Many domestic enterprises are renewing their business methods to catch up with the green consumption trend.

Vietnam aims to become a developed country by 2045 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. It is considered an ambitious goal but also a challenge for a developing country like Vietnam.

The export turnover of agro-forestry-aquatic products in the third quarter of 2023 is expected to be equivalent to the figure in the same period last year, and is likely to see positive growth in the fourth quarter, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.

A delegation from the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, in collaboration with the Vietnam Trade Office in Canada, organised a Vietnam-Canada business forum in Toronto on June 30 to introduce the city's position and potential and connect businesses of Vietnam and Canada.

Total revenue from retail sales of consumer goods and services increased 10.9% year-on-year in the first six month of this year to more than 3 quadrillion VND (127 million USD), according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has called for more investments to be prioritised for the logistic system in the north central and central coast regions.

Investment from the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam is expected to accelerate in the near future, including many large-scale projects worth up to billions of US dollars as a series of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on cooperation between the two countries' ministries, sectors, and businesses was signed at the Vietnam - RoK Business Forum.

This note is confined to giving an overview (but not a full account) of lawful contract termination grounds provided by Vietnam’s law with some comments from practice as well as drafting notes.

The Government on June 30 issued Decree No. 44/2023/ND-CP on reducing the value added tax (VAT) in line with the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 101/2023/QH15 dated on June 24, 2023.

At the Top 50 Corporate Sustainability Awards announcement event on June 29 in Ho Chi Minh City by “Nhip Cau Dau Tu” magazine, Masan Group was named winner in two categories: Sustainable Resource Management and Outstanding Risk Management Platform.

An international conference to promote trade, investment and tourism cooperation between Kien Giang and India was held in the Mekong Delta province’s Rach Gia city on June 30, drawing representatives from more than 100 Indian firms and 50 local enterprises.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and President of the National Council of Switzerland Martin Candinas had a meeting in Hanoi on June 30, sharing the view that the two countries should further step up economic, trade, and investment links.

Vietnam’s agro-forestry-aquatic product exports raked in 24.59 billion USD in the first six months of 2023, down 11.1% year on year while the country's imports reached 19.96 billion USD, resulting in a trade surplus of 4.63 billion USD, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

The gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of Da Nang city in the first half of 2023 was estimated to increase by 3.74% year on year, according to the municipal Statistics Office.

A total of 7,100 businesses resumed their operations in June, up 19.3% month-on-month, and a 3.2-fold increase compared to the same month last year, according to the General Statistics Office.

The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang posted a gross regional domestic products (GRDP) growth of 7.55% in the first half of this year, the General Statistics Office announced on June 29.

The first batch of fresh lychee has arrived in the US, opening up big opportunities for the specialty and other Vietnamese fruits to conquer the demanding market.

All economic sectors should actively implement drastic and synchronous measures to promote growth and overcome difficulties in the rest of the year, aiming to complete this year’s target of 6.5% in GDP growth, according to General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Thi Huong.

Ho Chi Minh City’s economy showed significant improvements in the first half of this year, especially in retail, services and tourism, heard a meeting held by the municipal People’s Committee on June 29.

Vietnam had attracted a total of 13.43 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) from the beginning of this year to June 20, down 4.3% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office.