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.

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) – Quảng Trị 2022 International Trade Fair opened in the central province of Quảng Trị on Monday.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has reported an impressive pre-tax profit of 17.3 trillion VND (740.1 million USD) in the first half of 2022.

Vietnam is on the right track in accelerating its decisive economic reform, but an upgrade is needed to meet the government's aspirations of sustained, inclusive, and green growth, said an expert from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Vietnam’s process manufacturing sector has to date attracted 252 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI), accounting for nearly 60% of the total foreign capital poured into the Southeast Asian country.

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) - Quang Tri 2022 International Trade Fair opened in the central province of Quang Tri on July 25.

Falling petrol prices have given cheer to people and businesses and may stimulate consumer demand in the near future.

Vietjet on July 25 jubilantly commenced operation of Ho Chi Minh City – Busan service with the maiden flight warmly welcomed with water cannon at Gimhae International Airport.

As the financial report season begins, besides companies announcing large profits with strong growth, many saw great losses in the second quarter of 2022.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,196 VND/USD on July 26, down 11 VND from the previous day.

The Hà Nội Office of New Rural Construction Programme Co-ordination on Friday announced 595 new products that meet the standards of the One Commune-One Product (OCOP) programme that aims to promote local products, particularly those from agriculture.

he stock market is experiencing one of its worst periods since a new wave of investors boomed two years ago.