Việt Nam News

The global Halal market had a huge potential and is growing fast with promising prospects due to the Muslim population which was growing globally from Southeast Asia, South Asia to the Middle East and North Africa, Hiếu said. 

Oil prices have continuously increased since the beginning of the year on the production cut agreement of OPEC+ and the global recovery in fuel demand. This has been reflected in the market price of oil and gas stocks, however not all businesses benefited.

Outbreaks of COVID-19, especially in the first half of 2021, are negatively affecting the repayment of debt. This increases the pressure of bad debt on the banking system. Nguyễn Quốc Hùng, general secretary of the Việt Nam Banking Association, spoke to Vietnam News Agency about this issue.

Amid soaring fertiliser prices compared to early this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development proposed the Ministry of Industry and Trade to plan a comprehensive inspection on fertiliser production, business, import and export activities in southern provinces.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has called on marine transport and logistics businesses to cut fees for container storage and warehousing for companies that have reduced operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Canned pure fresh coconut water Cocoxim of Bến Tre Import-Export Joint Stock Company (Betrimex) has become popular among consumers in Belgium for several years.

Shares tumbled on Wednesday after a two-day increase but liquidity soared to the highest level in the past month, demonstrating the re-ignited interest of investors in the stock market since its bottom in July.

Social distancing due to COVID-19 has created more local stock investors in Việt Nam, especially among internet-savvy young people.

Việt Nam exported US$9.58 billion worth of wood and wood products in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 55 per cent, according to the General Department of Customs.

Việt Nam’s overseas investment totalled US$570.1 million in the first seven months of 2021, a 2.3-fold increase from the same period last year, data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) showed, reflecting Vietnamese firms’ efforts to expand in foreign markets.

Shrimp businesses in the Mekong Delta, the country’s main producer and exporter of the crustacean, have been able to sustain both despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

The electronics industry was forecast to be robust this year, driven by the increase in the demand of products for communication as well as means of work in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic with social distancing measures in place, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Vietnamese Government has issued a national strategy on the research, development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) till 2030 with a view to gradually turning Vietnam into an innovation and AI hub in ASEAN and the world.

Enterprises in HCM City and other southern provinces have shelled billions of dong to implement the "3 on-site" model for business continuity, however production at these facilities is still at risk of disruption due to the pandemic. 

Việt Nam's stock market extended gains on Tuesday on the back of energy and seafood strength.

As the third largest seafood exporter in the world, Việt Nam's could lose about US$480 million per year if it fails in its fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Over 15 tonnes of Vietnamese frozen Ri6 durian exported to Australia by Ưu Đàm company sold out within only two days, reported the Việt Nam Trade Office in Australia.

Lộc Trời Group has adopted a linkage model for rice production on 36,000 hectares of land in An Giang Province’s Thọai Sơn District.