Deputy PM welcomes Japan’s Aichi prefecture Governor (27/08/2024)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on August 26 welcomed Governor of Japan’s Aichi prefecture Omura Hideaki on his sixth visit to Vietnam, saying he believes that it will foster friendly cooperation between Aichi and Vietnam, contributing to the overall development of the Vietnam-Japan comprehensive strategic partnership.

Vietnamese economy in 2025 to see positive impacts from regional acceleration (27/08/2024)
The economic outlook for the Asia-Pacific region in 2025 remains positive, with growth predicted to accelerate in Southeast Asia and Vietnam being one of the countries that will benefit the most from this trend, according to the analysis results of Analytics, a subsidiary of Moody's Group of the United States.

China’s Yu Chai invests in US$260 million motor manufacturing factory in Vietnam (26/08/2024)
Kim Long Motor Hue JSC and Yu Chai of China on August 23 signed a contract to build a US$260 million motor manufacturing factory at Chan My – Lang Co economic zone in Thua Thien-Hue province, central Vietnam.

European businesses indicated continued faith in Vietnam's investment environment (26/08/2024)
FDI results in the first seven months of 2024 were promising while a recent survey of European businesses indicated continued faith in Vietnam’s potential.

Human resources training in semiconductor, AI, cloud computing to be accelerated (26/08/2024)
Under the August 23 dispatch from the Prime Minister, measures have been identified to accelerate the training of high-quality human resources for the semiconductor, artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing.

Vietnam represents third largest seafood exporter globally (26/08/2024)
Accounting for over 7% of the market share, the nation currently makes up the world's third largest seafood exporter, behind only China and Norway, according to industry insiders.

Eight-month fruit and vegetable exports earn close to US$4.6 billion (26/08/2024)
Fruit and vegetable exports grossed more than US$700 million in August alone, bringing total export value to an estimated US$4.58 billion during the eight-month period.

Timber and wood product exports gross US$9.5 billion by mid-August (26/08/2024)
Vietnamese timber and wood product exports from January to August 15 surged by 24% to reach US$9.5 billion against the same period from last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Japan’s deep-tech startups to make waves in Vietnam (23/08/2024)
Despite being in a fledgling state, more Vietnamese deep-tech startups are looking for Japanese funding and backing to scale up their operations.

Exports reach new high achievement (23/08/2024)
According to the latest data from the General Statistics Office, the export value of goods in July reached 36 billion USD, up 6.7% from the previous month and 19.1% from the same period last year. This marked the highest export performance since the beginning of 2023.

Vietnam-Russia trade turnover reaches $2.7 bln in 7M (23/08/2024)
Vietnam's export value to this market totalng $1.36 billion.

China – Vietnam’s $100B trading partner (23/08/2024)
Not only has annual trade with China surpassed US$100 billion, that country has also become one of Vietnam’s top investors in the last five years.


Vietnam a key market for Japanese (23/08/2024)
Japanese investors continue to bet on Vietnam’s market with rising strategic partnerships and greenfield investments.

A fresh space for Vietnamese-Singaporean businesses (22/08/2024)
New opportunities are coming for businesses and investors of Vietnam and Singapore in the areas such as carbon credits, renewable energy, and the digital economy. Kenneth Loh, vice president of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce’s Hanoi office, talked to VIR’s Bich Thuy about what lies ahead.

Renewable energy cooperation between Vietnam and Belgium to be boosted (22/08/2024)
At a working session between Vietnamese ambassador to Belgium with local experts on August 20, bilateral cooperation in this field was discussed

Vietnam-Japan forum paves way for agricultural workforce revolution (22/08/2024)
The Vietnam-Japan quality agricultural workforce cooperation forum, a joint effort between the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), took place in Tokyo on August 21.

Vietnam-Singapore trade surges in July (22/08/2024)
The total import-export turnover between Vietnam and Singapore surged 20.91% year-on-year to more than 3.1 billion SGD (about 2.3 billion USD) in July, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore.


Asia represents Vietnam’s largest cinnamon import market (22/08/2024)
Asia is currently Vietnam's largest cinnamon import market, with Indonesia and China in particular representing the two major cinnamon suppliers to the Southeast Asian nation, reaching 148 tonnes and 54 tonnes, respectively.