The Government’s Resolution issued on March 31 on implementing a Party’s Resolution on the promotion of the private economic sector set a target of having about 1.5 million enterprises by 2025 and, according to experts, this requires breakthroughs in policies.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked ministries, agencies and localities to drastically instruct the removal of obstacles to major projects, while stepping up inspections to handle limitations in production, business, construction investment and trade.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,600 VND/USD on April 11, up 6 VND from the previous day.

A conference on promoting trade, investment and economic cooperation between Vietnam and China’s Hainan province took place in the local Haikou city on April 10, attended by the sides’ officials and approximately 120 enterprises.

In recent years, many farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang have changed their way of thinking and doing, to improve their family's income and create high-added value in the direction of shifting from agricultural production to the agricultural economy.

In the era of growing environmental and social concerns, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards have emerged as a game-changer for firms seeking to improve their customer engagement and financial access.

A delegation led by Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien attended the opening ceremony of the third China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou city of Hainan province on April 10.

Representatives from Vietnamese, Lao and Thai cities and provinces proposed cooperation measures at a forum in the Lao province of Champasak on April 10.

The northern province of Bac Ninh attracted more than 565 million in foreign investment in the first quarter of 2023, ranking third among localities nationwide, according to the provincial People's Committee.

The northern province of Bac Giang will earmark 3.5 billion VND (149,250 USD) to activities to facilitate industrial development in the province. The funds have been approved by the provincial People’s Committee.

Vietnam’s banking system is showing signs of returning to a period of money surplus as no bank needs the State Bank of Vietnam's (SBV) capital in the open market operation (OMO) channel and overnight interbank interest rates have dropped sharply.

Coffee prices in Vietnam have experienced a gradual incline in tandem with the global trend, but the stocks of local coffee producers have remained stagnant, displaying limited liquidity and extended periods of inactivity.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,600 VND/USD on April 10, down 3 VND from the last working day of previous week (April 7).

As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, Vietnam's rubber industry faces challenges from both the world market and internal factors that hinder the industry’s competitiveness. Finicky global markets are extremely competitive and well down the road of development, meaning Vietnam needs to catch up to keep pace.

Export-import activities via Lao Cai border gate in the northern border province of Lao Cai thrived in the first quarter this year, reaching nearly 186 million USD, reported the local customs agency.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a Ministerial Declaration on starting negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) between the two nations right after Vietnam completed its procedures. ​

The People's Committee of Dak Lak province has recently issued a plan to improve the infrastructure of industrial clusters and establish a logistics and hi-tech industrial centre associated with biological and agro-forestry processing technological research in Buon Ma Thuot city by 2025.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau is striving for an average export growth rate of 5-6% per year in the 2021-2030 period and export turnover of 1.73 billion USD by 2030.

Ownership certificates will be granted to buyers of condotels, officetels, resort villas and other properties which are built on commercial and services land and used for accommodation and tourism purposes.

Okay Airways and Pacific Airlines will begin their flights connecting the central city of Da Nang with Hunan (China) and Muan (the Republic of Korea) from late April, increasing the number of airlines restarting operations at the Da Nang International Airport to 28.