Việt Nam News

CPTPP is a free trade agreement in force between 11 countries including Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Việt Nam. In 2023, CPTPP parties signed an accession protocol with the UK, welcoming them as the 12th member.

One of the masterplan’s most important goals was that 100 per cent of the adult population in Việt Nam would have smartphones by 2025.

The Philippines, one of the world's largest rice buyers and biggest importers of the Vietnamese grain, officially announced a reduction in rice import taxes from 35% to 15%, effective in early August this year and lasting until 2028.SC) certificate to the local clam farming sector.

The Mekong Delta province of Bến Tre celebrated a significant achievement on June 24 with a conference awarding the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certificate to the local clam farming sector.

KBC is coordinating with training organisations in Taiwan (China) and South Korea, the world's two largest chip manufacturers, to develop a series of vocational schools.

Deep processing could also help domestic firms improve their export turnovers and keep up with market trends.

The provincial statistics agency said the number of FDI projects doubled in comparison to the same period last year.

In its recent macro-economic updates about Việt Nam, Standard Chartered Bank forecasts the Việt Nam’s Q2 GDP growth at moderate to a still-strong 5.3 per cent year-on-year (from 5.7 per cent in Q1).

Shrimp farmers in the coastal province of Bến Tre are struggling to expand their farming areas or invest in hi-tech farming methods since they are getting low prices.

PV Trans has completed the issuance of over 32 million new shares to pay 2021 dividends to shareholders.

Though HCM City’s farmlands continue to disappear due to rapid urbanisation, productivity has increased over the years, reaching VNĐ575 million (US$22,615) per hectare last year, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Viettel's eKYC (electronic Know Your Customer) system has achieved international recognition with the ISO 30107-3 certification for facial recognition (FaceID) at level 2. Viettel is the first and only enterprise in Việt Nam to attain this highest level of certification.

The PEFA framework provides a high-level overview of all aspects of a country’s public financial management system.

The Vietnamese market opened the new week negatively as VN-Index decreased sharply, while market liquidity was at an four-week high.

This is the first of its kind in the Central Highlands region.

It plans to execute the divestment at a price no lower than 130 per cent of par value, which corresponds to a minimum expected proceeds of over VNĐ1.4 trillion.

Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Ministry aims to generate 7.5 billion THB (over 200 million USD) this year from foreign film productions, a 10% increase compared to last year’s.

Việt Nam did not manipulate the rate of exchange between the Vietnamese đồng and the US dollar for purposes of preventing effective balance of payments adjustments, or gaining unfair competitive advantage in international trade in the four quarters through December 2023.