Việt Nam News

VPBank upgrades its NEO app to simplify international money transfers, expanding purposes, improving speed and security, and offering a global fee waiver, making cross-border transactions faster, easier and more flexible for customers.

Digital transformation and green finance have become essential pillars as the country works to reshape its growth model and enhance long-term competitiveness, said deputy minister of Finance Nguyễn Đức Tâm.

In 2024, the World Bank committed a US$350 million loan to the Vietnamese Government to implement the one-million-hectare project which associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta.

The highest penalties of VNĐ1.5 billion ($58 million) apply to acts such as falsifying documents to prove eligibility for issuance, or certifying forged documents in offering dossiers.

As international economic integration deepens, Vietnamese enterprises must further enhance their competitiveness to participate more effectively in global supply chains. 

The list of assets put for sale ranges from land use rights, urban housing, commercial establishments to corporate debts, reflecting the banks' drastic efforts to handle bad debts at the end of the year.

This initiative aims to create a robust industrial foundation that can enhance the city's competitive edge in the manufacturing sector.

An international gathering focusing on technology and innovation was held in HCM City on November 27, aiming to strengthen the city’s position as a dynamic hub for future development.

The UAV usage is expanding across Việt Nam. In agriculture, the Mekong Delta already operates over 3,000 drones across 1.5 million hectares. The agricultural UAV and robotics market is predicted to reach $363.7 million by 2030, up 4.76 per cent annually.

The Autumn Economic Forum 2025 was the first edition of the forum held under the new administrative structure after recent mergers, reflecting a clear and strategic shift in both urban governance and international collaboration.

The VAT Law, effective from July 1, applies ‘a pay first, refund later’ mechanism on VAT, causing major difficulties for the business community.

PM Chính called on Mitsui, with its long-term vision, to continue advancing its cooperation with Vietnamese partners, accelerate progress on the Block B project and expand collaboration in the energy sector.

Both sides are actively discussing a roadmap for upgrading their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership – a move that is expected to create a new framework strongly boosting trade and investment cooperation in the coming period.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment in collaboration with Institute of Strategy, Policy on Natural Resources and Environmennt (ISPONRE) opened a workshop on reviewing the results of developing Provincial Competitiveness and Governance Index (PCGI) for cooperatives in the agriculture in Hà Nội on November 27.

Unlike established IFCs in regional commercial hubs like Hong Kong (China) or Singapore, HCM City is emerging amid global supply chain restructuring, creating opportunities for Viet Nam to become a key link in the new value chain.

This annual event was to share information and policy-making experience, and promote business connections in the distribution and logistics sectors.

With exports projected to reach $70 billion by the end of 2025, the year is set to be a breakthrough for the sector, highlighting its impressive progress driven by improved quality, standardisation and sci-tech application.

However, liquidity decreased while foreign investors resumed net selling, albeit at a modest value of nearly VNĐ11 billion on HoSE.