Việt Nam managed to control public debt within a safe level with gradually slowing year-on-year increases. However, according to the Ministry of Finance, the economy was severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in the past three years.

A number of large-scale industrial zones were being set up from the beginning of this year to attract both foreign and domestic manufacturers in the wave of post-pandemic production and business recovery.

Rising raw material and fuel costs is putting pressure on food businesses and restaurants in HCM City to hike prices.

Enterprises should prioritise investment in developing value-added cashew products to avoid losing its market share instead of only focusing on wholesale, according to experts.

The market settled lower on Friday as risk appetite was not strong enough to push general sentiment.

HCM City needs to speed up equitisation to restructure state-owned enterprises and improve their efficiency, according to the Government Inspectorate.

Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc had assigned Deputy Finance Minister Nguyen Duc Chi to directly take the charge of the State Securities Commission (SSC) from May 19.

Recognising that cyber attacks targeting the ICT supply chain are increasing, experts said that organisations in Việt Nam needed to be prepared to respond through sharing and updating knowledge about this form of attacks.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) helps promote Vietnam-Australia cooperation in terms of trade and investment, the Cong Thuong (Industry and Trade) newspaper said, citing Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh.

Vietnamese businesses are seeking to export more fresh and processed dragon fruits to Australia and New Zealand as the demand for this fruit in both markets is increasing.

The Mekong Delta Province of Hậu Giang will advertise its potential and strengths, promote trade and tourism while introducing a list of projects calling for investment during an upcoming investment promotion conference in the locality. 

The National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) has announced that the US has licensed six more Vietnamese pangasius processing factories to export to the market.

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The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,145 VND/USD on May 20, up 3 VND from the previous day.

Undisbursed funds for public investment projects could be recalled if local governments failed to implement said projects for an extended period of time, said Deputy Prime Minister Lê Minh Khái in a meeting with local officials in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Việt Nam exported 235,000 tonnes of cassava and cassava products worth US$105.01 million in April, up 10.8 per cent and 31.7 per cent in volume and value year-on-year, according to the General Department of Customs.

The exhibition showcases a wide range of products in construction, building materials, exterior-interior decoration, solar energy machines, and smart home technologies at 1,000 booths. 

They are Hùng Cá Co and Vĩnh Hoàn Joint Stock Company - the country's two leading tra fish exporters, tienphong.vn cited the National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department as saying. 

More expensive animal feed prices have eroded livestock companies’ profits in the first quarter of 2022. 

Lowering logistics costs is key to increasing the competitiveness of Việt Nam’s export products and the whole economy.