Việt Nam News

Data from App Annie 2020 shows that Việt Nam ranks seventh in the world, and second in Southeast Asia, in the number of game downloads.

The import-export turnover of goods in the first ten months of 2022 reached US$616 billion, up 14 per cent over the same period in 2021. The export value was $312 billion, up 15.9 per cent year-on-year.

Shares gained on Friday as strong buying forces brought an upswing on blue chips, lifting indices.

Despite the challenges of high inflation, seafood businesses will benefit from some positive factors in 2023, according to experts. 

VNR reported a total revenue of more than VNĐ7.7 trillion last year, 15.8 per cent higher than the plan and 14 per cent higher than the same period last year, with the accumulated loss reduced by 407 billion to VNĐ130 billion. The proportion of freight transport increased to 55 per cent from 35 per cent.

In some months in 2022, half a million trading accounts were opened. Foreign investors’ net purchases reached a record high. The liquidity of some shares at times reached hundreds of millions of units each trading session.

Domestic steel demand is expected to keep falling due to the property market slump and tightened monetary policy, economic downturn in many export markets and a rise in supply making the outlook for the industry in 2023 poor, analysts said.

The resolution highlights the need to attract high-quality foreign direct investment (FDI) flows, especially those into the semiconductor industry, and encourage projects implemented under Public-Private Partnerships.

This northern city is developing a service sector development project for 2030, with a long-term vision to 2045, including logistics services.

This year, the customs clearance of agricultural products at Lạng Sơn's border gates began earlier than in previous years, showing that China's demand for those products is increasing after the COVID-19 pandemic period.

E-commerce start-ups are becoming more and more popular and are considered relatively safe in the fields of innovative start-ups in Việt Nam today.

Cashless payment and transaction channels are increasingly popular, with commercial banks, e-wallets and fintech companies promoting the application of technology for online payments.

Located in the Phù Cát District, just 30 kilometres northwest of Quy Nhơn City, the airport has already been upgraded to meet the operational standards of larger aeroplanes such as the Airbus A320 and A321 in recent years.

Digital economy and green economy are the most important topics on the agenda of environmental policy and sustainable development in recent years. In this context, the integration between the digital economy and the green economy therefore leads to new models and creates opportunities for sustainable development

2023 is predicted to be a tough year due to various factors like inflation, high interest rates and the Ukraine-Russia conflict. But companies in Việt Nam say they have various strategies in place to overcome the challenges. Việt Nam News reporter Thu Ngân asks senior executives at a number of companies about the strategies and where they think the Vietnamese economy and their own sectors are headed.

In 2022, Việt Nam has emerged as a stronger, more resilient economy. It recovered strongly from the low "base" two years ago to shine a light in a world of challenges and uncertainties.

Việt Nam News reporters Thu Ngân and Vũ Hoa ask senior executives where they think the Vietnamese economy and their own sectors are headed.

Đà Nẵng’s people’s committee has submitted a plan for a duty-free zone.