Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved a plan to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Hà Nội should change its mindset to draw more foreign direct investment (FDI) capital and improve the use of FDI capital in at least 10 years with rising challenges and opportunities, Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ said on Tuesday.

Delivery services, especially items for Tết (Lunar New Year), are working hard to meet the surge in demand in the run-up to the year’s biggest holiday in HCM City.

The mass trade of imitation products and a lack of Geographical Indication (GI) are seen as major reasons behind falling prices for Lý Sơn garlic, the product known as the ‘King of Garlic.’

A draft regulation that would require banks to provide details of customers’ accounts to tax authorities which has caused controversy has been removed from the latest version of the draft Law on Tax Management.

Vietnamese consumer prices rose slightly in January on increased shopping demand as the Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays were approaching.

South Korea was the largest export market for Vietnamese squid and octopus last year, accounting for 40 per cent of the total value, according to the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Jewellery sales are booming ahead of the Lunar New Year early next month.

Việt Nam attracted an estimated 1.5 million foreign arrivals in the first month of this year, a year-on-year increase of 5 per cent, latest data from the General Statistics Office (GSO) revealed.