Bac Giang is to promote high quality products under the One Commune One Product (OCOP) Programme, aiming to bring the number of OCOP products to 350, according to director of Bac Giang Rural Development Sub-Department Nguyen Van Luy.

Barriers and challenges remain as businesses led by women often face difficulties in terms of development scale with the majority of them being small or medium-sized, or operating in the informal sector of the economy.

Under the approved plan, MBB will offer 73 million shares to two investors, SCIC and the Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel). Viettel will purchase 43 million MBB shares.

Investment in technology, market access and premium production would help local companies expand added value and sustainable growth.

In the first version of this draft, the ministry proposed that individuals could only sell and lease a maximum of five houses each year. However, this later raised many concerns about hindering business freedom, so the ministry removed this proposal in the second draft.

The new additions are Refrigeration Electrical Engineering Corporation (REE) and Viglacera Corporation (VGC).

Non-cash payment transactions increased by 63.3% in volume and 41.45% in value in January, compared to the same period last year, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced.

Economic and trade ties between Vietnam and New Zealand have developed continuously since the upgrade of bilateral ties to strategic partnership in September 2009, and the upcoming visit to New Zealand by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is an occasion for leaders of both countries to discuss orientations to further consolidate political trust and multifaceted cooperation.

Local businesses and retailers in HCM City have launched a variety of promotional programmes for customers to celebrate International Women's Day.

Ministry of Finance and State Securities Commission (SSC) organised a financial investment promotion conference in the Republic of Korea (RoK) themed "Vietnam - Investment Destination" in Seoul on March 7

The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) held 12 auctions of government bonds with a total volume of nearly VNĐ28.2 trillion (US$1.1 billion) in February.

Petrol prices were adjusted down from 3 pm on March 7 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Vietnam's Ministry of Finance and State Securities Commission (SSC) organised a financial investment promotion conference in the Republic of Korea (RoK) themed "Vietnam - Investment Destination" in Seoul on March 7.

Bình Phước Province’s industrial production index (IIP) increased by 19.2 per cent in the first two months of 2024, with high growth rates recorded across many industries.

The 2024 Vietnamese High-Quality Goods title will be given to 529 firms operating across various sectors this year, it was announced in HCM City on March 7.

The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) held 12 auctions of government bonds with a total volume of nearly 28.2 trillion VND (1.1 billion USD) in February.

Vietnam's aquatic product exports could reach 9.5 billion USD in 2024, said Nguyen Thi Thu Sac, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Petrol prices were adjusted down from 3 pm on March 7 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), and the Ministry of Finance due to falling global prices.

The southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau shipped over 1.25 billion USD worth of products abroad in the first two months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 10.5%, according to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

The dollar price has remained above the VNĐ25,000 mark since mid-February this year and has shown no signs of cooling down.