The district of Minh Hòa, Quảng Bình Province has many advantages in developing beekeeping for honey, but it is facing many difficulties in building a brand and finding outlets to sell honey products.

The businesses said there has not been enough evidence to start an investigation into Chinese HRC imported to Việt Nam. Furthermore, they stressed the importance of careful study of the impacts on the Vietnamese steel industry, as well as the entire economy, in the event anti-dumping measures are implemented.

Besides building a database of business households to effectively manage the business sector, the project will also popularise and improve the capacity of business households on the environment; food safety and hygiene; and management, accounting and financial capacity.

Specifically, 45.4 per cent of enterprises forecast their production and business activities in Q2 2024 will be more positive than Q1 2024, while 36.6 per cent of enterprises predict a stable production and business for the period.

Total loans outstanding at banks in HCM City as of the end of March were worth over VNĐ3.57 quadrillion (US$142.57 billion), a 1.9 per cent increase from the previous month, and 9.45 per cent up year-on-year, according to the central bank.

Although the gold price climbed to its peak in many consecutive sessions and set new records, the gold price continuously plummeted in the last two sessions of the week.

Paraguayan Minister of Industry and Commerce Javier Gimenez has expressed his hope to expand economic cooperation with Vietnam and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a whole.

Cryptocurrency will not be banned in Vietnam but it is necessary to develop a legal framework to ensure its on-track development and prevent risks, according to a representative from the Ministry of Justice.

The number of digital publications issued in 2023 rose 19.4% year-on-year to 4,000 titles with around 36 million copies, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications’ Authority of Publication, Printing and Distribution (APPD).

Vietnam should promote the development of the creative economy in order to benefit from the numerous opportunities brought by it, the Central Institute for Economic Management suggested.

Vietnam should promote the development of the creative economy in order to benefit from the numerous opportunities brought by it, the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) suggested.

Vietnam’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 3.77 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024 due to rising prices for domestic rice and services such as electricity, water, education and healthcare.

While some commercial banks continue lowering deposit interest rates, others are increasing the rates, particularly for term deposits of 12 months or longer.