Việt Nam News

A project to develop the circular economy approved by the Prime Minister two years ago has provided a roadmap for ways to achieve its goals.

Sixteen traders have quit the petroleum distribution business since the beginning of 2024, but their leaving will not impact petroleum supplies, a representative from the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.

Shares were mixed on Tuesday as profit-taking following recent rallies weighed on the market, while foreign investors withdrew capital for the fourth consecutive day.

As many as 64,758 enterprises entered the market in the first five months of this year, marking the highest number ever recorded, and a 4.5% increase from the same time last year,

Maybank said that artificial intelligence (AI), data centre boom, and broadening global electronics demand are brightening the trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) outlook.

The 2024 Agricultural Extension Forum aims to find policy solutions for organic and circular agriculture, strategies for production links and market expansion and methods to enhance capacity and communication for sustainable, value-driven organic farming.

The Philippines, one of the world's largest rice buyers and largest customers of Vietnamese rice, announced a reduction in import taxes from 35 per cent to 15 per cent, effective immediately and lasting until 2028.

All relocation and compensation must be finished by December 31, 2025

Representatives from fund management companies have expressed optimism about the recovery of the economy and business growth.

Vietnamese businesses need to use clean energy, make specific commitments and actions to convert to sustainable and environmentally friendly production to meet increasingly strict requirements, experts say.

Singapore - based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has projected the economic growth rate of Việt Nam at 6 per cent in the second quarter of this year and for the full year on increasing chip-making demand, the recovery of Chinese and regional economies as well as ongoing supply chain shifts.

Vietjet is giving passengers up to 50 per cent off airfare for flights between Việt Nam and Chengdu, Xi'an and Hong Kong.

In the first five months of 2024, coal consumption reached 22.49 million tonnes, with 19.80 million tonnes supplied to power generation, reflecting a 15 per cent increase year-on-year.

In a document sent to the Ministry of Public Security on gold market management, the SBV urges security at gold selling points to prevent people with bad intentions from hiring others to line up to collect gold, causing disorder.

Clemens Tan, General Director of Japfa Comfeed Vietnam, speaks to Việt Nam News about the prospects of the livestock industry and his company's strategies to adapt and develop in the evolving market landscape.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), the sole representative of Vietnamese worker's interests and unified trade union organisation in the country, for the second time this year, has called on the government to reduce the weekly working hours for private sector workers from 48 to 44, and eventually to 40 hours per week.

Việt Nam remains the world's leading motorbike market, with over two-thirds of the adult population owning two-wheeled vehicles.

Applying tax policies on the domestic gold market will particularly impact those who purchase gold for speculative purposes, hoarding or with the intent to manipulate gold prices.