Tuna exports are expected to hit US$1.1 billion this year, up 45 per cent year-on-year, according to the General Department of Customs.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has developed three forecast scenarios for the last six months of this year and next year.

The World Bank (WB) and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on July 26 signed an agreement on the provision of a 2.5 million USD grant from the Japan Social Development Fund to finance a project that will strengthen the delivery of legal aid services to vulnerable groups in the northern part of Vietnam, focusing on Dien Bien and Yen Bai provinces.

Nine agricultural products have recorded an export turnover of over 1 billion USD since the beginning of this year, heard a seminar on July 26.

A consulting session on exporting spices to the Middle East and Africa will be organised by the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) on July 27 to help Vietnamese producers seek partners and business opportunities in these markets.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has developed three forecast scenarios for the last six months of this year and next year.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,192 VND/USD on July 27, down 4 VND from the previous day.

Vietnam International Bank (VIB) has launched its virtual financial advisor - Vie - with an official music video titled "Vie is AI."

Việt Nam aims to develop a modern and sustainable farm produce processing system, making the country one of the world’s top ten agricultural processing hubs by 2030.

Heavyweight stocks dragged Vietnamese’s blue-chip share indices lower on Tuesday, pressuring the overall stock market amid weakening market sentiment.

85 per cent of firms have an optimistic outlook for business environment in Q4, whereas 15 per cent are pessimistic about future.

With the Government of Vietnam committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, there is a shift in the country’s priority in foreign investment attraction, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai on July 26.

The Enterprise Development Agency (EDA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) is coordinating with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in accelerating digital transformation and building capacity for broader access to finance, heard a workshop on July 26.

Vietnam raked in 29.17 billion USD from phone and component exports during the first half of the year, representing a rise of 16.4% on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam’s agricultural exports need to adapt to China’s strengthened COVID-19 control rules and enforcement of Decrees 248 and 249, according to a workshop held in the city of Buon Me Thuot, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, on July 26.

A total of 29 social impact businesses (SIBs) will receive six-month coaching services and 100 million VND (4,278 USD) as seed funding to test and refine their creative models and realise their impact potential.

Hanoi collected around 167.68 trillion VND (7.18 billion USD) in budget revenue during the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 24.9%, which was higher than the national average of 17.6%, according to the Hanoi Customs Department.

A new general port with capacity to receive ships of up to 150,000 DWT will be built in the south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan.

Japan’s Sharp Corporation would build another large-scale project in the southern province of Bình Dương, specialising in smart, high-tech products, its Senior Executive Managing Officer Yoshihiro Hashimoto has said.

The Innovation and Competitiveness Grant Facility (ICG Facility) of the SwissTrade programme will provide 10 – 15 selected small grant projects with funding of up to US$150,000 each during a period of 12 – 24 months, heard a conference held in Hà Nội on Monday.