The People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Tri has just issued an action plan to wipe out illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The tourism and entertainment stock group saw a hike after the Chinese Government has decided to add Vietnam into the list of the countries to which China’s group tours can be conducted starting from March 15.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is about to complete a draft of the project to develop 1 million ha of low-emission high-quality rice in Vietnam, according to Deputy Minister Tran Thanh Nam.

Vietnam is emerging as a popular market in which Singaporean companies are interested in seeking opportunities to promote trade and investment, heard a conference on trade connection between the two countries in Ho Chi Minh City on March 9.

The Business Association of High Quality Vietnamese Products on March 9 announced a list of 519 businesses with products winning the high-quality title voted by consumers.

LG Electronics Inc. said on March 9 that it is scaling up its research and development operations in Vietnam to respond to a rapidly growing electric vehicle (EV) parts business.

The index of industrial production (IIP) of the northern port city of Hai Phong is expected to grow by 13.5 – 14.5% per year, towards increasing the proportion of the manufacturing industry in GRDP to 46%.

Ho Chi Minh City has cut short the procedures for issuing work permits for foreigners and digitalised the application process to make it easy for enterprises to get work permits for their foreign staff.

Vietnam's petrol and oil imports increased sharply in the first two months of 2023, reaching 1.7 billion USD, a surge of 56.3% year on year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has reported.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,640 VND/USD on March 9, up 8 VND from the previous day.

The People’s Committee of Vinh Phuc held a conference on March 8 with a view to attracting more strategic investors from Japan to the northern province.

A forum on promoting trade in agricultural and aquatic products between Vietnam and China’s Guangxi province was held on March 8 by the 970 Agricultural Connection Forum’s operation team.

Since China’s reopening on January 8, the export of Vietnamese lobster to this market has increased, but the purchase price of the seafood delicacy has been variable at best, putting farmers at risk of loosing money.

Export processing zones and industrial parks (IP) in Ho Chi Minh City are on the process of transforming themselves towards green and ecology direction to meet the changing demands of businesses.

China’s customs authorities have approved Vietnam's 246 farming area codes and 97 packaging facility codes that fully meet the requirements for export to the Chinese market.

A conference linking hundreds of Hanoi and Singaporean enterprises was held in the capital city of Hanoi on March 7.

Vietnam's aquaculture output was estimated at 1.18 million tonnes in the first two months of 2023, rising by 1.3% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan has called on Western Australia's businesses to invest in strong fields such as food processing industry, agricultural biotechnology, and education- training in the southern hub.

Foreign investors, including those from the UK, are becoming more and more concerned about the environment and climate, said Ambassador of the UK to Vietnam Iain Frew.

As one of the effective dialogue channels, the Vietnam - Japan Joint Initiative (VJJI) has contributed to improving the domestic business and investment environment, and raising investor confidence, including those from Japan, said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.