Việt Nam has a limited number of credentialed actuaries, far fewer than what’s needed to sustain the next decade of expansion for the country’s insurance sector, experts said.

State management agencies, especially the HCM City Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR), should prioritise the use of locally made goods and services in metro projects to cut costs, enhance technological autonomy and foster Việt Nam’s urban railway industry, according to the HCM City Mechanical and Electrical Enterprises Association (HAMEE).

The event will take place at 8am on October 27, at Sapphire Room 5, VinPalace Convention Center, Vietnam Exhibition Center (VEC), Đông Anh, Hà Nội. It is expected to attract more than 200 delegates.

Payment for corporate bonds due in the last quarter of 2025 will be at VNĐ75.7 trillion (US$2.88 billion), of which VNĐ45 trillion will be in December alone, mainly in the real estate group.

According to Vietrade, the workshop will feature four thematic sessions focusing on key topics such as the future of packaging: Trends, opportunities and breakthrough strategies; telling brand stories through packaging and marketing; and building a sustainable export brand.

Hà Nội is stepping up efforts to advance science, technology and innovation to get itself prepared for the global semiconductor supply chain.

QR code payments offer advantages beyond convenience, improving cash-flow management by enabling real-time transaction tracking and data analytics. 

Quảng Ninh led the country with an estimated GRDP growth of 11.66 per cent, the highest in a decade.

Việt Nam is implementing a set of comprehensive measures to combat IUU fishing and develop sustainable fisheries, including managing registration and licensing fishing activities based on the national VNFishbase database; monitoring fishing vessel movements and establishing electronic traceability; strictly penalising violations; and digitising the entire fishing process to prevent the circulation, processing, and consumption of illegal aquatic products.

The conference, planned to take place on October 28 at the Vietnam Exposition Centre (VEC) in Hà Nội’s Đông Anh commune, will bring together New Zealand enterprises from various sectors including design, construction, technology, software, agricultural products, health supplements, dairy, honey, nutrition, healthcare services, hotel investment and management, education, import–export trade, overseas study and migration services, finance, and real estate.

The programme has become an important credit resource, helping tens of thousands of households, workers, and low-income workers to have conditions to settle down and stabilise their lives.

The Government’s decision to merge certain provinces and cities is expected to necessitate adjustments to all existing master plans while streamlining project approval procedures.

As supply remains constrained in the core of HCM City, causing housing prices to continue rising, experts predict that its neighbouring provinces are emerging as a more viable alternative, especially for end-users.

Party chief Tô Lâm stressed that these global economic difficulties make it even more important for the two countries to cooperate in generating substantial value to meet each nation’s development demands, with economic, trade, and investment cooperation serving as key pillars.

Việt Nam, which has emerged as one of three largest global manufacturing centres after China and Thailand, is home to 60 businesses from Gunma prefecture in Japan, and many other investors from Japan plan to open new facilities or expand investment in Việt Nam in the coming time.  

HCM City is poised to become one of the world’s leading hubs for wood and furniture production and export as the global market enters a recovery cycle and demand for green, sustainable products continues to rise, speakers said at a seminar in the city on October 23.

Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. has begun commercial operations at its black pellet production plant in Gia Lai Province (formerly Bình Định), the first of its kind in Việt Nam and one of the largest in the world, which will support decarbonisation.

The strategy sets a target for e-commerce sales to grow by an average of 15-20 per cent annually.

Under the draft, banks exceeding the threshold must transfer bad debts to VAMC based on inspection and valuation results to maintain a safe NPL ratio.

The ministry said that the purpose of issuing this criteria set is to establish benchmarks for Vietnamese digital technology enterprises to strive toward, thereby enhancing their capacity for scientific and technological innovation and supporting the country’s digital transformation.