Việt Nam News

Nguyễn Thế Chinh, director of the Environmental Economic Policy Institute, talked to Vietnamnews reporter Lê Việt Dũng about the situation of circular economy in Việt Nam and the measures to accelerate the transition toward the notion.

Foreign investment in the world has changed due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Việt Nam has become a bright destination for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) and for the first time, Việt Nam has become one of the top 20 countries in the world in terms of FDI. With many advantages, foreign investors are placing great trust in Việt Nam. However, competition in attracting FDI among other countries, especially countries with similar development as Việt Nam, is increasingly fierce. Lê Xuân Sang, deputy director of the Vietnam Institute of Economics spoke to Vietnam News Agency about this issue.

Finance Minister Hồ Đức Phớc speaks to local media about the future development of the corporate bond market.

As land finance and land prices do not accurately reflect the market reality, this has become one of the issues of interest in the report and review of the draft amended Land Law submitted to the National Assembly on Tuesday.

ADB Country Director Andrew Jeffries spoke to Vietnam News Agency on this move in the context of the US' Fed, ECB and a number of other central banks raising their rates to curb inflation.

Việt Nam has drawn up policy to attract high-quality foreign investment. Việt Nam News talked to Oliver Todd, British Consul General in Việt Nam about Việt Nam’s advantages to attract global investors, including the UK companies.

Vietnam News Agency spoke to Lê Xuân Nghĩa, a member of the National Financial and Monetary Advisory Council, about how to accelerate the 2% interest rate support programme implemenation but still ensure the legitimate beneficiaries and avoid policy profiteering.

Recently, central banks worldwide are in a dash to raise benchmark interest rates to cool rampant high inflation. Vietnam News Agency talked to Associate Professor Dr. Nguyễn Thị Mùi, a member of the National Advisory Council on Financial and Monetary Policies (NACFMP) about how their moves will affect the global economy, including Việt Nam.

Amid increasing pork prices, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has been implementing solutions to remove difficulties and promote production. Therefore, the livestock industry is expected to ensure supply from now until the end of this year.

Nguyễn Văn Hội, Director of the Institute of Industrial Strategy and Policy Research, Ministry of Industry and Trade, spoke to Vietnam News Agency about the border trade activities after the pandemic was controlled.

Việt Nam News spoke to Phùng Đức Tiến, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), about the opportunity to export high-quality agricultural products between the two markets.

Assoc Prof and PhD Đinh Trọng Thịnh, a senior economist from the Academy of Finance, spoke to Vietnam News Agency Television about the loopholes in this market and solutions to make the market healthier and grow well.

Trương Hùng Long, director of the Department of Debt Management and External Finance under the Ministry of Finance, spoke with Vietnam News Agency about improving the national credit rating.

With long-standing agricultural production, poetic landscapes and ancient villages, Việt Nam's agricultural and rural areas have the potential for tourism development. Nguyễn Minh Tiến, director of the Agricultural Trade Promotion Center, spoke with Vietnam News Agency about the issue.

The VNĐ350,000 billion (US$15.42 billion) programme, the largest in history, aims to reboot and speed up the country’s economy after a long period of social and mobility restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.      

Nguyễn Minh Tiến, director and chief of the Central Coordination Office for New Rural Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks about the digitalisation in OCOP development on the Economic Focus programme of the Vietnam News Agency Television.

Since the US Department of Commerce decided to apply the highest ever tariff rate (over 412 per cent) for raw honey imported from Việt Nam, which exports more than 90 per cent of its honey to the US, small honey companies have been like a beehive under attack.

Enterprises, as the driving force for economic development, need to be more proactive in developing business and production plans in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially taking more advantage of free trade agreements (FTAs) to increase exports. Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyễn Hồng Diên speaks to Vietnam News Agency about this issue.