With obstacles and challenges awaiting the garment and textile sector in the first half given a lack of recovery signal in global demand, most firms have prepared their schemes to overcome.

The Vietnam-Japan Economic Forum 2023 will be held in Hanoi on February 15 by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

Over 28.8 trillion VND (1.25 billion USD) from the socio-economic recovery and development programme has yet to be allocated, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung told the National Assembly Standing Committee’s meeting in Hanoi on February 13.

Vietnam needs to develop a state investment fund to attract foreign indirect investment as an additional source of capital for economic development, said Chairman of the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) Nguyen Chi Thanh as quoted by Dau tu (Investment) Newspaper.

The retail prices of petrol were revised up while prices of diesel, kerosene and mazut were lowered from 3pm on February 13 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance.

The central province of Quang Tri shipped its first batch of 15 tonnes of organic rice to the European Union (EU) on February 13, at a price of 1,800 USD per tonne.

Vietnam’s international Internet connections have been improved step by step after technical measures are taken and more data flows on land-based cables are opened up, according to the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority under the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Transport has proposed six transport projects built under Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contracts with a total investment of more than 97 trillion VND (4.11 billion USD).

Vietnam Airlines has officially resumed the Hanoi – Kuala Lumpur route with four flights a week on Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is collecting comments on its draft circular to minimise potential risks for non-banking credit institutions and ensure they work in accordance with international standards.

Vietnam is believed to be a lucrative market for digital economy with the second fastest growth pace in the world last year, after India.

Vietnam’s office market will continue to see an uptick in 2023 with quality supplies, according to real estate agency Savills Vietnam.

Vietjet is offering tickets to fly across Vietnam and around the world, which priced from only 1,402 VND, and 100,000 VND gift vouchers only on three golden days from February 13 to February 15 on the occasion of Valentine's Day.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,628 VND/USD on February 13, up 3 VND from the last working day of the previous week (February 10).

Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung has held working sessions with leaders of credit group CDP, Simest credit institution of CDP, credit and insurance group SACE and the General Confederation of Italian Industry (Confindustria) of Italy as part of the embassy's economic diplomacy activities of in 2023.

Ho Chi Minh City is ranked among the top markets in the land price category for data centre development, experts said.

First ‘Dien’ pomelos from the northern province of Hoa Binh have been available on the shelves of Longdan supermarkets in the UK, receiving the welcome of the Vietnamese community in the country and local consumers.

The VinFast Trading Service Limited Liability Company, a subsidiary automaker of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, delivered 358 electric vehicles (EVs) to its customers in January.

Work on Aeon Mall Hue, the seventh mall of Aeon in Vietnam and the first of its kind in the central region, began on February 11 in Thua Thien-Hue province.

Vietjet has opened for sale hundreds of thousands of tickets from only 0 VND for direct flights connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Melbourne (Australia), marking a milestone on the journey of expanding its international flight network, conquering all five continents this year.