For the first time Vietnamese fresh lychees have been exported to China via the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh’s Mong Cai international border gate.

The potential to boost trade and investment ties between Thailand and HCM City is huge since economic linkages between the two countries has been expanding rapidly, a forum has heard.

“Hanoi Sales Promotion” 2022 opened on July 8 in Times City, Hoang Mai ward, Hanoi, aiming to stimulate consumer demand and tourism, ease difficulties, promote production and business, improve enterprise competitiveness, and develop business modes.

The growth target of 6.5 percent set for 2022 is likely to pose a big challenge to Vietnam given difficulties in production and business at home and global uncertainties, head of the General Statistics Office Nguyen Thi Huong has said.

Trade between the two countries has showed significant growth despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a year after the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) came into effect in early 2021.

Cần Thơ City and provinces in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are helping farmers find export markets for their fruits to improve their incomes.

Capital reallocation plans announced by multinational corporations will offer opportunities for Vietnam to attract foreign direct investment, experts said.

Local clients are bemoaning a sharp increase in retail price and lack of motorbike supplies in the Việt Nam market.

Large banks are starting to join the deposit interest rate hike race along with small- and medium-sized banks due to rising capital demand pressure after a long time staying out of the game.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) has said it will intensify monitoring of the stock market to promptly detect suspicious transactions in the remaining months of the year.

Long An Province, an economic leader in the Mekong Delta, is focusing on increasing the amount of land plots for businesses coming into the province to improve its investment climate.

The Global Blockchain Congress 2022 (GBC) will be held for the first time on July 11 and 12 in Việt Nam.

Benchmark indices settled higher on the last trading day of the week as some investors snapped up bargains after recent heavy losses. However, they were set for a weekly loss. 

A number of recommendations to boost trade and investment between Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City wer put forward at a forum held in the southern city on July 8.

Vietnam's consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.1 percent year on year in the first four months of this year, according to the country's General Statistics Office

The People’s Committee of the north central province of Thanh Hoa has submitted an official dispatch to the Ministry of Transport regarding the investment of the T2 passenger terminal and other infrastructure at the local Tho Xuan airport.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) is optimistic about tra fish exports this year with a substantial demand recovery in import markets.

The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) has agreed to pilot the import of Vietnamese passion fruit from July, making it the 10th Vietnamese fruit to be allowed to enter the Chinese market. 

The service sector in the central coastal city of Da Nang posted encouraging progress in the first half of this year, making it the main pillar helping the economy overcome difficulties, recover, and develop, according to Tran Van Vu, director of the municipal Statistics Office.

Vietnam Competition and Consumer Authority (VCCA) has announced that it received a notice from Mercedes-Benz Vietnam for a recall.