Hong Kong Express Airways (HK Express) on April 28 launched a direct air route linking Hong Kong (China) with Vietnam via Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport.

Ho Chi Minh City has attracted 979.65 million USD of foreign direct investment (FDI) so far this year, down 23.45% year on year, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

Ho Chi Minh City recorded a month-on-month decline of 0.11% in its April consumer price index (CPI), the municipal Statistics Office has reported.

It is critical to develop a proper legal framework for consumer credit to protect the legitimate rights of both borrowers and lenders, experts have said.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has allowed the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) to revise up electricity prices by a maximum of 3% following the April 30 - May 1 holiday.

The capital city of Hanoi was named among the country’s top 10 localities in exports in 2022 in the latest annual report on imports and exports unveiled by the Ministry of Industry and Trae (MoIT) on April 27.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,639 VND/USD on April 28, unchanged from the previous day.

Ho Chi Minh led the nation in exports last year as unveiled by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in its annual report on imports and exports, released in Hanoi on April 27.

The corporate sector, including both FDI and domestic enterprises, has invested about 9 billion USD in fields related to green growth and green development, an official said at a workshop named “FDI Enterprises in Vietnam’s Green Growth” held on April 27.

Ho Chi Minh City has great potential in producing flowers and ornamental plants for export, heard a conference held by the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on April 27.

The Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Association held a seminar on April 27 looking back on five editions of the annual Vietnam Amazing Cup which aims to discover and honour specialty coffee manufacturers, roasters and traders, contributing to improving the value of Vietnamese specialty coffee.

The Vietnamese Trade Office in India and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on April 26 organised a webinar on BIS’s regulations and certification procedures for foreign manufacturers, attracting the participation of more than 60 Vietnamese firms.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has asked ministries and central agencies to work closely with localities to remove obstacles for particular projects, thus speeding up public investment disbursement.

Vietjet aims to maintain its leading position in terms of passenger volume and efficiency in Vietnam in 2023, heard the airline’s general meeting of shareholders on April 26.

Poultry meat export has shown signs of bouncing back since the beginning of 2023, according to the Department of Livestock Husbandry under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Hanoi Department of Tourism in collaboration with Phu Xuyen district People’s Committee on April 26 organised a meeting to boost link between travel businesses and tourism destinations in order to promote craft village tourism in the city.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,639 VND/USD on April 27, down 6 VND from the previous day.

The Department of Industry and Trade of Bac Giang province held a teleconference on April 26 to promote trade connections and consumption of lychees and other local potential products in the US market this year.

VinFast, an electric vehicle maker of the Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, said on April 26 that it had got a fresh round of funding pledges worth 2.5 billion USD serving its future development.

The Global Sourcing Fair Vietnam 2023, an event connecting global buyers with suppliers in Vietnam and other Asian countries, was opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, on April 26.