Boeing is committed to building an aviation ecosystem in Việt Nam, concentrating on developing aviation infrastructure, training human resources, and building airports and airplane maintenance and repair establishments, Dr. Brendan Nelson, Senior Vice President of the US-based Boeing Company told President Võ Văn Thưởng.

President Vo Van Thuong called on the businesses community to continue accompanying States in fulfilling commitments to sustainable development and pursuing long-term socio-economic and environmental goals, while addressing the APEC CEO Summit 2023, which is taking place in San Francisco from November 14-16 (local time).

Specific policies will serve as a launching pad for enterprises and industrial parks to promote circular business practices in the most effective way, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha said on November 16.

The 2023 E-commerce Week and Online Friday, Vietnam's largest online shopping programmes of the year, are slated to begin later this month, heard a press conference held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on November 16.

The event gathered crowds of officials from agencies and localities, and representatives from businesses of the two countries.

President Vo Van Thuong attended and delivered a speech at a roundtable connecting Vietnamese and US businesses and localities in San Francisco on November 15 afternoon (local time) as part of his trip to attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week and bilateral activities in the US.

The two-day Mekong Connect 2023 Forum is underway in Ho Chi Minh City, highlighting the connection of supply and value chains between the southern metropolis and 13 Mekong Delta localities towards a green and sustainable economy.

An influx of new capital from European and US firms into Vietnam has become noticeable, with the local mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market expected to maintain its attractiveness despite its relatively modest scale.

Remittances to Vietnam has been on the rise since the outset of 2023, and will continue to increase in the remaining months of the year, especially ahead of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet holidays), according to experts.

The three-day event, which kicked off on Thursday in the city, comprises nearly 1,000 booths by 750 companies from 15 countries and territories, including India, Germany, the US, South Korea, Japan, Russia, Malaysia, mainland China and Taiwan. 

A workshop discussing measures to exploit the potential of the Vietnam - China - Russia international intermodal rail transport route was held in Moscow on November 15.

The reference exchange rate between the Vietnamese đồng and the US dollar announced by the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) at the last trading session of last week decreased by VNĐ50 compared to the beginning of the week.

Despite cheap labour costs, and abundant personnel resources, Việt Nam should rely on new factors including an attractive and transparent investment environment, simplified and digitalised administrative procedures, and infrastructure development.

Việt Nam News reporters talk to International Finance Corporation's Regional Vice President for Asia and the Pacific, Riccardo Puliti about the corporation's latest project in Việt Nam's rice sector and its strategy for the Southeast Asian country in the years to come. 

A project to promote energy efficiency among large business enterprises was kick-started by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

They also proposed a tech-fest or IT day for Việt Nam to be held in Germany in 2024 to connect the start-up and innovation ecosystems of the countries.

More than 600 transactions, 89 agreements and 22 pairs of contracts were signed during the six-day Vietnam-China International Trade Fair, which wrapped up in Vietnam’s northern border province of Lao Cai on November 15.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the US Consulate General in the city on November 15 held a meeting to promote their cooperation in smart urban development.

Walmart, the renowned retail giant based in the US, expects to turn Vietnam into a goods supply centre of Asia, Andrea Albright, Executive Vice President, Sourcing, for Walmart, has told Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) held a workshop in Hanoi on November 15 to launch a project on promoting energy efficiency in large industries.