Việt Nam News

This is the first commercial bus shipment of Thaco after more than 16 years in the Vietnamese automotive industry.

The country’s trade surplus reached a record high of US$9.9 billion in 2019, the General Statistics Office’s monthly report has revealed.

Việt Nam’s wood exports this year are set to reach up to US$11.5 billion, exceeding the industry’s own target of $10.5 billion, a 20 per cent increase compared to last year, according to the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (VTFPA).

The domestic gold price saw its strongest growth in three months last week after beating the milestone of VNĐ42 million (US$1,817.40) per tael.

The closing of many online retail websites by both foreign and domestic companies has shown that despite having key advantages like market size of US$13 billion by 2020 and an annual growth rate of 30 per cent, Việt Nam’s e-commerce market remains highly competitive.

Việt Nam’s cashew exports in 2019 are expected to top US$3.6 billion, according to the Việt Nam Cashew Association (Vinacas).

Twenty two units, enterprises and students and one individual received the 2019 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Awards from the HCM City Department of Information and Technology last Saturday.

Shares are forecast to advance this week thanks to the stable macro-economy and positive development of the world socio-economic situation.

The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade is targeting 7.6 per cent growth in industrial production and 12 per cent growth in retail sales of goods and services in 2020.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to diversify the country's export markets to reach an export revenue of US$300 billion in 2020.

The People’s Committee of Cà Mau Province has proposed adding two projects to the National Electricity Development Plan for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

The Government and the banking sector are paying more attention in enabling those involved in the agricultural sector to obtain loans from the bank, but the number of farmers and agricultural cooperatives able to access bank capital remains modest, experts said at a seminar held in HCM City yesterday.

Việt Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 7.02 per cent this year, fueled by a robust expansion of the processing and manufacturing sector and service sector, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Kiên Giang Products Week in HCM City kicked off in HCM City on December 27 at the Phú Thọ Indoor Sport Stadium in District 11, aiming to promote and introduce the province’s safe and high quality products to consumers in the city.

Military telecom group Viettel is the only Vietnamese business to make it into the list of the world’s top 50 fastest-growing brands in 2014-19.

This is the 7th consecutive year that CJ Group has given scholarships to students in Lâm Đồng Province. Since 2013, the group has granted more than 700 scholarships to poor students from elementary to university levels in the locality.

Apple’s bestselling wireless earphones, AirPods, could be soon manufactured in Vietnam, as component suppliers look to expand away from their production hubs in China.

The 14th National Assembly on November 26 approved the amended Law on Securities during its eighth meeting. The new law will take effect from 2021.