Việt Nam News

How to transform economic models towards green growth to achieve net zero emissions will top the agenda of the fourth HCM City Economic Forum to take place next week.

This partnership aims to help the two leading groups of Việt Nam and Poland leverage mutual strengths and explore business opportunities in the global markets.

The event, to take place in HCM City from September 13-15, is expected to connect foreign importers and domestic manufacturers and exporters.

The development of digital infrastructure and applications such as internet of things, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, interactive virtual reality, cloud computing, and big data analytics to transform and adapt to new trends and public investment will be among the focuses of digital transformation in tourism, Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà said.

Under VCCI's proposal, administrative fees should be cut by half for online services with low levels of usage and be abolished for those with very low levels.

The first direct shipping route connecting the central city’s Tiên Sa Port and Long Beach Port, Oakland, the US, has been launched in hosting cargo ships from central Việt Nam to the US.

As of September 5, VPBank's foreign room is 16 per cent, while the available ratio is 3.35 per cent.

Deputy PM Lê Minh Khái highlighted that despite many directives from the Government and Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính concerning credit and interest rates, which have aided in the gradual advancement of the nation's economy amidst global challenges, the results haven't met expectations.

The exhibition will comprise a total of 200 booths showcasing more than 1,200 advanced technology products from various Asian enterprises, the event's organisers have announced. 

The State Treasury and the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) mobilised nearly VNĐ235 trillion (US$9.8 billion) in the first eight months of this year, the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) has announced.

Việt Nam's industrial production index for the month of August increased by 2.9 per cent compared to the previous month and by 2.6 per cent compared to the same period last year., according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines continues to increase flight frequency on routes to Europe, Australia, and China, thereby restoring nearly 90 per cent of its pre-pandemic international flight network.

Market also witnessed a strong outflow of foreign capital on the southern exchange. 

HCM City is intensively promoting development of its digital economy so that it can account for 20 per cent and 40 per cent of its economy by 2025 and 2030 as targeted.

The 23rd Vietnam International Agriculture Trade Fair (AgroViet 2023), themed "Connecting value chains, developing ecological and sustainable agriculture", is set to take place from September 14 to 17.

The female millionaire and her employees prepared a number of meaningful gifts for the children's new school year such as books and computers.

Global investors' attention are shifting to Vietnamese stocks which have higher long-term rate of return (ROR) than stocks on other emerging markets in the region and the world.

Among them are over 50 Saudi Arabian companies operating in a wide range of industries, including energy, information technology, the iron and steel industry, mining, industrial spare parts, construction, investment, healthcare, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, tourism, human resources, transportation, retail, furniture, apparel, agriculture, and fisheries.