The New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) officially kicked off the “Made With Care” 2023 retail campaign on June 8, in which high-quality imported food and beverage (F&B) products will be offered in Ho Chi Minh City.

The tax department in Ho Chi Minh City has directed its affiliates to focus on speeding up value-added tax (VAT) refunds for businesses.

A delegation from the People’s Committee of the northern border province of Lang Son led by vice chairwoman Doan Thu Ha on June 7 inspected import/export activities at two border gates of Huu Nghi and Tan Thanh.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City is expected to serve 150,555 flights and up to 23.9 million passengers in the summer’s peak season from June 1 to August 15.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,714 VND/USD on June 8, up 1 VND from the previous day.

As Vietnam is determined to take drastic measures to not just recover the economy but also work hard toward development priorities, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) asks Jonathan Pincus, UNDP Senior International Economist, for recommendations to speed up the nation’s efforts and achieve its set targets.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia in coordination with the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)'s Asia–Africa Market Department held a trade forum in Phnom Penh on June 7, which brought together more than 100 businesses of the two countries.

The northern province of Bac Giang will export lychee, one of its specialties, via the Kep railway station for the first time this year, heard a conference on lychee consumption promotion on June 7.

A workshop to promote cooperation in trade and information technology (IT) between Vietnam and Poland was held on June 7 in Ho Chi Minh City by the Investment & Trade Promotion Centre of HCM City (ITPC) and the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) in the locality.

The northern province of Hoa Binh announced the second batch of 18 tonnes of fresh sugarcane bound for the US at a ceremony on June 7.

The industrial production value of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang in the first five months reached more than 17.8 trillion VND (758 million USD), making up 36.96% of the yearly target and up 10% compared to the same period last year, the provincial Department of Industry and Trade has revealed.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have actively collaborated with local businesses to strengthen trade promotion activities, aiming to promote the export of mechanical and digital technology products and electrical equipment, which are of strengths of the southern economic hub.

It is critical to improve the quality of insurance agents and consultants to consolidate trust of insurance buyers and bring the life insurance market back on track, experts have said.

The profits of listed companies are expected to recover in the second half of the year after performing poorly in the first quarter, buoyed by the recent supportive policies from the Government, said analysts at securities firms.

An investment promotion seminar was held in Tochigi prefecture of Japan on June 5 under the chair of Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu and Tochigi Deputy Governor Suenaga Hiroyuki.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam has visited and held meetings with the administrations and customs departments of China’s Guangxi and Yunnan provinces in an effort to facilitate farm produce exports via northern border gates of Vietnam.

Vietnam's national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, and its Turkish counterpart Turkish Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement, aiming to offer passengers with more flexible, diverse flights between the two countries and their adjacent regions.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)'s E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency (iDEA) said it will coordinate with Amazon Global Selling to organise a cross-border e-commerce conference, which is expected to help Vietnamese businesses seek online export opportunities.

Some 77% of Vietnamese consumers believe they could go cashless for three days, according to a new survey by Visa entitled “Consumer Payment Attitudes Study 2022”.

The first official-channel shipment of Vietnamese lychee imported by the UK’s TT Meridian Ltd has arrived in the UK.