Việt Nam News

The Asia Pacific region is the largest contributor to global payments revenues, with analysts expecting it to exceed US$1 trillion by 2022 or 2023, the seventh Cybersecurity Weekend held by Kaspersky on Thursday heard.

Việt Nam is expected to achieve its rice export target of 6.3 million tonnes worth US$3.2 billion this year due to high global demand and an increase in export prices.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) needs to give more support to enterprises in establishing stable and reliable distribution channels for expanding trade promotion activities and consumption markets, especially for agricultural products.

The market finished mixed in the last trading session of the week, with the VN-Index once again failing to breach the 1,400-point level. 

“From home” might be the phrase of the year as it has frequently been used in almost every sector during COVID-19, especially the fourth outbreak of the coronavirus in Việt Nam. 

Vietnam National Chemical Group (Vinachem) will continue to withdraw its capital from four subsidiaries in 2021.

The US Consulate General in HCM City on Friday awarded a US$2.96 million grant to AMI AC Renewables to construct a battery energy storage system pilot project in Việt Nam.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) affirmed its top priority now is assisting businesses in Việt Nam to achieve the “twin targets” of ensuring safety amid the COVID-9 pandemic and maintaining production to avoid disruptions to supply chains.

The Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA Hanoi) plans to organise online meetings next week, in the form of business-to-business (B2B) trade events, to connect Korean suppliers and Vietnamese buyers.

Nearly 1,400 firms, or over 80 per cent of those operating in 31 industrial parks in the southern province of Đồng Nai, have resumed operations, according to the provincial Industrial Zones Authority.

The first Bamboo Airways flight from Hà Nội landed in Điện Biên Phủ airport in the northern border province of Điện Biên on Thursday.

A Vietnam-Singapore forum for senior energy industry leaders will be held in Hà Nội on October 21 to discuss how to maintain growth even during crises and challenging contexts.

The bad debt trading floor of Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) is set to begin operation today (October 15).

The demand for investment capital for the development of power sources and grids averages US$10-11.5 billion per year by 2030.

The next six months will be a vital period for Việt Nam's economic recovery, said business leaders and experts during a webinar, chaired by Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính, discussing Việt Nam's measures in boosting post-pandemic economic recovery, adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic, overcoming economic disruption and strengthening locality-to-locality connectivity on October 13.

Digital transformation has become indispensable trend of every country since 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the process around the world.

A webinar in Hà Nội on Wednesday discussed how Vietnamese people living overseas (OV) can help promote Vietnamese goods on the international stage.