Vietnam's durian dominates fruit exports, outpacing dragon fruit (26/09/2024)
Vietnam's fruit exports have experienced a remarkable surge, with durian overtaking dragon fruit as the top foreign currency earner in 2023, heard a conference held by the Vietnam Fruit & Vegetables Association (Vinafruit) in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on September 24.

Tuna exports see modest growth over eight-month period (26/09/2024)
Vietnam raked in US$648 million from tuna exports during the opening eight months of the year, representing a rise of 19% year on year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnam wins bid to export rice to Indonesian market (26/09/2024)
Vietnam has won the bid to export nearly 60,000 tonnes of rice to Indonesia during its September bidding for the import of 450,000 tonnes.

Google seeks cooperation with Vietnam in AI development (26/09/2024)
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam met with Karan Bhatia, Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Policy at Google on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York on September 25 (local time).

SpaceX plans to invest US$15 billion in Vietnam (26/09/2024)
Tim Hughes, senior vice president for Global Business and Government Affairs of the US-based provider of spacecraft, satellite launch services, and satellite communications SpaceX, has said the corporation plans to invest US$15 billion in Vietnam.

UOB revises Vietnamese economic growth downward to 5.9% this year (26/09/2024)
Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has downgraded Vietnam’s economic growth rate to 5.9% this year due to the impact of recent typhoon Yagi, according to the bank’s latest report on the economic situation in the third quarter of the year.

Dong Nai awards investment certificates to 17 projects (25/09/2024)
The projects span various sectors, with a combined capital of $6 billion.

PM asks to complete Long Thanh airport (phase 1) by the end of 2025 (25/09/2024)
The Government leader examining the construction site for the fourth time on September 24.

UOB: Vietnam's GDP to drop to 5.9 per cent due to typhoon Yagi (25/09/2024)
The typhoon's impact is expected to be felt more clearly in the northern regions towards the end of the third quarter and the start of fourth quarter, leading to reduced output and damage to manufacturing, agriculture, and service facilities.

Vietnam plans to invest in over-1,500km North-South high-speed railway (25/09/2024)
The Politburo has recently agreed to seek opinions of the Party Central Committee regarding the investment policy for a North-South high-speed railway before the Government submits it to the National Assembly at its 8th session.

Vietnamese pavilion impresses visitors at 21st China-ASEAN Expo (25/09/2024)
A range of diverse and quality products, together with unique art performances, put on at Vietnamese pavilion have drawn attention from numerous visitors at the 21st China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) which is getting underway in Nanning city of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.

Nine-month timber and wood product exports see robust growth (25/09/2024)
The opening nine months of the year witnessed timber and wood product exports reach US$12.15 billion, up 17.2% year on year, thereby making the products among the country’s top export items.

Quanta exports first two batches of laptops from Nam Dinh factory (25/09/2024)
Quanta Computer Inc., of Taiwan (China) on September 24 exported the first two batches of laptops from its factory in the northern province of Nam Dinh.

Vietnam aims to develop a high-quality semiconductor workforce (25/09/2024)
Among the 50,000 personnel with university degrees or higher, at least 42,000 engineers and graduates will be trained.

Vietnam showcases products at Worldfood Moscow 2024 (25/09/2024)
Bilateral trade between Vietnam and Russia reached $2.74 billion in the first seven months of 2024, a 45.5% year-on-year increase.

Sales of cars in Vietnam exptected to reach 1 million units by 2030 (25/09/2024)
According to the latest draft strategy submitted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, out of the 1 million cars to be sold in Vietnam in 2030, around 350,000 units will be electric, hybrid, and solar-powered vehicles.

Rooftop solar power development debated by the Government (25/09/2024)
At a meeting chaired by PM Pham Minh Chinh on September 23, a draft decree on mechanisms and policies in favor of rooftop solar power development was discussed.

Top leader meets with leaders of international technology corporations, investment funds (25/09/2024)
The meetings held as part of the top leader’s trip to the US to attend the high-level week of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly.

NextBold Capital eyes $100 million fund to back SMEs in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos (20/09/2024)
NextBold Capital, a private equity firm focused on supporting the growth of small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs) in Southeast Asia, is raising its first fund to invest in SMEs across Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.

Bhutan, Vietnam look towards stronger bilateral ties (20/09/2024)
Vietnam and Bhutan should augment co-operation and deepen mutual understanding towards further promoting bilateral ties, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet at a reception held on September 19 for Ambassador of Bhutan to Thailand and Vietnam Kinzang Dorji on the occasion of the diplomat's visit to Vietnam to present his credentials.