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Viêt Nam’s fight against IUU fishing coupled with sustainable fisheries development: official

Việt Nam is implementing a set of comprehensive measures to combat IUU fishing and develop sustainable fisheries, including managing registration and licensing fishing activities based on the national VNFishbase database; monitoring fishing vessel movements and establishing electronic traceability; strictly penalising violations; and digitising the entire fishing process to prevent the circulation, processing, and consumption of illegal aquatic products.

Over 20 New Zealand businesses to join Autumn Fair 2025 in Hanoi

The conference, planned to take place on October 28 at the Vietnam Exposition Centre (VEC) in Hà Nội’s Đông Anh commune, will bring together New Zealand enterprises from various sectors including design, construction, technology, software, agricultural products, health supplements, dairy, honey, nutrition, healthcare services, hotel investment and management, education, import–export trade, overseas study and migration services, finance, and real estate.

Loans for the social housing programme hit VNĐ19.53 trillion

The programme has become an important credit resource, helping tens of thousands of households, workers, and low-income workers to have conditions to settle down and stabilise their lives.

Việt Nam’s real estate market sees opportunities from three key shifts

The Government’s decision to merge certain provinces and cities is expected to necessitate adjustments to all existing master plans while streamlining project approval procedures.

Neighbouring areas remain viable alternative for HCM City house buyers

As supply remains constrained in the core of HCM City, causing housing prices to continue rising, experts predict that its neighbouring provinces are emerging as a more viable alternative, especially for end-users.

Top Vietnamese, Bulgarian leaders attend business forum in Sofia

Party chief Tô Lâm stressed that these global economic difficulties make it even more important for the two countries to cooperate in generating substantial value to meet each nation’s development demands, with economic, trade, and investment cooperation serving as key pillars.

Đà Nẵng, Gunma to exchange further investment

Việt Nam, which has emerged as one of three largest global manufacturing centres after China and Thailand, is home to 60 businesses from Gunma prefecture in Japan, and many other investors from Japan plan to open new facilities or expand investment in Việt Nam in the coming time.

HCM City set to become global hub for wood, furniture production and export

HCM City is poised to become one of the world’s leading hubs for wood and furniture production and export as the global market enters a recovery cycle and demand for green, sustainable products continues to rise, speakers said at a seminar in the city on October 23.

Idemitsu begins to make carbon-neutral alternative to coal at new Gia Lai plant

Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. has begun commercial operations at its black pellet production plant in Gia Lai Province (formerly Bình Định), the first of its kind in Việt Nam and one of the largest in the world, which will support decarbonisation.

Việt Nam's retail market aims for 11.5 per cent growth by 2030

The strategy sets a target for e-commerce sales to grow by an average of 15-20 per cent annually.

Banks must sell bad debts to VAMC if NPL ratio reaches 3 per cent

Under the draft, banks exceeding the threshold must transfer bad debts to VAMC based on inspection and valuation results to maintain a safe NPL ratio.

Việt Nam drafts criteria for global-standard digital firms

The ministry said that the purpose of issuing this criteria set is to establish benchmarks for Vietnamese digital technology enterprises to strive toward, thereby enhancing their capacity for scientific and technological innovation and supporting the country’s digital transformation.

Government inspection exposes deep flaws in corporate bond market

The report blamed slow regulatory reform, noting that credit-rating rules took a decade to become mandatory, allowing weak firms to issue risky bonds amid poor oversight and weak transparency.

Final preparations underway for Autumn Fair 2025

The Autumn Fair 2025 is set to officially open on October 25, covering more than 130,000 sqm with 3,000 booths. Bringing together domestic and foreign businesses, the event is expected to be the country’s largest trade promotion fair of the year, contributing to stimulating domestic consumption, promoting Vietnamese brands and strengthening the country’s international economic integration.