The Ministry of Transport has submitted a plan to increase international freight transport by rail by 2030, with a target of shipping between 4 and 5 million tonnes.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the Green Economy Forum & Exhibition (GEFE) 2022 held by the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City on November 28.

Director of Legal and Corporate Affairs, Southeast Asia, Anheuser-Busch InBev Vietnam Brewery Limited Company (AB InBev), Trương Văn Toàn, speaks to Việt Nam News about business culture and entrepreneurial ethics.

The first batch of fresh pomelo from Ben Tre for export to the US was announce at a ceremony held in the Mekong Delta province on November 28.

Vietjet has won twin awards from the notable magazine World Business Outlook, namely the “Most Valued Airline of the Year in Asia 2022” and “Best Cabin Crew Service in Asia 2022”.

Food & Hotel Vietnam, the country’s leading international exhibition in the food, restaurant and hotel industry, will bring together reputable suppliers and potential buyers to explore business opportunities.

In the context that the world economy and Việt Nam’s were facing with a number of difficulties and challenges, IFC’s disbursement of the $150 million loan to VPBank affirmed the bank’s capacity and reputation in the international arena.

Experts, and representatives of international organisations, and investment funds have shown their belief in the potential for sustainable growth in Vietnam in the coming tỉme.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,667 VND/USD on November 28, down 2 VND from the last working day of previous week (November 25).

The global semiconductor and chip race is heating up and Việt Nam should take this opportunity to raise its’s position on the global semiconductor manufacturing map as some leading corporations have invested in semiconductor manufacturing in the country, according to local economists.

Through research on the domestic tourist market in 2016-2022 on a national scale, domestic tourism has taken an active role in each development stage. The number of domestic tourists has increased steadily over the years and peaked in 2019 with 85 million arrivals.

A recent report from financial data service provider FiinGroup showed the channel for raising capital through domestic bonds is gloomy, but many domestic enterprises still succeeded in mobilising international loans. Specifically, ten deals announced recently had a total value of nearly US$1.92 billion.

Việt Nam needs solutions to develop green logistics to take advantage of free trade agreements (FTAs), especially new generation FTAs to help the industry develop, support market expansion and promote exports.

A volatile global market, the COVID-19 pandemic, approaching the limit to horizontal expansion and inefficient macroeconomic policies in the past were among the major factors holding back Việt Nam's economic development, according to the Vietnam Center for Economic and Strategic Studies (VESS).

The newly-inaugurated items are essential and inseparable parts of the Southern Petrochemical Complex, a major project of the oil and gas sector which has a total investment of over US$5 billion.

Organic production can help Vietnam deal with the skyrocketing prices of food, fuels and fertilisers caused by the recent turbulence in different parts of the world, according to Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolai Prytz.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 26 attended the inauguration ceremony of the port-specialised tank cluster and a central utility plant of the Southern Petrochemical Complex project in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has set a target of raising the proportion of organic fertilizer products authorised for circulation to 25% in 2025.

There remains potential for Vietnam and the UK to tap the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) and expand bilateral trade ties, said Ngo Chung Khanh, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Multilateral Trade Policy Department.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan has signed the Protocol on requirements for quarantine, inspection and veterinary hygiene for bird’s nests of Vietnam to be exported to China after the document was inked by the General Department of Customs of China.