The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the People's Committee of the southern province of Binh Duong on December 13 organised a conference to promote trade and expand import-export markets for the Southeastern region.

Continuing to restructure the rice sector towards higher quality and value is among the measures recommended to boost rice exports in the coming time.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has forecast Vietnam's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at 6% for 2024, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) released on December 13.

Vietnamese consumers have formed the habit of choosing reputable brands. Therefore, it is necessary to build and expand sale points to promote OCOP products, which plays an important role in bringing OCOP products closer to consumers.

Việt Nam aims to use organic fertiliser for 50 per cent of the total cultivation area nationwide by 2050, and have at least 80 per cent of centrally-run cities and provinces build organic fertiliser farming models as part of value chains for major and specialty products.

Representatives of social impact businesses (SIB), State agencies, investors and financial intermediaries gathered on December 12 at the SIB Connect 2023 – an annual festival of the SIB ecosystem - to share initiatives and experience, and discuss challenges and opportunities for the ecosystem’s development.

November was the second consecutive month that the auto market went sideways, reported the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) on December 12.

The White Book on Social Impact Business in Việt Nam was developed within the framework of the project “Leveraging Việt Nam’s Social Impact Business Ecosystem in Response to COVID-19” (ISEE-COVID).

Overall, in the first 11 months of 2023, the number of accounts was 355,672 higher than the end of 2022, bringing the total numbers to more than 7.25 million accounts, equivalent to 7.3 per cent of the population and exceeding 5 per cent of the set goal.

Real estate remains a good investment channel in the long term, and the market will start recovering in 2024, insiders have said.

The Vietnam-Hau Giang International Rice Festival 2023, themed “Centennial Journey of Vietnamese Rice”, opened in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on December 12.

At the Vietnam Real Estate Conference 2023 held by Batdongsan.com.vn in Hà Nội on Tuesday, experts forecast apartments and private houses will be given priority in investors' portfolios because they can generate regular cash flow and keep the price level stable.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Bui Xuan Cuong hosted a reception for Cui Wei, an official from China’s Jiangsu province on December 12.

A Vietnam-Africa policy dialogue workshop on South-South cooperation to support food system transformation took place in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on December 12, as part of the ongoing Vietnam-Hau Giang International Rice Festival 2023.

Việt Nam is Cambodia's third-largest trading partner and its largest trading partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien on December 12 held a working session in Hanoi with Cambodian Minister of Commerce Cham Nimul and Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation Hem Vandy, on the occasion of an official visit to Vietnam by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet.

A conference took place in Hanoi on December 12 to review a technical cooperation project supporting small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in production development, funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Air carrier Vietjet on December 12 held a ceremony to launch a new route linking Hanoi directly with Cambodia’s Siem Reap.

Many Vietnamese businesses have benefited from a Republic of Korea (RoK)-funded project on promoting energy efficiency investment in the industrial sector and supporting the implementation of the green growth action plan in Vietnam (EE&GG), heard a seminar held in Hanoi on December 12.

The capital city of Hà Nội ranks first in favourable factors for developing science and technology in Việt Nam.