Vietnam's display at the Defence & Security 2023 Show in Bangkok on November 6-9 has attracted attention from international visitors and potential partners.

The US Department of the Treasury has continued not to list Vietnam as a currency manipulator in its latest semi-annual report on the macro-economic and foreign exchange policies of major trading partners of the US, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) said on November 8.

Having the most strategic location in the northern port city of Hai Phong – Vietnam’s top FDI attraction destination – and covering a vast area of 1,329 hectares near the sea, the Nam Dinh Vu industrial zone has been asserting its strong appeal to domestic and international investors and conglomerates.

Decarbonisation became vital for the steel industry to enhance competitiveness while developed economies were taking steps to address carbon leakage risk.

As the cruise season usually starts in October and ends in April, travel agencies in the northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh have made plans and established linkages to welcome cruise ships.

Many enterprises from the US are planning to make or expand investments in Vietnam, showing their intention to turn the Southeast Asian country into one of their important bases.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has recently signed a decision approving the restructuring scheme of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) until the end of 2025.

Positive signals are seen in the corporate bond market, contributing to the long-term capital mobilisation channel for businesses and the economy.

Petrolimex Petrochemical Corporation (PLC) reduced this year's sales revenue plan to nearly VNĐ8.4 trillion, down 5.7 per cent from the original target but keep the output target unchanged. 

This marks the first time that Vietnamese weapons and military equipment products have been showcased at this esteemed international military exhibition

Secretary of the Can Tho municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Hieu has said the Mekong Delta city wants to draw investment from the Republic of Korea (RoK) in large scale industrial production.

Deputies questioned Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Nguyễn Hồng Diên on the second day of the questioning and answering session at the National Assembly, on November 7.

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang on November 7 said that the State’s contribution is not a decisive factor to attract investors to public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects.

Vietnam has capitalised on the free trade agreements (FTAs) it has signed to bolster exports amidst weakening demand, high input costs, and inflation pressure across the globe, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said on November 7.

In the last months of 2023, a lot of supporting industry giants have announced their strategies to penetrate the Vietnamese market, given the fact that the country has become a strategic destination in the global supply chain.

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The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has attracted 20 foreign-invested projects worth 751 million USD since the beginning of this year, five projects higher and a 2.78-fold increase in capital compared to the same period last year.

Over 209.15 trillion VND (over 8.61 billion USD) was raised from the issuance of corporate bonds in the first 10 months of 2023, according to data compiled by the Vietnam Bond Market Association (VBMA) from the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) and the State Securities Commission (SSC).

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has received a request for anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations on frozen warmwater shrimp imported from a number of countries, including Vietnam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

A report of United Overseas Bank (UOB Việt Nam) shows that 76 per cent of Vietnamese people are optimistic about improving their personal finances by the middle of next year, followed by Indonesians (74 per cent) and Thais (68 per cent).