The northern province of Quang Ninh maintained stable and high socio-economic development in the first quarter of 2023, with gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth of 8.04%, statistics showed.

There is no shortage of room for Vietnam and Mexico to promote their commercial cooperation, especially in the fields of energy, telecommunications, high-tech agriculture and high value added industry, said experts at a workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on March 23.

The number of new customers of commercial banks has increased dramatically in recent years thanks to their digital applications.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Vietnam on March 22 signed the world’s most wide-reaching international treaty for multilateral tax cooperation, the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (MAAC), bringing the total number of jurisdictions that participate in the convention to 147.

One of Singapore's top pure-play digital content sites - asianone.com - on March 21 ran an article entitled “Vietnam: Can it become the Fintech Mecca of the east?”, highlighting that Vietnam’s fintech has reached new heights and its growth is fuelled by the newly introduced legal framework.

The Doosan Enerbility Vietnam (Doosan Vina), which specialises in heavy industries, has just exported the first batch of 11 modules weighing 1,200 tonnes to Singapore.

Investors of numerous renewable energy projects have urged solutions to resolve pricing issues in a meeting with Vietnam Electricity (EVN).

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh recently paid a working visit to the eastern city of Oss at the invitation of its Mayor Wobine Buijs-Claudemans.

The price of construction steel is on the rise despite the fact that the demand for this type of construction material remains weak, insiders have said.

Vietnam was the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s fourth largest supplier of rubber in the first two months of 2023, according to the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Supporting start-ups in building coffee shops in the Republic of Korea (RoK) is among the recommendations by the Vietnam Trade Office in the RoK to help spread the Vietnamese coffee culture in this country, thus contributing to boosting the export of the product.

Brand-new automobiles will be exempt from the first mechanical check under a revised circular on technical safety and environmental protection promulgated by the Ministry of Transport.

Textile and garment businesses in Vietnam are taking steps to switch to green production to meet partners’ demand and achieve sustainable development, the Cong Thuong (Industry & Trade) newspaper reported.

Fifty foreign businesses and many major airlines in the world are participating in the AeroExpo Hanoi & Vietnam Aviation Forum 2023, which opened in the Vietnamese capital city on March 21.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,617 VND/USD on March 22, unchanged from the previous day.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced that the country's total export value of dragon fruit so far this year topped 47 million USD, a fall of 48.7% compared to the same period las year.

Vietnam will adjust investment policies to adapt to the global minimum tax rate and remain an attractive destination for investment.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has voiced his hope that US enterprises will become the biggest investor in Vietnam to seize every cooperation opportunity in the countries’ development process on the basis of equality, mutual respect, and mutual benefits.

The northern province of Ha Nam wishes that businesses from Taiwan (China) will pour more investments in the locality, a provincial official said on March 21, pledging to facilitate their operation.

It is critical for pharmaceutical companies to improve competitiveness with a focus on research and development (R&D), production technology and digitalisation.