Exports of agricultural products to the vast Chinese market are expected to increase if branding and quality of Vietnamese goods improve, speakers said at a meeting on Dec 21 in HCM City. 

According to Google and Temasek, Vietnamese e-commerce growth rate ranked second in the Southeast Asia, just behind Indonesia.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ hosted a reception in Hà Nội yesterday for outgoing General Director of Samsung Việt Nam Shim Won Hwan and Shim’s successor Choi Joo Ho.

The central province of Hà Tĩnh’s Department of Science and Technology (DoST) proposed shutting down Thạch Khê iron mine – the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia – to protect the environment.

Việt Nam would continue encouraging foreign investments in the long term, with focus on high-tech projects and modern governance in a move to expand export markets, join global supply chains and enhance competitiveness.

GDP growth rate is likely to reach a decade high of around 7 per cent in 2018 and maintain the pace next year, according to the National Financial Supervision Committee (NFSC).

Vietnamese users suffered a record VNĐ14.9 trillion (US$637.6 million) in damage from computer viruses this year, an increase of 21 per cent over last year, according to a cyber security assessment report released by Bkav Technology Group this week.

Farmers are increasingly receiving assistance from organisations to help them produce high-quality, traceable goods fit for export, experts said at a conference in HCM City yesterday.

Vietnamese shares ended this week down as the conclusion of the two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for the third-quarter portfolio restructuring on Friday drown many large-caps.