A trade connectivity event between firms from the Central Highlands provinces and India was held in Da Lat city, Lam Dong province on August 31, with over 40 Indian and 70 regional businesses operating in agriculture, pharmaceuticals, tourism and education taking part.

The number of newly-established real estate businesses stood at 3,066 in the first eight months of this year, a decline of 53.4% over the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The Vietnam Institute for Development Strategies, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, and Konrad-Adenaeur-Stiftung Vietnam (KAS) on August 31 held a workshop on the assessment of the top 500 Vietnamese private enterprises (VPE500) in the 2021-2022 period when Vietnam’s economy was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Consulting agencies have proposed orientations for promoting the capacity of 16 important railway stations nationwide to meet freight transportation demand.

Vietnamese companies invested over 416 million USD abroad in the first eight months of this year, up 5.2% year-on-year, the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment has reported.

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) will launch K-Tech College, a programme that offers training programs in software and provides job placement opportunities with Korean startups to talented students from developing nations, including Vietnam.

The People's Committee of central Nghe An province has requested relevant departments, branches, localities and agencies to strictly implement assigned tasks to ensure quality and development progress of Quynh Lap liquefied-natural-gas (LNG)-fueled power project.

One of the critical factors helping attract impressive industrial investments to the Mekong Delta is a series of important infrastructure projects, according to Savills Vietnam.

Hanoi has disbursed a total of 28.1 trillion VND (1.15 billion USD) of investment capital sourced from the State budget in the first eight months of 2023.

As of August 29, several domestic flights recorded booking rates of over 70% for August 31 and September 1, the first days of the National Day holidays, reported the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

As many as 21,100 new enterprises were established in Hanoi in the first eight months of 2023, with total registered capital of 208.8 trillion VND (nearly 8.65 billion USD).

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang recently signed a decision approving the investment policy for a project on building and operating the infrastructure of the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) in the northern province of Thai Binh.

The Vietnam Business Association in Japan (VJBA) has introduced a plan to organise the Vietnam-Japan Business Day, which is slated for November 2 and aims to promote exchange, experience sharing and connections in economy and trade between Vietnam and Japan.

With a series of seaport infrastructure projects being implemented in the Southern Key Economic Zone, the seaport industry is promising in attracting more foreign investment.

Vietnam’s coconut export are expected to reach 1 billion USD in 2025 after the US and China agree to allow Vietnamese coconuts to enter the two markets, according to President of the Vietnam Coconut Association Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,978 VND/USD on August 30, up 15 VND from the previous day.

The Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) and its Singaporean partner Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd have been granted a survey license and a letter of content to carry out the steps related to a project on developing offshore renewable energy in Vietnam and exporting clean electricity to Singapore.

Tuyen Quang pledges to create the best conditions for investors from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to invest in the northern mountainous province, Chau Van Lam, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee said at a seminar between Tuyen Quang leaders and representatives of RoK enterprises in Seoul on August 29.

Hanoi’s consumer price index (CPI) in August rose 1.08% month on month, 1.6% from December 2022, and 0.78% from a year earlier, the municipal Statistics Office reported.

Vietnam earned 3.45 billion USD from exporting vegetables and fruits in the first eight months of 2023, up 57.5% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.