Việt Nam News

Businesses have been facing many difficulties in claiming goods eligible for the government's two per cent tax cut, said Đậu Anh Tuấn, deputy secretary-general of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and head of its legal department.

The Deputy Prime Minister emphasised that green criteria are very important for Vietnamese businesses to attract investment and integrate internationally.

Last week, the flow of funds continued to show diversification and rapid movement, yet the technology sector maintained its appeal, emerging as the standout with exceptional growth.

Domestically-produced components and mechanical products have so far met 80-90 per cent of local production needs in the motorbike industry, 15-40 per cent of the automobile industry and 40-60 per cent of the agricultural machine industry.

Recent robust infrastructure development and customer demand are reshaping the transportation market towards diversifying products and improving services quality, providing significant opportunities for railway and waterway which are holding modest market shares.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has issued an official dispatch to push the disbursement of public disbursement, as progress remains slow across a number of ministries and localities.

The new circular amends Circular 19/2013/TT-NHNN and the more detailed measures, will be effective from July 1 this year.

The 18th Việt Nam International Jewellery Exhibition opened at Nguyễn Du Stadium in HCM City on June 8.

HCM City and Hà Nội have been included in the Savills list of fastest-developing cities on the planet recently released by the commercial real estate brokerage firm.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Saturday called for greater efforts to keep the 2024 growth rate at the upper limit of the 6-6.5 per cent target, and inflation at the lower of the 4-4.5 per cent target, given the context that there are more challenges than opportunities.

The Vietnam International Sports and Outdoor Exhibition will make a grand return this September, attracting hundreds of prominent companies in the sports products and services industry in HCM City.

Localities, ministries, branches and businesses will soon be pushing trade promotions for fruits such as lychee, rambutan, longan, durian, and avocado.

As of the start of May, Việt Nam had a total of 199 planes, 32 fewer than 2023. Of those only around 165-170 are operational, 40-45 lower than the average in 2023.

The average price for economy class tickets on Việt Nam's domestic routes has surged by up to 25 per cent on-year.

The proposed offering price represents a 65 per cent discount to Gemadept's current market price of VNĐ84,000 per share.

Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà urged the Ministry of Industry to complete the draft decree on direct power purchase agreement while provide a more persuasive explanation in terms of technical issues and ground for giving priorities to wind, solar and small hydro-power plants over waste-to-energy, biomass and thermopower.

With two return flights every Wednesday and Saturday, the newest route is operated by Vietjet’s modern wide-body aircraft A330.

France is willing to collaborate with Việt Nam to enhance co-operation activities in the field of green development and net emission reduction through the provision of advanced technical solutions, as well as supporting Việt Nam in achieving net-zero emissions.