Eighty Chinese tourists entered Vietnam via the Lao Cai International Border Gate on March 15 afternoon, marking the return of Chinese travellers to the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai after a three-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A conference seeking ways to boost cooperation in economics, trade, investment and other fields between Quang Binh province in central Vietnam and Sakon Nakhon province was held in the Thai northeasten locality on March 14-15.

Green logistics is increasingly popular on the business radar, given consumers' interest in environmentally friendly products and the trend in green transition now underway globally.

Although 2023 is forecast to be a difficult year, many securities companies still set a target of positive profit growth in 2023, besides some others adopting more prudent plans.

Domestic businesses are striving for green growth basing on three pillars of standardisation, digitalisation, and commercialisation, said a representative from the Business Association of High-Quality Vietnamese Products at a seminar on Vietnamese high-quality products and opportunities to success in the green economy in Ho Chi Minh City on March 14.

More and more Indonesian businesses look to expand investment in Vietnam and vice versa, and the Indonesian side wishes to further promote these activities, Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) Arsjad Rasjid has said.

The Mekong Delta, Vietnam's vital agricultural and aquaculture hub, is witnessing the coming-into-being of various organic farming models, laying a basis for future development of the sector.

Despite expectations that the demand for iron and steel will rise due to the government's efforts to reduce supply by disbursing public investment, removing funding for key projects or focusing on social housing projects, the cost of construction materials remains stubbornly high.

The Mekong Delta region is crisscrossed with canals, so bridges are considered as an impetus for its development. Over the past years, many important bridges have been being built in the region, helping it soon complete its traffic infrastructure to "take off".

Industry insiders and policymakers have cautioned that Vietnam is facing an uphill battle to achieve its goal of 6% export growth this year.

The Hanoi People’s Council has approved, in principle, the construction of Thuong Cat bridge across the Red River, connecting Bac Tu Liem and Dong Anh districts.

The northern province of Bac Giang has deployed a plan to preserve and promote the development of local craft villages during the 2022-2030 period.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,619 VND/USD on March 15, up 1 VND from the previous day.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has asked relevant departments and agencies to apply measures to accelerate the use of e-invoices generated from cash registers, towards ensuring the implementation of the set roadmap.

Vietnam’s hotel industry has been slower to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic than that of other countries due to a series of factors, including strong reliance on the Chinese market and a large pipeline of hotels, according to Savills Hotels APAC.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued Decision 213/QD-TTg to establish a steering committee for restructuring the system of credit institutions.

It’s critical for Vietnam to focus on promoting intellectual property rights for areas associated with agricultural products which would enable farm produce to go far in international markets.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on March 14 issued two decisions to reduce regulatory interest rates by 0.5% to 1%, which will come into force on March 15.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade is attending the 28th Partnership Summit in New Delhi from March 13-15.

Vietnam Airlines Group, which comprises Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO), has announced that it will provide more than 20 million seats on domestic and international routes from April to October, to meet travel demand in this summer’s peak. travel season.