The industrial production value of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is estimated to hit more than 4.33 trillion VND (191.42 million USD) in January, posting a month-on-month rise of 6.89 percent and up 9.48 percent from the same period last year.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on January 21 announced its plan to resume regular flights between Vietnam and Russia, the United Kingdom, France and Germany.

A seminar was held in An Giang province on January 20 to promote trade and investment between the US and the Mekong Delta localities.

A programme to promote Vietnam’s Tet culture and cuisine kicked off at Carrefour Ormesson hypermarket in Ormesson city of France on January 20.

Although relevant policies have been put in place, the process of equitisation and divestment of state capital is still moving at a very slow pace.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,077 VND/USD on January 21, down 23 VND from the previous day.

Việt Nam has lost over 120,000 hectares of sugarcane 2016-21, a staggering 45 per cent decrease. Meanwhile, productivity has gone down from 64.8 to 61.5 tonnes per hectare during the same period, according to the Vietnam Sugar and Sugarcane Association (VASA).

Demand for goods for Tết in Hà Nội is forecast to increase by 3 - 20 per cent depending on products, according to the Hà Nội Department of Industry and Trade.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed police coordinate with tax departments to investigate and handle tax avoidance in real estate buying and selling.

The impressive figure made the US become the second trade partner with import-export turnover with Việt nam reaching the $100 billion mark after China. 

Agriculture, beauty and personal care; and home and gardening are three potential export industries in which Vietnamese small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) can grab the opportunity to grow their business in 2022.

Shares rose strongly in the latter half of the afternoon session, lifting the VN-Index up 1.56 per cent to close Thursday at 1,465.30 points.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on January 20 visited and delivered gifts to border guards, medical staff, and needy families in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh as the Lunar New Year (Tet) is just around the corner.

Masan Group Corporation’s consolidated net revenues increased by 14.8 per cent in fiscal 2021 to VNĐ88.63 trillion (US$3.9 billion), driven by strong topline growth across nearly all businesses, preliminary unaudited financial results for the year released on January 19 show.

While many plastic enterprises reported positive results in both revenue and profits in the fourth quarter of last year, there are still enterprises reporting a decline in profits, even suffering losses.

Internet infrastructure in the country is set to receive considerable investment in 2022 to meet users’ growing demand, according to the Dau tu (Vietnam Investment Review) newspaper.

The Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. (JAPEX) and Vietnam’s ITECO JSC have freshly signed a share purchase agreement and a pact on comprehensive cooperation that involves the procurement, storage, and supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Vietnam.

Trade between Việt Nam and Hungary has grown continually over the past years, and it is believed that there remains room for the Southeast Asian country to fuel exports to this European nation.

The northern province of Quang Ninh announced its District and Department Competitiveness Index (DDCI) in 2021 during a conference in Ha Long city on January 20.

Vietnam’s export turnover of fiber of all types reached a record high of 5.5 billion USD in 2021, despite the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.