Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected the construction site of the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project and attended the groundbreaking ceremony of a social housing project in Lao Cai city in the northern mountainous province of the same name on December 22.
Vietnam expects to officially export fresh passion fruit to the US in 2025 as negotiations on plant quarantine measures for the fruit near completion, according to the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Experts believe that Vietnamese enterprises need to develop green products for export to the UK, contributing to increasing exports to this market.
Vietnamese export businesses need to prepare for the United Kingdom (UK)’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), which will take effect from 2027.
Ho Chi Minh City marked a significant milestone in its long-awaited mass transit development on December 22, with the official launch of its first metro line after years of delay.
E-commerce has become a key driver of the digital economy, with an impressive growth rate of 25% in 2023, and is projected to account for 10% of total retail revenue by 2025. This trend not only creates significant opportunities but also pushes businesses to adapt quickly and achieve critical milestones in digital transformation.
Domestic and international industrial parks and related stakeholders shared experiences implementing smart and sustainable industrial park models and proposed policy solutions to transition Vietnamese industrial parks from traditional models to smart and sustainable ones at the Vietnam Industrial Park Forum held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 19.
Identifying Vietnam as its second most important market after Japan, AEON Group of Japan continues to intensify its business investments.
The Hanoi Investment, Trade, and Tourism Promotion Centre and the Soc Son district People's Committee on December 20 kicked off the Hanoi Shopping Festival 2024 in the district’s Tien Duc commune on December 20.
Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, the second busiest airport in the country, has officially implemented a cashless and electronic toll collection (ETC) system for vehicle parking and stopover services across all lanes at both domestic and international terminals (T1 and T2, respectively).
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, and Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) Muto Yoji co-chaired the 7th meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Committee on Industry, Trade and Energy Cooperation in Tokyo on December 20.
A delegation from the Chinese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, led by Consul General Wei Huaxiang, and 30 Chinese coconut companies made a field trip to raw material zones in Cau Ke district, the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh, on December 20.
A forum aimed at strengthening business and investment connections between Vietnam and the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) took place in Hanoi on December 20.
The latest biannual report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasts a significant increase in global coffee production for the 2024-25 crop, driven by recovery in Vietnam and Indonesia's output.
Two-way trade between Vietnam and China’s Hong Kong in the first ten months of 2024 surged 32% year-on-year to 32.3 billion USD, marking a significant step forward in bilateral economic cooperation, particularly in rolling out agreements reached during the visit of Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, John Lee Ka-chiu to Vietnam last July.
The North American market offers tremendous opportunities for Vietnamese exports, but penetrating demands robust brand strategies and carefully crafted market plans, as highlighted at a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 19.
Green and Smart Mobility (GSM) JSC, Vietnam's all-electric mobility service provider operating under the Xanh SM brand, on December 20 announced that it has established strategic partnerships with nine Indonesian partners to drive the green transport revolution in the region.
Vietnam’s tax sector has collected a record-high revenue of 1.7 quadrillion VND (66.7 billion USD) for the state budget in 2024, the General Department of Taxation reported at a conference on December 19.
Vietnam has distinguished itself as one of the fastest-growing economies in the East Asia-Pacific region in 2024. The country's remarkable performance is attributed to a robust recovery in exports coupled with strong domestic demand, Andrea Coppola, the World Bank's Lead Country Economist and Programme Leader for Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, told the Vietnam News Agency.
