Việt Nam News

Despite incentives to promote the development of Khánh Hoà Province, where the Vân Phong Economic Zone is located, the area has not been able to attract enough strategic investors.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has signed a directive on the building of the socio-economic development plans and state budget estimates for 2025.

Vietnam Electricity (EVN), the country's largest power company, said the rumour about Vietnamese authorities urging certain businesses in northern Việt Nam to voluntarily reduce electricity usage by 30 per cent is inaccurate.

The export value of timber and wood products in Việt Nam is estimated to reach over US$6 billion in the first five months of this year, an increase of 18 per cent over the same period last year, according to General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Việt Nam has been overly reliant on FDI businesses and the country needs to pivot towards a comprehensive industrial ecosystem to support the development of domestic industries, said industry leaders and policymakers.

The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines has said it plans to increase flights between Da Nang and Da Lat starting in June.

Malaysian property developer Gamuda Land recently announced its new high-end apartment project named Eaton Park in Thủ Đức City of HCM City.

The distributors are in Hải Phong City, HCM City, Hà Nội and Quảng Nam Province.

Innovation centres have significantly boosted startup activities, fostering a new generation of businesses grounded in intellectual property and capable of competing in global markets.

The United Kingdom and Việt Nam have established a mutually beneficial and robust trade relationship with trade doubling within 10 years. The UK has remained one of the key markets for Việt Nam. Britain’s Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific, Martin Kent, while on a trip to Việt Nam, spoke with Việt Nam News about bilateral ties at a time when the his country is becoming a member of The Comprehensive and Progressive  Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Deputy Prime Minister Lê Minh Khái on May 22 met Speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives Nukaga Fukushiro as part of his trip to Japan to attend the 29th International Conference on the Future of Asia (FOA).

The Cross-border E-commerce Summit 2024 embraces digital trade as an opportune pathway to elevate Vietnamese enterprises and brands onto the global stage.

Financed by Điện Biên Rubber JSC, the plant will produce 5,000 tonnes of products annually once operational in 2025.

Amway Vietnam – a global brand in health and beauty has received the prestigious ASEAN Outstanding Business Award at the ASEAN Award 2024 Announcement Ceremony.

Eight of the companies slated for divestment are well known and listed on the stock exchanges.

Agricultural services and food conglomerate Lộc Trời Group Joint Stock Company announced on May 21 that it had completed payments for the 2023-2024 winter-spring rice crop to farmers in the Mekong Delta after a delay of more than one months.

As many as 12,075 products under the One Commune - One Product (OCOP) programme across Việt Nam have been rated three stars or higher, according to the Central Co-ordination Office for New-style Rural Area Development.

Lào Cai has proposed trialling a cross-border e-commerce zone or a free trade zone in the northern mountainous province to create a bridge between Việt Nam and other ASEAN countries with the Chinese market.