Việt Nam News

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.

In its January update, AMRO estimated ASEAN+3 growth for 2023 at 4.3 per cent, down from the 4.6 growth in the previous projection.

As Việt Nam was promoting and accelerating digital transformation, many took advantage of the boom in information technology and convenience it brought to carry out online frauds to illegally appropriate assets.

Developing the country's mechanical industry sector is a top priority for Việt Nam in the coming decades, said industry insiders and experts.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) has fined companies and individuals who violated rules on the stock market a total of nearly VNĐ5 billion (US$212,000) in January.

Việt Nam is always a very good business partner of Hong Kong (China), and the two sides have maintained effective trade and investment ties over the past years, according to Hong Kong’s Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau.

The retail space market has the opportunity to grow strongly in 2023 with the forecast of the recovery of the retail industry, especially with new investment of foreign brands in Việt Nam.

The central bank has said it will keep monetary policy flexible to ensure inflation does not exceed 4.5 per cent this year and monetary and foreign exchange markets remain steady.

Disbursement of foreign investment this year is expected to hit $22-23 billion, Deputy Director of the FIA Đỗ Văn Sử told baodautu. 

Vietnamese shares ended a positive note on Thursday, the last trading session before the Lunar New Year holiday.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency will coordinate with other relevant units under the Ministry of Information and Communications, and the Ministry of Finance to take measures in connecting and sharing data to strengthen the management of business activities on social networks in particular and in cyberspace in general.

International trade saw significant upticks with an average daily exchange of VND5 trillion daily, with some days at over VND10 trillion, and more than 4,000 new accounts created during the year 2022, according to the Mercantile Exchange of Vietnam (MXV).

The factors affecting the world economy in 2023 will bring significant challenges to Việt Nam but also open great opportunities for this country if it has suitable solutions to develop the economy

HCM City needs to develop a cold storage system and raw material storage areas for the food processing industry, the Food and Foodstuff Association of HCM City said.