Việt Nam News

The Investment and Trade Promotion Centre of HCM City will continue to help businesses expand their export markets, improve competitiveness and accelerate digital and green transformation, Trần Phú Lữ, its director has said.

ASEAN should evolve into a middle-class society, becoming a substantial consumer market rather than merely serving as production sites in the traditional model of export-led industrialization, Liew Chin Tong, Deputy Minister of Invesment, Trade and Industry (MITI) has said.

Provinces in the Central Highlands have gradually introduced "digital technology" through exemplary smart agriculture models, building a comprehensive digital agriculture ecosystem aimed at sustainable development.

The numbers of domestically manufactured and assembled cars are forecast to grow, as manufacturers continue to expand in Việt Nam.

Head of the Electricity Market Department under the Electricity Regulatory Authority explained that the proposed adjustment aligns with efforts to ensure electricity prices reflect market conditions more accurately.

The tax authority is compiling a list of celebrities generating significant income from livestream sales and affiliate marketing on e-commerce platforms.

Việt Nam's total retail sales of consumer goods and services reached VNĐ6.4 quadrillion (US$252 billion) in 2024, marking a year-on-year increase of 9 per cent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

With a young and dynamic population, rising incomes and increasing urbanisation, the sector is emerging as one of the most promising engines for economic expansion in the coming years.

HCM City is set to crack down on violations related to hoarding, listing of prices and the transportation, storage and sale of prohibited, smuggled, counterfeit, and untraceable goods, according to its Department of Industry and Trade.

Instead of using spot contracts to sell the US dollar as previously, the SBV has stopped this and has started to use the futures contract.

State budget expenditures were around VNĐ1.8 quadrillion ($70.9 billion), reaching 86.4 per cent of the forecast.

E-commerce is not only an opportunity for enterprises to boost revenue, but also a platform for Vietnamese firms to penetrate deeply into the global supply chains.

On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index closed at 1,246.95 points, rising slightly by 0.6 points, or 0.05 per cent.

Thái Nguyên is the first province in Việt Nam to open this booth on the e-commerce platform with the goal of becoming a leading province in e-commerce development.

The collaboration agreement marks a pivotal moment in Việt Nam's efforts to advance its logistics industry and strengthen trade relations with other countries in the region.

Around 31 different countries and territories received investments from Việt Nam in 2024.

Under the agreement, Sacombank and HFIC will jointly provide funding to key sectors such as technology, healthcare, education and training, culture, and sports and for carrying out digital transformation.

The port city is now one of the top five largest economies in the country.