To tackle the issue, An Giang is rolling out the “four clarities”: clear monitoring responsibility, clear vessel ownership, clear anchorage, and clear vessel status, to tighten control over unlicensed vessels.
VICOFA Vice Chairman Thai Nhu Hiep stated that Vietnam is already the world’s largest producer and exporter of Robusta coffee, with an annual output exceeding 1.8 million tonnes. Vietnamese Robusta coffee has several advantages, including favourable natural conditions and large, concentrated growing areas, which provide a stable supply.
Bamboo Airways has announced plans to develop auxiliary service centres at Vietnam's key airports including Noi Bai (Hanoi), Tan Son Nhat (Ho Chi Minh City), Long Thanh (Dong Nai), and Phu Cat (Gia Lai).
PM Pham Minh Chinh called on the Kuwait National Petroleum Company to share its experience, technology, management expertise, and investment cooperation in Vietnam’s oil and gas sector.
The third meeting of the Joint Committee on Economic and Trade Cooperation aimed to review cooperation, remove obstacles and identify priority areas for future endeavours.
According to the latest figures from the Department of Customs, Vietnam imported 16,343 cars in October. Although this represents a 5.5% drop from the previous month, total imports over the first ten months reached 171,364 units, up 20% year on year. Import turnover neared 4 billion USD, the highest level in the past three years.
Can Tho city is intensifying efforts to resolve vessel monitoring system (VMS) disconnections as part of its drive to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, aiming to ensure all fishing vessels maintain stable tracking signals while operating at sea.
In addition to strengthening traditional sectors such as trade, oil and gas, and agriculture, they committed to expanding cooperation into high-potential, new fields, including industry, renewable energy, scientific research, digital transformation, innovative startups, tourism, higher education, construction, and transport.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment reported that Vietnam sold 1.3 million tonnes of coffee overseas for 7.41 billion USD between January and October, up 61.8% year-on-year and marking the highest annual value increase to date. The average export price reached 5,653 USD per tonne, a surge of 42.5% from the same period last year. Several markets posted outstanding growth, particularly Mexico, where export value jumped by 34.7 times.
The Vietnam National Industry - Energy Group (Petrovietnam) has issued its science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation strategy through 2030, with a vision to 2050, to improve competitiveness, positioning science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation as key drivers of the group’s sustainable growth.
A recent FTSE report suggests that Vietnam will represent 0.04% of the FTSE Global All Cap index, 0.02% of the FTSE All-World index, 0.34% of the FTSE Emerging All Cap index and 0.22% of the FTSE Emerging Index.
Aero K said that Nha Trang is its second destination in Vietnam after central Da Nang city. The airline has been steadily expanding routes to Japan, Taiwan (China), and Southeast Asian countries, increasing its international flights for the RoK’s central region.
The Vietnamese booth features a range of signature products including coffee, tea, fruit juices, traditional confectionery and natural functional foods that match the growing demand in Southeast Europe for healthy, natural and traceable products.
The State Bank of Vietnam to lift gold position limit for authorised banks from 2% to 5% of charter capital.
With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,376 VND/USD, and the floor rate 23,864 VND/USD.
Vingroup plans to issue a maximum of 1,625 bonds with a face value of 200,000 USD per bond. The total expected issuance value is 325 million USD.
Minister Counsellor Pham Quang Huy, Deputy Head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to Geneva, has chaired a working session on the Global Trade Alert (GTA) tool with representatives from the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Andrey Eydlin of the St. Gallen Endowment.
At a national forum on the silver economy in Vietnam on November 14, Politburo member and Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Nguyen Xuan Thang said the country must shift from viewing ageing as a welfare burden to recognising older people as an economic asset.
In the closing session, representatives from the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) and the Vietnamese negotiating team stated that the talks yielded positive results, laying a favourable foundation for the early conclusion of the Vietnam – US Reciprocal Trade Agreement.
VIPTAM Technology Group JSC (VIPTAM Group) has officially established long-term strategic trade partnerships with major international brands, introducing a new model to promote bilateral trade between Vietnam and the US through VDONE Network, a multimedia social platform developed by the group.
