Despite huge challenges, the seafood sector in 2022 posted a new record in export value of 11 billion USD, up 24% year-on-year and 22% higher than the year’s target of 9 billion USD.

The tourism sector raked in about 9.6 trillion VND (408.3 million USD) in revenue during the three-day 2023 New Year holiday, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism reported on January 4.

With up to 50 per cent cashback for online shopping, LazCard is now the leading Ecom card line. This rate includes 20 per cent points accumulation for cashback on spending and 30 per cent from online shopping vouchers via Lazada every Friday and special days exclusively for LazCard cardholders.

People and export goods going through border gate in Mong Cai city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, will no longer have to undergo COVID-19 RT-PCR testing from January 8, according to the city’s administration.

The number of ICDs which had been put into consideration accounted for just 10 per cent of the plan and they altogether handled just around 10 per cent of the total cargo volume.

Foreign and domestic companies are eyeing the development of data centres in Việt Nam, as demand for data storage in the country is increasing.

The reference price on the first trading day of VNZ shares is VNĐ240,000 a share (US$10.18). At the price, VNG has a market capitalisation of nearly VNĐ8.6 trillion, which is less than $350 million, much lower than VNG's previous billion-dollar valuation.

Despite huge challenges, the seafood sector in 2022 posted a new record in export value of US$11 billion, up 24 per cent year-on-year and 22 per cent higher than the year’s target of $9 billion.

The Vietnamese insurance market currently has 79 insurance businesses.

More than 60 per cent of all small and medium businesses globally have experienced cyberattacks over the course of 2022.

Much of the recovery of the hospitality market in Southeast Asia will depend on the opening of China, and Việt Nam is no exception, according to Savills Hotels Asia Pacific.

The market benchmark VN-Index claimed back most of the recent's losses with yesterday's gain.

Environmental tax on gasoline (except for ethanol, which has already been taxed at a minimum level) for the year will stay at VNĐ2,000 per litre, jet fuel at VNĐ1,000 per litre, kerosene at VNĐ600, mazut oil at VNĐ1,000 per litre and lubricants at VNĐ1,000 per kilo in a new tax regime released by the General Department of Taxation. 

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has suggested a series of solutions related to fiscal and tax policies in support of citizens and businesses this year, Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi told a regular press conference of the Government in Hanoi on January 3.

Vietnam is among the four markets with potential growth in branded residences segment, according to a global Savills report.

Total State budget collection was estimated at over 1,803 trillion VND (76.6 billion USD) in 2022, equivalent to 127.8% of the estimate, up 15% year on year, reported the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on January 3.

The Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has kept its forecast for Vietnam's GDP growth in 2023 unchanged at 6.6% in line with the official forecast of 6.5%, although growth momentum is likely to be weaker.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) must direct commercial banks to meet all payment and cash demands of individuals and firms during Tet (Lunar New Year).

The retail prices of petrol were increased in the latest adjustment on January 3 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

Under the directive, the Prime Minister requested the SBV to proactively monitor the global and domestic economic developments in order to manage the monetary policy cautiously and flexibly.