Economy Ruder Finn Asia acquires ERA Communications Vietnam Ruder Finn Asia, one of the world’s largest independent global communications and integrated marketing consultancies, has officially expanded its footprint in the region by acquiring ERA Communications Vietnam and its four other offices across Southeast Asia. 2 hours ago | Vietnam news Hậu Giang enhances farmer support, market connectivity 4 hours ago | Vietnam news Vietnam’s outbound investment in first half of 2025 triples year-on-year 07/12/2025 11:08 | Vietnam Law Prime Minister works with USABC to foster economic and investment ties 07/12/2025 10:00 | Vietnam Law 1 Vietnam news | 06/08/2022 14:58 Large Japanese-funded project launched to strengthen safe agricultural value chains in the north The project costs US$3 million and is funded by Japan's non-refundable official development assistance (ODA). It will be implemented from 2022 to 2026, covering seven northern provinces of Hà Nội, Hà Nam, Hưng Yên, Hải Dương, Bắc Ninh, Nam Định and Sơn La. 2 VietnamPlus | 06/08/2022 14:11 Gas platform’s output reaches 5 billion cu.m As of late May, the Dragon Gas Compression Platform (DGCP) of the PetroVietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation (PV GAS) saw an output of 5 billion cu.m of gas, according to the company. 3 VietnamPlus | 06/08/2022 11:18 Ben Tre develops marine economy With a 65-km long coastline running through three districts and a special economic zone (SEAZ) of nearly 20,000 sq.km, the southern province of Ben Tre has advantages for developing the sea-based economy. 4 VietnamPlus | 06/08/2022 10:58 Large Japanese-funded project launched to strengthen safe agricultural value chains in the north A project to strengthen the safe agricultural value chains in northern localities has been jointly launched by the National Agricultural Extension Centre (NAEC) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). 5 Vietnam news | 06/08/2022 10:41 Online scams feed on victims' naivete Online scams have been climbing steadily in recent years as more people are taken in by "easy money" tricks. 6 Vietnam news | 06/08/2022 10:40 Outstanding value of corporate bond equals 3% of country’s total outstanding credit Total outstanding value of corporate bonds by the end of April 2022 reached VNĐ320.4 trillion (US$13.8 billion), accounting for a small proportion of the country’s total outstanding credit of 2.86 per cent, according to the State Bank of Việt Nam. 7 Vietnam news | 06/08/2022 10:37 Orphan contracts cause issues in bancassurance Many bank clients have bought insurance through their banks (bancassurance), but they have received no support from the institutions when problems arose. 8 VietnamPlus | 06/08/2022 10:00 Solutions proposed to improve int’l railway transport service The Ministry of Transport has been tasked with coordinating with relevant ministries, sectors and localities in considering and handling recommendations of the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) on how to better the capacity of international railway transport serving import and export activities. 9 VietnamPlus | 06/08/2022 09:51 Vietnam’s rubber exports rise sharply Vietnam exported around 110,000 tonnes of rubber worth 181 million USD in May, up 40.4 percent in volume and 27.9 percent in value against the previous month. 10 Vietnam news | 06/08/2022 09:39 Deposit interest rate forecast to rise by 0.3-0.5 pp in H2 2022 Deposit interest rate in the second half of this year might be adjusted up some 0.3 to 0.5 percentage points, experts forecast. 11 VietnamPlus | 06/08/2022 09:27 Reference exchange rate unchanged on June 8 The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,057 VND/USD on June 8, unchanged from the previous day. 12 Vietnam news | 06/08/2022 08:57 Petrol tax reduction could benefit economic development: experts Việt Nam needs to reduce taxes and fees for petrol and oil products to stabilise the domestic petroleum market and ensure economic growth, according to experts. 13 Vietnam news | 06/08/2022 08:35 Demand for healthy foods on the rise post-COVID Consumers are increasingly looking for natural and environment-friendly products and those with health benefits after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the High Quality Vietnamese Product Business Association. 14 Vietnam news | 06/08/2022 07:42 Property market faces serious liquidity issues: conference With the real estate market facing liquidity problems, analysts have called for the Government and banking industry to create a mechanism that enables property developers to borrow and issue bonds. 15 Vietnam news | 06/08/2022 07:28 PetroVietnam surpasses oil exploitation by 22 per cent in January-May The Việt Nam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) pumped 4.55 million tonnes of crude oil in the first five months of 2022, surpassing the plan by 22 per cent, contributing to ensuring national energy security and national development. 16 Vietnam news | 06/08/2022 06:44 VN-Index reverses course, slightly gains in late trade The stocks market was mixed on Tuesday, as a strong recovery in risk asset demand in the last minutes of the afternoon session helped pull the VN-Index out of the bearish trend set in the morning trade. 17 VietnamPlus | 06/07/2022 20:50 Proposed minimum wage insufficient to make ends meet: insiders As the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has been gathering comments on a draft on the minimum wage, insiders said the proposed wages are insufficient to make ends meet. 18 VietnamPlus | 06/07/2022 20:47 Vietnamese businesses attend Seoul Food 2022 Twenty Vietnamese enterprises are participating in Seoul Food 2022, which kicked off at the Korea International Exhibition Centre (KINTEX) on June 7. 19 VietnamPlus | 06/07/2022 20:03 Hanoi Association of Main Industrial Products seeks cooperation opportunities with Italy Cooperation opportunities between Hanoi’s businesses that offer main industrial products and Italian enterprises were highlighted at a conference in the capital city on June 7. 20 VietnamPlus | 06/07/2022 19:13 Higher coverage helps SMEs recover faster The Law on Support for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) took effect on January 1, 2018, but its programmes have not provided adequate coverage to make any big difference. 743 744 745 746 747