The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) launched a national promotion month - Vietnam Grand Sale 2022 - in Hanoi on November 15.

Themed “A Strategic Partnership in Trade and Investment”, the dialogue offered a platform for policy makers and businesses of the two countries to discuss investment and business opportunities and promote the bilateral trade.

The Law on Bidding would be improved to create convenience and openness for investors when making procurement of bidding packages but at the same time ensure strict management, prevent profiteering and corruption.

Businesses from 62 countries and territories around the world, including Vietnam, are displaying their products at the 38th Havana International Fair (FIHAV 2022), the largest annual trade fair in Cuba.

The economic scale of the Central Highlands has increased rapidly, growing 14 times from 2002 to 2020.

More than 10 Vietnamese enterprises are showcasing their products at the 41st India International Trade Fair (IITF), the biggest of its kind in South Asia, which began in New Delhi on November 14.

Chairman of the People’s Committee of the southern province of Binh Duong Vo Van Minh held a reception for a delegation from the Japanese prefecture of Yamaguchi, led by its governor Muraoka Tsugumasa, on November 14.

The 22nd International Shoe & Leather Exhibition – Vietnam is slated for November 16 – 18 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City.

Despite a challenging business environment, many companies have improved employee compensation schemes compared to 2021, according to the Vietnam Best Places to Work survey.

The failure in disbursing all allocated public investment would affect the project progress and investment efficiency, causing wastes of resources.

The COVID-19 pandemic in the last two years nowithstanding, the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu remains an attractive destination for foreign direct investment.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,677 VND/USD on November 15, down 1 VND from the previous day. ​

It is expected to reach $10 billion by the end of November, a record milestone for Vietnam's seafood industry after more than 20 years of participating in the world market. By the year's end, it is forecast to reach nearly $11 billion, up 25 per cent compared to 2021.

Laminated wood producers have to put their production on hold as they have begun to feel the pinch of falling orders.

The amended law stressed the importance of more efficient management and greater contribution of petroleum resources to the nation's socio-economic development, especially as many of the Southeast Asian country's oil and gas reserves are approaching the end of their lifespans.

Experts said there is considerable scope for market rebound in the long term as Vietnamese economy is growing at a faster pace than many countries.

Vietnamese enterprises are making relatively good use of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), a recent survey revealed.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) launched a week promoting Vietnamese goods at a ceremony held at Co.opmart supermarket in Hanoi on November 14.

Vietnam and Hong Kong (China) have enjoyed fruitful trade and investment partnership despite impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to head of the Vietnamese Trade Office in Hong Kong Vu Thi Thuy.

Around 20 Vietnamese farm produce exporters attended VegfestUK 2022 – the UK’s biggest indoor vegan festival – on November 12-13 in London.