Fitch Ratings has affirmed Việt Nam's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) at 'BB' with a positive outlook.

Greening the garment industry is essential for the sector to fully exploit opportunities arising from free trade agreements and participate deeply in the global value chain, according to the Vietnam Garment and Apparel Association (VITAS).

Favourable factors, including the Government’s support packages and the reopening of tourism, have given a fresh impetus to the real estate market.

Vietnamese automaker VinFast and the government of North Carolina in the US on March 30 (Vietnam time) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the construction of VinFast's first electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing factory in North America, which has total investment of 2 billion USD in its first phase and will create thousands of jobs.

Ransomware attacks increased sharply in 2021 and would continue to do so, VSEC said, adding that ransomware infections had spread rapidly due to the growth of online learning and working platforms.

Vietnam’s total seafood output has reached 566,700 tonnes in the first three months of 2022, up 0.1 percent year-on-year, according to the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An is in Berlin, Germany, to attend the eighth Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue held under the motto “From Ambition to Action” on March 29 – 30.

The HCM City Economic Forum 2022 will take place from April 14-16 under the theme of “Digital economy: Driving force for growth and development of Hồ Chí Minh City in future”.

The second Việt Nam Furniture Matching Week to be held from April 13 to 20 will feature a series of online and on-site activities to link up Vietnamese manufacturers and foreign buyers.

Greening the garment industry is essential for the sector to fully exploit opportunities arising from the free trade agreements and participate deeply in global value chain, acccording to Việt Nam Garment and Apparel Association (VITAS).  

The consumer price index (CPI) of Hanoi in the first quarter of 2022 rose by 2.66 percent against the same period last year, the municipal Statistics Office reported on March 29.

Construction work at the Long Thanh International Airport project in the southern province of Dong Nai is accelerated to ensure the project's scheduled pace.

Authorities of the southern province of Binh Duong on March 29 met with Yeh Ming Yuh, Director-General of Polytex Far Eastern Vietnam, to discuss how to help the textile firm to resolve issues facing its expansion project at Bau Bang Industrial Park.

Sea freight rates continue to escalate as they track petroleum prices, pushing up export costs and thus reducing the competitiveness of Vietnamese goods, according to businesses.

The Government has agreed to a proposal by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to extend the pilot bad debt settlement of credit institutions based on Resolution 42/2017/QH14.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,135 VND/USD on March 30, down 16 VND from the previous day.

HCM City is set to launch an automatic fee collecting system for the use of infrastructure and public services at ports on April 1 to raise funds to develop roads around ports.

The Government has agreed to a proposal by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to extend the bad debt settlement of credit institutions based on the pilot Resolution 42/2017/QH14.

Shares ended higher on Tuesday after facing strong correction in the previous session, with both benchmark indices almost recovering fully from the losses.

Vietnam has become a big supplier of agricultural products for the Japanese market and Asia in general, but ample room remains for the country to boost export to Japan, as Vietnamese goods now now account for only 3 percent of Japan’s total import value, heard a workshop on March 29.