Banks said about 70 per cent of assets, which are mortgaged at banks for loans, currently are real estate.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade, as the leading agency for FTA negotiation and enforcement, has been enhancing connections with ministries, localities, associations, and stakeholders to establish a collaborative ecosystem to help the textile industry effectively leverage FTAs.

Establishing logistics chains connecting producers with traders is an urgent need to improve the effectiveness of agro-forestry-aquatic product exports, heard a roundtable conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 25.

The province's agricultural sector strives for a growth rate of at least 3 per cent in 2024. It also targets to have 120 OCOP products rated three or four stars. 

Vietnam is one of the countries that exports the most Christmas decoration products to the US. Among its export products to the US, candles used at Christmas achieved impressive export turnover.

The Government has given the green light to a bankruptcy resolution plan for the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) and its seven subsidiary companies.

From now to early 2025, Vietnam Machinery Installation Corp (LILAMA) will export to Saudi Arabia four electrolyser modules on average each month, which are used to produce green hydrogen, its General Director Le Van Tuan has announced.

Bắc Giang ranks 10th in the country in terms of disbursement rates among the group of 27 provinces and cities with higher disbursement rates.

The Government has greenlit a bankruptcy resolution plan for the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) and its seven subsidiary companies.

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang has recently proposed to the Ministry of Planning and Investment to consider supporting the local authorities in building a logistics centre at the Tinh Bien International Border Gate in Tinh Bien town, according to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Van Phuoc.

Top priorities have been given to fostering investment promotion activities and facilitating the implementation of existing projects, creating motivation to lure investment in the following years, the board said. 

Quảng Nam cinnamon had been a well-known spice and had created major income for ethnic minorities for many years.

During the period, the technology segment continued to play a key role.

My Khanh Tourism Village in Phong Dien district received a decision from the People’s Committee of Mekong Delta Can Tho city recognising it as a four-star “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) product, on December 23.

Experts have predicted that gold prices, which reached a record high last week, may continue to rise in the short term, but the upward trend would be hard to sustain in the medium and long term.

Enterprises are sprinting on the last days of 2023 to compete their yearly production and business plans, and some are expanding their business activities to welcome the New Year 2024.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has requested credit institutions and branches of foreign banks to boost consumer lending as part of efforts to prevent loan sharks who have targeted vulnerable people.

Hà Nội has employed numerous specific methods to create a clear change in awareness of enhancing the application of intellectual property (IP) to protect the interests of owners

As the market is in the holiday season with Christmas and the forthcoming New Year, the net selling momentum from overseas investors is likely to cool down.

WB official said Việt Nam's economy remains resilient in 2023 meanwhile ADB Country Director points to three main growth drivers of Việt Nam's economy in 2024.