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The agreement is seen to enhance business opportunities across a free trade area of over 703 million people, with a combined gross domestic product of more than US$5.6 trillion (S$7.3 trillion).

Experts stressed that a comprehensive, synchronised policy framework is needed to cover all LNG activities — from investment and infrastructure to pricing and regulation.

The draft will soon be submitted to the Ministry of Finance for fast-track approval to update key regulations on registration, depository, clearing, settlement, and information disclosure in line with the new system's digital features.

New retail malls are consistently being introduced in districts outside the central areas, offering a wide array of business models. This trend is gradually transforming traditional street-front retail, which is under significant pressure from the growing e-commerce sector.

Brazil is quickly becoming a key market for Vietnamese seafood products, presenting strong opportunities for growth, according to the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Despite efforts of banks in dealing with bad debts, the debts increased by about VNĐ34 trillion in the first two months of 2025, while only about VNĐ15 trillion of the debts were settled by banks through risk provisions.

According to recently released Q1 financial reports, well-capitalised firms maintained strong momentum thanks to cost management and diversified income sources.

Durian prices in the Mekong Delta provinces are falling sharply, in some areas to just a third of the levels seen during the same period last year, as China tightens quality control procedures and delays customs clearance.

State budget revenue reached $27.9 billion while expenditure was VNĐ428.2 trillion ($27.9 billion).

The seminar is part of “The Project for Vitalizing the Vietnam National Innovation Center", funded by the Government of Japan through UNDP.

Việt Nam’s stock market kicked off the new week with a downturn, as the VN-Index retreated toward the critical psychological threshold of 1,200 points.

Total export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in Q1 reached US$15.7 billion, up 13.1 per cent year-on-year.

The Business Study and Assistance Centre (BSA Centre) in collaboration with the Southern Agricultural Trade Promotion Centre will host a series of special events in HCM City on April 19–20 and April 26–27 to celebrate the ninth anniversary of the “Green – Kind Market.”

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE), Việt Nam’s agricultural product exports are inevitably affected by disruptions in global supply chains and the imposition of unilateral, stringent tariff policies by major economies.

As many as 198 outstanding digital products, services, and solutions were honoured at the Sao Khuê Award 2025 ceremony organised by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) in Hà Nội late last week.

Amidst the US’s decision to delay new import tariffs for 90 days, Vietnamese businesses are taking advantage of this opportunity to implement both short-term and long-term solutions to minimise potential negative impacts.

The rankings are based on the YouGov BrandIndex Positive Satisfaction Score, a comprehensive brand health tracking tool that gathers daily data from over 350 brands in Việt Nam.

The real estate market has shown strong signs of recovery following the Tết holiday, with significant increases in both search activity and land price nationwide in the first quarter of 2025.