Conference promotes Vietnam’s trade, investment cooperation with China’s locality (11/04/2023)
A conference on promoting trade, investment and economic cooperation between Vietnam and China’s Hainan province took place in the local Haikou city on April 10, attended by the sides’ officials and approximately 120 enterprises.

Vietnam sees farming revolution, exports high-quality rice (11/04/2023)
Anticipating that rice yield and output are nearly hitting the ceiling, Vietnam is preparing for a revolution in rice farming, striving for 1 million hectares of high-quality rice.

UK’s accession to CPTPP to bring more incentives for Vietnamese exports (11/04/2023)
The UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will complement the existing UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) and help upgrade the bilateral relations thanks to additional preferential tariffs, Kemi Badenoch, Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade of the UK, reportedly said.

Savills Vietnam: Prospects remains for office real estate and industrial real estate (10/04/2023)
Both sectors hold potential as the economic landscape recovers post-pandemic.

Policies needed to boost production linkage, localisation rate: insiders (10/04/2023)
Policies are needed to boost the number of domestic enterprises participating in the supply chain of multinational companies, and a boost is necessary in the localisation rate of the processing and manufacturing industry, which now remain modest, insiders said.

Vietnam absorbs some 5.45 billion USD of FDI in first quarter (10/04/2023)
Vietnam attracted nearly 5.45 billion USD worth of foreign investment in the first quarter of the year, down 39% year-on-year.

Vietnam eyes $30B in food, food stuff exports annually (10/04/2023)
Vietnam has issued a national action plan on building a sustainable food and food stuff system to 2030, with a goal of maintaining the export turnover of over $30 billion each year.

Vietnam exports 1.7 million tonnes of rice in Q1 (10/04/2023)
Vietnam exported 1.7 million tonnes of rice in Q1 worth over $900 million, a 19% increase in quantity and 30% rise in value over the same period last year, according to Vietnam Customs.

Rubber industry needs better grip on competitiveness in int’l market (10/04/2023)
As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, Vietnam’s rubber industry faces challenges from both the world market and internal factors that hinder the industry’s competitiveness. Finicky global markets are extremely competitive and well down the road of development, meaning Vietnam needs to catch up to keep pace.

Global economic slowdown key risk to Vietnam’s growth outlook: AMRO (07/04/2023)
This year, AMRO expected Vietnam’s GDP growth to hit 6% in 2023, and then rebound to 7,1% in 2024.

Vietnamese businesses updated on India’s new foreign trade policy (07/04/2023)
An online seminar on India’s foreign trade policy in 2023 was held by the Vietnam Trade Office in New Delhi on April 5, attracting the participation of representatives from Vietnamese agencies and businesses, and researchers.

Durian fastest growing fruit export to China (07/04/2023)
Durian was the fastest-growing export to China among fruits in the first two months of this year, rising by 291% year-on-year to US$56.9 million.

Vietnam exports 1.7 million tonnes of rice in Q1 (07/04/2023)
Vietnam exported 1.7 million tonnes of rice in the first quarter of 2023 worth over 900 million USD, a 19% increase in quantity and 30% rise in value compared to the same period in 2022.

Russia calls Vietnam leading partner in Southeast Asia (07/04/2023)
As the only Southeast Asian country to sign a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Vietnam is Russia’s leading business partner in the area, Russia’s Deputy PM Dmitry Chernyshenko said.

South Korea auto manufacturer to return to Vietnam (07/04/2023)
South Korea auto manufacturer SsangYong is set to return to the Vietnam market under the name KG Mobility with sales set to begin next year.

Vow made to bridge PPP investment gaps (07/04/2023)
The government has ordered an overall review on policies involving public-private partnership in a bid to woo more private investment.

Population of 100 million provides VN great opportunities, challenges (07/04/2023)
It is expected that in mid-April, Vietnam’s population will reach 100 million people which could provide many great opportunities and challenges.

Cuban expert commends Vietnam’s suitable policy adjustments (06/04/2023)
The sound policies adopted by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and coordination in actions by the Government have helped Vietnam keep a close watch on developments of the world economy and make suitable policy adjustments, a Cuban expert has said.

Vietnam, Singapore talk cooperation in logistics (06/04/2023)
Representatives from agencies, associations and businesses of Vietnam and Singapore looked into the market situation, and cooperation potential and opportunities between the two countries, especially in logistics, at a seminar in Singapore on April 5.

VN steel industry awaits indication of progress (06/04/2023)
The steel sector across Vietnam continues to face a variety of challenges to its growth prospects from multiple angles.