The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) sold about US$7 billion in the first five months of this year to balance the supply and demand sources of the greenback in the domestic forex market, according to the Viet Dragon Securities Corporation (VDSC).

Việt Nam has emerged as a major Southeast Asian supplier of farm produce and aquaculture products to the UK following the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) they signed, speakers said at a conference on Thursday.

Việt Nam welcomes Thai enterprises and creates optimal conditions for them to invest in the areas of Thailand’s strengths and Việt Nam's potential, Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân said on Thursday.

The economic recovery across the South-East Asian region has been uneven and must now contend with rising external headwinds from outside the region.

More than a hundred businesses from Việt Nam and Australia gathered for a trade and investment promotion event organised by the Australia Vietnam Business Council (AVBC) in Sydney, Australia. 

Việt Nam is predicted to have high growth prospects in the region, at more than 6.5 per cent in 2022.

The market ended higher on Thurday, boosted by strong gains in many sectors, especially energy stocks with many ticker symbols hitting ceiling prices. 

Vietnam welcomes Thai enterprises and creates optimal conditions for them to invest in the areas of Thailand’s strengths and Vietnam’s potential, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan affirmed on June 23.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Switzerland has promoted trade and investment in the cities of Zurich and Lugano in two separate events held earlier this month with the help of local authorities and corporations Fidinam Group and Bellecapital Group which are doing business in Vietnam.

The implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)’s e-commerce commitments will help establish a large e-commerce space based on internationally accepted standards with the participation of big economies who are advanced in e-commerce, according to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh.

Seafood exporters in Vietnam may find the second half of 2022 a challenging period compared to the first due to slowing global economic growth, despite a successful first half of the year, according to a conference held by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

Vietnam Grand Sale 2022, the annual national promotion month programme, is set to take place nationwide from November 15 to December 22.

Some 385 listed companies on the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh stock exchanges, or 52 percent, have met all information disclosure requirements, according to a survey conducted by the 2022 IR Awards programme.

Korean Air - the biggest airlines of the Republic of Korea (RoK) - reopened its direct air route from Incheon to the central city of Da Nang on June 22.

The Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO) in Vietnam held an event on June 22 to set up connections with Vietnamese travel management agencies and businesses to promote the growth of MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions) tourism after COVID-19 is put under control.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,101 VND/USD on June 23, up 12 VND from the previous day.

Deputy Minister of Finance Tạ Anh Tuấn speaks to local media about this issue.

Only 385 listed companies on the Hà Nội and Hồ Chí Minh stock exchanges, or 52 per cent, have met all information disclosure requirements, according to a survey conducted by the 2022 IR Awards programme.

Nearly 18 months since the introduction of the 2021 Law on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Việt Nam, it's still difficult to get investors to warm up to PPP projects despite the huge potential for growth, as the country ramps up efforts to build modern infrastructure, said industry experts and policymakers in a meeting in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Shares continued to slide in HCM City but recovered in Hà Nội on Wednesday as liquidity decreased on widening divergence.