Hanoi attracted 1.69 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, still among the localities leading the nation in this field.

Beer and soft drink companies, which traditionally used to increase prices ahead of Tết (the Lunar New Year), are instead offering promotions this year as the sluggish post-COVID economy has hit demand.

Developing coded planting regions and package facilities is one of the mandatory requirements related to phytosanitary conditions for export products. 

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,606 VND/USD on January 3, down 6 VND from the rate on the last day before the New Year holiday (December 30).

Financial expert Dr Đinh Thế Hiển said Việt Nam's GDP growth rate in 2023 will slow to below 7 per cent, but it is still a good growth rate compared to that of ASEAN region.

“Vietnam bucks Asia’s weakening growth trend”, and “an exception to the general rule in the region”, are descriptions used by international organizations and media, to refer to Vietnam’s economic development in 2022.

Summarising incomplete data from many sources, SJA said that the whole country imported an estimated 1,000 tonnes of raw gold, kilogramme gold bars and gold beads in the 21 years from 1991 to 2012.

Honda Vietnam Co., Ltd. (HVN) is launching its Support 100 per cent promotion, through which the car manufacturer will pay the registration fee for customers who buy a Honda CR-V from January 1 to January 20, 2023.

The situation is getting worse in the last months of 2022 as many firms are bending under the pressure of raising interest rates, mounting fuel costs, and falling customer orders. Those firms need the extended VAT cuts to make it through this tough time.    

10 major economic events of the year 2022 by the Vietnam News Agency.

Firms socially accountable to their stakeholders and the public are more likely to be resilient during crises as they gain more support from their customers, partners, and employees.

The capital city’s growth engine this year is industrial production and services.

The first cargo at Tân Vũ terminal branch was from Maersk Line’s Nordmaas vessel.

An important factor underpinning the growth of the textile and garment industry is the growth of the domestic supply of raw materials, which increases year over year.

The Vietnam – Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro exploited over 3 million tonnes of oil and condensate gas at Block 09-1 in 2022, officially surpassing the two additional tasks assigned at the 54th Vietsovpetro Council meeting.

Localities and travel firms have quickly embarked on plans to welcome back Chinese tourists to Vietnam and take Vietnamese visitors to China, after the Chinese side announced that it will officially cancel concentrated quarantine and COVID-19 testing for foreign visitors to this country from January 8.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working session with key leaders of Quang Ngai on January 1, during which he suggested that the central province should prioritise the processing-manufacturing sector as well as high technology, innovation and digital transformation.

China has officially announced the easing of COVID-19 prevention measures which have been imposed for three year, and experts have said this is expected to kickstart the country's economic recovery, opening opportunities for some Vietnamese sectors in the medium term.

Three terminal branches of Hai Phong Port JSC in the northern port city of Hai Phong on January 1 welcomed first cargo of 2023.

Despite being affected by general difficulties, the growth rate of the construction industry achieved about 8-8.5% this year, contributing to bringing the economy's overall growth rate surpassing the 6-6.5% plan set by the Government.