Regulations on the automobile localisation ratio will be abolished on October 10, 2022 after having been in force for almost 20 years.

Vietnam needs to have protective policies to encourage companies of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to voluntarily transfer technology to Vietnamese partners through their projects in the Southeast Asian nation, according to a scholar from the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP).

The Government Office has issued an announcement on Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai’s conclusions at a meeting on interest rate support package in accordance with the Government’s Decree No.31/2022/ND-CP dated May 20.

The northern mid-land province of Phu Tho is striving to have 56 more products meet the One Commune, One Product (OCOP) programme standard as a three star or higher manufactured goods ranking.

Domestic exporters should pay attention to the exchange rate between the Vietnamese đồng and other currencies to enable them to choose the most profitable ex-import markets and payment currencies.

A mixed excise regime with a suitable roadmap is a reasonable way to increase the special consumption tax on tobacco, a conference titled “Special consumption tax – Harmonising the State budget and business development” heard in Hanoi.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,222 VND/USD on August 22, up 17 VND from the last working day of previous week (August 19).

Amid the adverse impacts of climate change, green finance plays a very important role in the sustainable development of the Cửu Long (Mekong) River Delta, a conference heard in Vĩnh Long last week.

The event will feature about 150 booths and nearly 200 online stalls of domestic and foreign businesses from countries and territories including Japan, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and China.

Many localities in the central and Central Highlands regions have achieved an economic growth rate higher than the average rate of the country,

The Ministry of Construction has sent to the State Bank of Vietnam the list of social and workers’ housing projects and old apartment buildings set for renovation whose developers are entitled to subsidised loans under the Government’s Decree 31/2022/NĐ-CP.

A mixed excise regime with a suitable roadmap is a reasonable way to increase the special consumption tax on tobacco, a conference titled “Special consumption tax – Harmonising the State budget and business development” heard in Hà Nội.

The stock market rose for six straight weeks in a row last week, while liquidity posted a second weekly loss. However, net inflows from foreign investors in both main exchanges were seen as positive signs for the market. 

The Vietnam International Woodworking Industry Fair (VietnamWood) is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City from October 18-21, Chan Chao International Co., Ltd, an organiser of the event, said on August 20.

Vietnam's Ambassador to Argentina Duong Quoc Thanh has paid a working visit to Rosario city of Santa Fe province to seek opportunities for promoting trade and investment collaboration between the Argentinean province and Vietnamese localities.

The northern province of Bac Giang earned nearly 6.8 trillion VND (290.5 million USD) from lychee sales and support services in 2022, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

The positive trading value and volume by foreign investors over the past month have helped to maintain the recovery of the domestic stock market.

Vietnam has been increasingly embracing the green transition and circular economy to make efficient use of its resources to boost economic growth, according to Nguyen Hoa Cuong, deputy head of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

Car and motorbike sales have been dropping sharply since the end of July as people are unwilling to make big-ticket purchases in the ‘Ghost Month’.

Bắc Giang is now home to about 3,400ha of longans with a total output of nearly 20,000 tonnes, mostly in Lục Ngạn, Lục Nam, Yên Thế and Lạng Giang districts. Of which, late-ripening longan covers over 600ha.