Tin Viet Finance JSC, Dolphin Sea Air Services Corporation and VPS Securities JSC are among the top 10 in the 500 fastest-growing companies in Vietnam (FAST500) this year as announced by the Vietnam Report JSC and the VietNamNet e-newspaper on March 16.

Developing offshore wind power is a great dual opportunity for Vietnam, Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolai Prytz told a seminar themed “Promoting Vietnam’s offshore wind power development: International practices and policy recommendations” in Hanoi on March 16.

Vietnam was Spain's largest supplier of coffee (by volume) in 2022, with 113,550 tonnes worth 269 million EUR (287 million USD), up 21.6% in volume and 78.9% in value against 2021.

The second Mini Thailand Week kicked off in the northern province of Quang Ninh on March 16, showcasing outstanding Thai products.

The Vietbuild Hanoi 2023 exhibition officially kicked off at the National Architectural Planning & Construction Exhibition Centre on March 15, featuring the latest construction materials, technologies, and interior and exterior decor products, and real estate products.

There are many opportunities for Vietnamese goods, especially agricultural products, to enter foreign distribution channels, said Ta Hoang Linh, director of the Europe - America Market Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya on March 15 underlined the need to promote economic, trade and investment cooperation between the two countries, saying that this is a good time for the two sides to intensify similarities, thus fostering development cooperation.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,622 VND/USD on March 16, up 3 VND from the previous day.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) recently reported positive results for the cybersecurity sector in the first quarter of 2023.

Secretary of the Da Nang municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Quang said he hopes that the city of Daegu in the Republic of Korea (RoK) will cooperate with the Vietnamese central city and invest more in its hi-tech sector, along with education, training and tourism.

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.