Việt Nam News

The Vietnamese leader asked the AIIB to coordinate in assisting the members who have high demand for capital and technology, and continue helping to step up infrastructure development in Asia with priority given to the greening process and the improvement of climate change response capacity.

On the occasion of Vietnamese Women’s Day, October 20, Việt Nam News reporters Thu Ngân and Mai Hương speak with women entrepreneurs to understand what makes them tick and how they are developing their companies, especially at this difficult time. They also speak about how women can successfully start businesses.

The index fell for the fourth straight day to the lowest since June 1, losing its key level of 1,100 points. 

The PM asked ministries, branches, associations, and the Federation of Saudi Chambers (FSC) to continue supporting Việt Nam to advertise its investment environment and promote cooperation between the two business communities to bring practical benefits to the two countries.

Chinese investors have so far implemented over 4,000 valid projects worth more than US$26 billion in Việt Nam. In the first nine months of 2023, for the first time, China had become the second-largest foreign investor in Việt Nam with a total registered capital of $2.9 billion.

Vicostone, a subsidiary of the Phenikaa Group, is one of five enterprises from the construction materials sector that have made the list.

Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam, in collaboration with Việt Nam Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation (VSDC), on Tuesday co-organised the annual Việt Nam National Market Practice Group 2023 – the 10th Working Group Meeting in HCM City.

The Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) recently came to work with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and relevant agencies to seek ways to help remove the country from the grey list.

VietnamPlas 2023 has doubled its size and brought together more than 620 exhibitors from 22 countries and territories in machinery and equipment for production and processing of plastics and rubber, recycling machinery, and raw materials.

The goal of upgrading the stock market by 2025 requires the concerted efforts of ministries and market members.

Besides the compliance pressure, the requirement about sustainable development was pushing enterprises to increase competitiveness to have the opportunity to participate in the global supply chains.

As Việt Nam is pursuing a green growth path, Ireland’s model can be a good example. Việt Nam News reporter Ly Ly Cao spoke to Professor Alan Barrett, CEO of the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Ireland’s leading centre for policy-oriented social science research, to discuss how Việt Nam can learn from and follow in Ireland’s footsteps based on the country’s advantages

Việt Nam's real GDP is expected to grow at 4.7 per cent this year, according to the October 2023 report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Asia and the Pacific region. IMF's projection for Việt Nam's real GDP growth for 2024 and 2025 were 5.8 per cent and 6.9 per cent, respectively.

Data from the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) shows that the agency received more than 4,000 reports from internet users about fraudulent activities in the first half of this year.

The amount of live chickens imported illegally across the border has increased to 200,000 - 250,000 tonnes each year

However, foreign investors were still net buyers on two main exchanges. 

Collaboration between SHB and Busan Bank in the coming time is expected to set a role model for extensive cooperation between financial institutions of Việt Nam and South Korea, contributing to comprehensive financial services distribution channels and bringing more added values to customers of both Parties.

The discounted airfares, which are available during three golden days from Wednesday to Friday, are applicable to all international routes to Australia, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong (China), Kazakhstan, and Southeast Asia.