Việt Nam News

With directions from the Prime Minister, and relevant ministries and sectors, the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) has solved difficulties in MoIT's delayed and loss-making projects. 

Nguyễn Thị Hồng, the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), has directed banks to continually reduce input costs with an aim to cut loan interest rates.

On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange, the VN-Index gave up more than 35 points, or 3.44 per cent, to close Monday at 985.21 points.

These figures helped Việt Nam become the third largest mango supplier for South Korea in the period, the department said, adding that the average export price of Vietnamese mangoes hit over $4,230 per tonne, up 5 per cent compared to the same period in 2021.

The logistics industry of Việt Nam had large potential for development, given the heavy investments in infrastructure system including building and expanding expressways, airports, seaports, and logistics centres.

The pent-up consumption trend during the pandemic is gradually decreasing in the context of rising interest rates and a weakening Vietnamese đồng making consumers' to tighten their purse strings.

In its Asian Economics Quarterly: Retooling factory Asia report released on December 22, the bank said for Việt Nam, 2022 was a year of booming recovery, making the country likely to remain one of the outperformers in Asia.

Asia Clean Capital Vietnam (ACC Vietnam) and Universal Alloy Corporation Vietnam (UACV) recently signed a 15-year power purchase agreement and kicked off the rooftop solar PV project with a capacity of 4.3 MWp.

The Netherlands is Việt Nam's second-largest trading partner in the EU martker after Germany. It is also considered one of the gateways for Vietnamese goods to penetrate this vast market.

The Ministry of Finance reported that revenue from e-commerce activities through organisations in Việt Nam declared and paid on behalf of contractor tax since 2018 has reached nearly VNĐ5.6 trillion (US$233.3 million).

Making a 67.3 per cent share of the country’s total tourism revenue, marine tourism service of 28 coastal provinces and cities has yet promoted it potential global brand as a top favourite ocean destination among 156 beach nations.

Simplifying the excise tax structure on tobacco will facilitate tax administration, reduce opportunities for tax avoidance and evasion, increase the government’s revenues, and have a greater impact on reducing tobacco use, experts have said.

An efficient, transparent corporate bond market is a sustainable medium and long-term capital channel.

On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the market's benchmark VN-Index ended last week at 1,020.34 points, a decline of 0.22 per cent, while the HNX-Index on the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) dropped 0.24 per cent to 205.3 points.

Tourism Selangor, the tourism promotion agency of the Malaysian state, sent its officials to Việt Nam this week for a working visit to discuss co-operation with their Vietnamese counterparts.

Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyễn Hồng Diên said PV Power had risen steadily to become the second-largest power supplier in Việt Nam, after Việt Nam Electricity (EVN) and the biggest gas-electricity producer, confirming its important position in Việt Nam’s energy map.

Việt Nam Blockchain Association (VBA) and Foreign Trade University (FTU) on Thursday in Hà Nội signed a co-operation agreement with an aim to promote human resource training for the digital economy.

Ramla Khalidi, Resident Representative of UNDP in Việt Nam, spoke at the 'Harvest Day & Circular Economy Connect' event hosted by the Vietnam Circular Economy Hub on December 22.