Economy Vietnam targets cashless payment value reaching 30 times GDP by 2030 Vietnam targets that by 2030, 95 per cent of people aged 15 and above will have bank transaction accounts, while the value of cashless payments will reach 30 times GDP. 06/08/2026 08:06 | Vietnam Law Vietnam targets cashless payment value reaching 30 times GDP by 2030 06/08/2026 08:06 | Vietnam Law Vietnam attracts nearly 35 percent more FDI in first five months 06/03/2026 15:09 | Vietnam Law Vietnam one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic logistics markets: survey 06/02/2026 08:44 | Vietnam Law 1 Vietnam news | 04/07/2022 10:32 Exciting offers on Sacombank Pay app, 100% fee refund for overseas money transfer Sacombank has launched a promotion programme called ‘Pay có hội - Thưởng gấp bội’ for new customers who register for the Sacombank Pay app and others who introduce the app to relatives and friends, and it offers total prizes of more than VNĐ2 billion (US$87,550) 2 VietnamPlus | 04/07/2022 08:57 Greater efforts needed to tackle inefficient projects Greater efforts and determination were needed to thoroughly tackle stagnant State-owned projects and create new resources and motivation to revive these projects and enable them to promote the country’s economic development. 3 Vietnam news | 04/07/2022 08:54 Government's economic recovery and development programme is important: expert 4 VietnamPlus | 04/07/2022 08:45 Reference exchange rate up 5 VND The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,105 VND/USD on April 7, up 5 VND from the previous day. 5 Vietnam news | 04/07/2022 08:30 Việt Nam and New Zealand to build resilience in agriculture economies Việt Nam and New Zealand pledged to deepen the two countries’ agriculture and trade relationship in a virtual dialogue held on Wednesday. 6 Vietnam news | 04/07/2022 08:03 Greater efforts needed to tackle inefficient projects Greater efforts and determination were needed to thoroughly tackle stagnant State-owned projects and create new resources and motivation to revive these projects and enable them to promote the country’s economic development. 7 Vietnam news | 04/07/2022 07:29 Việt Nam’s manufacturing sector hit by wave of COVID-19 infections The Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dropped to 51.7 in March from 54.3 in February, as the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread labour shortages in the manufacturing sector during March, according to S&P Global. 8 Vietnam news | 04/07/2022 05:04 VN-Index bounces back on growth of bank stocks Shares bounced back slightly on Wednesday after a brief fall in the previous session, driven by growth of banks, while realty stocks continued to slide following negative news of big property firms. 9 VietnamPlus | 04/06/2022 21:01 Seminar discusses Vietnam-UK startup collaboration A Vietnam-UK startup cooperation seminar, the last event of the Vietnam Days in the UK 2022, took place at the AstraZeneca global research and development center in Cambridge on April 5. 10 VietnamPlus | 04/06/2022 20:35 Vietjet resumes 10 air routes from/to Can Tho city President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony marking the resumption of 10 air routes of Vietjet from/to the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 6. 11 VietnamPlus | 04/06/2022 20:28 Seven Vietnamese billionaires named on Forbes rich list Seven Vietnamese names are among the 2,668 of dollar billionaires worldwide as per Forbes' latest update to its annual rich list. 12 VietnamPlus | 04/06/2022 18:23 Businesses continue to struggle with petrol prices While the reduced environmental protection tax lowered petrol prices from April 1, most transport enterprises are struggling. 13 Vietnam news | 04/06/2022 18:20 Seven Vietnamese billionaires named on Forbes rich list Seven Vietnamese names are among the 2,668 of dollar billionaires worldwide as per Forbes' latest update to its annual rich list. 14 VietnamPlus | 04/06/2022 18:03 Ways sought to reduce import-export costs A seminar was held by Customs E-Magazine in Ho Chi Minh City on April 6 to discuss synchronous solutions to cut input and commercialisation costs, thus reducing import-export spending. 15 VietnamPlus | 04/06/2022 17:40 Vietnam looks to set up blue economy partnership group The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has assigned the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) to work on building a blue sea economy partnership group to carry out a sustainable development strategy for Vietnam’s maritime economy to 2030, with a vision to 2045. 16 VietnamPlus | 04/06/2022 15:39 ADB maintains forecast for Vietnam’s GDP growth at 6.5 percent this year The Asian Development Bank (ADB) maintained its forecast for Vietnam’s GDP growth at 6.5 percent in 2022 and projected the economy to further expand by 6.7 percent in 2023, it was heard at a press conference in Hanoi on April 6 morning. 17 Vietnam news | 04/06/2022 15:20 US initiates anti-dumping investigation into solar panels imported from Việt Nam The US Department of Commerce in late March initiated an anti-dumping and countervailing investigation on solar modules imported from Việt Nam, Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Việt Nam on Monday. 18 Vietnam news | 04/06/2022 14:35 Ministry to continue tightening bond market after Tân Hoàng Minh scandal After the cancellation of nine bond issuances of Tân Hoàng Minh Group, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) is drafting, amending and supplementing Decree 153 on offering and trading corporate bonds, which proposes stricter condition for bond issuers, especially in private placement. 19 Vietnam news | 04/06/2022 14:09 New platform brings Việt Nam and Thailand closer The Thai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ThaiCham), previously the Thai Business Association (TBA), was officially inaugurated on April 5 in Hà Nội. 20 Vietnam news | 04/06/2022 12:25 Bayer eyes breakthrough innovations in life sciences Science company Bayer has said it is accelerating investment in its Leaps by Bayer impact investment unit with more than 1.3 billion euros (US$1.4 billion) by 2024. 915 916 917 918 919