The amount of remittances flowing to HCM City has continued to increase despite complicated economic changes in the world, reaching about US$6.8 billion this year.

Domestic tax and fee collection is estimated at VNĐ1.06, equal to 116.4 per cent of the ordinance's estimate, a growth of 5.3 per cent compared to the implementation last year.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council has passed a resolution on socio-economic development tasks in 2023, aiming to achieve economic growth of between 7.5%-8% next year.

There is still a lot of untapped potential for Vietnamese businesses in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) three years after it went into effect, said policymakers and industry experts during an online conference in Hanoi on December 1.

Việt Nam has made multi-dimensional efforts to achieve its net zero greenhouse gas emission targets by 2050 as committed at COP26, an official from the Ministry of Construction told a training workshop in HCM City on December 16.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the plenary session of the fifth Vietnam Economic Forum in Hanoi on December 17.

More than 90% of Tra fish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) available in the US market comes from Vietnam, said Vietnamese Trade Counsellor in the US Do Ngoc Hung citing statistics from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Auto parts manufacturer THACO Industries (under THACO) has launched its ONE-STOP model, a comprehensive package of services for R&D, production line, machinery, supporting industry, and manufacturing at a large scale.

The listing of shares and the implementation of a corporate credit rating will help insurance businesses improve their financial capacity, governance, and competitiveness.

Domestic automobile market has seen gloomy days as Tet appoaches near. Normally, this time is always known as a good time for car trading, according to local car experts.

OPSWAT, a US-based provider of infrastructure protection cybersecurity solutions, announced on December 16 the opening of its first critical infrastructure protection lab in Asia in its new office in HCM City. 

Green i - Park JSC and Compal Electronics, a leading electronics corporation of Taiwan (China) on December 16 signed an agreement on land and infrastructure sublease in the northern province of Thai Binh.

Negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainties in the global markets caused some enterprises under the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) to see sharp declines in profits this year, with some even posting great losses and reductions in equity.

The interest rate for social housing loans will be lifted to 5% per annum from the current 4.8% per annum from the beginning of next year, following a decision by the State Bank of Vietnam.

Vice Chairwoman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Shinta Widjaja Kamdani has said that Indonesia and Vietnam still hold much cooperation potential.

As many as 15,000 enterprises, cooperatives, and business households are expected to take part in surveys and assessments of the competitiveness capacity of departments, agencies, and the People's Committees of districts and Thu Duc city.

The National Financial Supervisory Commission and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) held a seminar in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on December 16 to look at building an early warning system for the financial market.

With four return flights on every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, Vietjet offers opportunities to experience unprecedented flights with priced from only VNĐ239,000 per leg for more than four flying hours.

No cases of violation of foreign waters have been recorded by Phu Yen province’s fishing vessels since 2019, according to the provincial Department of Fisheries.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh and Executive Vice Chairwoman of People's Government of China’s Guangxi Cai Lixin recently discussed measures to facilitate customs clearance of goods via border gates of the two countries.