Việt Nam News

Exporters in Bình Định Province are taking advantage of the UK – Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) and other similar trade deals to expand their markets, with the help of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

The State must play a central role in creating policies and frameworks that facilitate sustainable practices, enterprises being the locomotive, and organisations and individuals engaging in the efforts to bolster the circular economy.

The first direct flight from Hokkaido, Japan, landed at Vân Đồn International Airport in Quảng Ninh on November 16.

This is the most important event of the regional business community held annually on the occasion of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, aiming to create an opportunity for enterprises to exchange ideas and raise recommendations to APEC leaders.

The event was hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia in both in-person and online forms, with the participation of 200 delegates from relevant agencies of the three countries.

Cook said Việt Nam is part of Apple's special business strategy as several products of the firm have been produced in the Southeast Asian nation, including Macbook, Ipad, Apple Watch.

Boeing is committed to building an aviation ecosystem in Việt Nam, concentrating on developing aviation infrastructure, training human resources, and building airports and airplane maintenance and repair establishments, Dr. Brendan Nelson, Senior Vice President of the US-based Boeing Company told President Võ Văn Thưởng.

The fair helped to promote not only trade ties but also cooperation in culture, tourism and investment between the two countries, said Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade Nguyễn Huy Tưởng.

The event gathered crowds of officials from agencies and localities, and representatives from businesses of the two countries.

The province’s forest area with sustainable forest management certification will reach over 10,000 hectares by 2025 and 15,000 by 2030.

The event drew Ted Osius, President & CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council, along with representatives from dozens of major businesses of the US.

The three-day event, which kicked off on Thursday in the city, comprises nearly 1,000 booths by 750 companies from 15 countries and territories, including India, Germany, the US, South Korea, Japan, Russia, Malaysia, mainland China and Taiwan. 

The reference exchange rate between the Vietnamese đồng and the US dollar announced by the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) at the last trading session of last week decreased by VNĐ50 compared to the beginning of the week.

Despite cheap labour costs, and abundant personnel resources, Việt Nam should rely on new factors including an attractive and transparent investment environment, simplified and digitalised administrative procedures, and infrastructure development.

Việt Nam News reporters talk to International Finance Corporation's Regional Vice President for Asia and the Pacific, Riccardo Puliti about the corporation's latest project in Việt Nam's rice sector and its strategy for the Southeast Asian country in the years to come. 

A project to promote energy efficiency among large business enterprises was kick-started by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

Vietnam Expo 2023 will have 1,600 pavilions run by 1,200 exhibitors. It will also feature national pavilions of China, India, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Belarus and a project of US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Việt Nam.

Total corporate bonds set to mature in 2024 will reach VNĐ329.5 trillion (US$13.5 billion), the highest in three years, according to a report by the HCM City Real Estate Association (HoREA).