Continuing the positive trend, the Vietnamese stock market experienced another fruitful trading session on Wednesday, with most industry groups displaying gains.

The three-day exhibition has attracted more than 200 companies and brands from 19 countries, including Italy, China, South Korea and Việt Nam.  

South Korea’s national carrier, Korean Air, recently launched its inaugural flight to Phú Quốc island, a popular leisure destination for beachgoers, nature lovers and families.

Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of 24.44 billion USD as of November 15 this year, according to data released by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The consumer price index (CPI) for November has gone up by 0.25% compared to the previous month and 3.45% to the same period last year, announced the General Statistics Office (GSO) on November 29.

As many as 14,267 new businesses with a total registered capital of almost 153.6 trillion VND (6.3 billion USD) were established in November, respectively rising 19.5% and 47% year on year, said the Business Registration Management Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

SBV’s statistics showed 28 banks have expected to increase their charter capital by more than VNĐ163 trillion in 2023, higher than last year’s number of VNĐ154 trillion. It is estimated that more than four billion bank shares are issued this year to pay dividends to investors.

Some 350 local and international experts engaged in discussions over a new era in Việt Nam’s insurance industry at the Vietnam Actuarial Conference 2023 hosted by Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Limited in HCM City last week. 

The project is part of an effort to restructure the region's production system and value chain with a focus on sustainable farming practices, higher product value, greater business and production efficiency

Despite interest rate cuts by commercial banks, deposits by retail customers have continued to increase due to a lack of alternative asset classes.

Vice Chairman of the Da Nang People’s Committee Ho Ky Minh hosted a reception for Country Director for Vietnam at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Shantanu Chakraborty on November 28.

Energy efficiency not only optimises a business' operations but is also critical to green growth. However, there is still a lot of work to be done by all stakeholders to support them in transitioning to new, energy-saving technology.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on November 28 held a conference to announce a programme for selecting 100 outstanding businesses to participate in the “Vietnam Pavilion" on Alibaba.com – a leading B2B e-commerce platform for global trade.

With the advantage of the seaport complex Cái Mép-Thị Vải, and properly invested roads, the logistic sector in the southern province of Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu is expected to develop very well in the near future.

The Lam Dong provincial People Committee has proposed budget carrier Vietjet Air open direct flights from the locality’s Lien Khuong airport to Singapore to boost investment and tourism links.

The northern province of Quang Ninh took the lead nationwide in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction in the January-November period, with nearly 3.11 billion USD.

Chinese-flagged cruise ship Zhao Shang Yi Dun docked at the Ha Long International Cruise Port in Quang Ninh province on November 28, bringing 721 visitors to the famous tourist destination in the north of Vietnam.

The 12th meeting of the Vietnam-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Committee took place in Hanoi on November 27 under the co-chair by Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao who is on an official visit to Vietnam from November 25 – 28.

Low-carbon economic development towards a circular economy is becoming an inevitable tendency in the framework of the green transition with the creation and development of carbon markets seen as an increasingly crucial tool.

According to the provincial People's Committee, as of the end of October 2023, the total disbursed capital reached more than VNĐ6.64 trillion (US$276.7 million), achieving 48.1 per cent of the provincial People's Council's annual plan, lower than the same period in 2022 (53 per cent).