Vĩnh Long Province is implementing a programme to support small and medium enterprises with a target of increasing their number by 8-10 per cent a year on average until 2025.
            
            
                
                
	Chairman of the Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) Lại Xuân Thanh told Giao thông ( Transport) newspaper about measures to speed up the Long Thành International Airport project, with the first phase now expected to finish three months early.
 
            
            
                
                
	The tourism industry is working hard to prepare for the reopening on March 15.
 
            
            
                
                Việt Nam has reopened international routes to and from 20 countries and territories, said Trần Bảo Ngọc, director of the Transport Department under the Ministry of Transport (MoT).
            
            
                
                In the first months of the year, enterprises ramped up their imports of input materials and spare parts to meet their production and export demands for later months 
            
            
                
                
	Duy Anh Trading Joint Stock Company - IPP Travel Retail and TEKO Vietnam Technolony Joint Stock Company signed a strategic deal yesterday to develop a new generation retail model called New Retail.
 
            
            
                
                
	Shares lost ground on Tuesday due to the sharp fall of large-cap and mid-caps in the real estate group, pressuring the overall market.
 
            
            
                
                Việt Nam is expected to register the highest trade and income gains among Regional Comprehensive Economic (RCEP) members, according to a World Bank (WB)’s working paper.
            
            
                
                
	Lộc Trời Group Joint Stock Company signed an agreement on February 21 with international companies Corteva Agriscience (US), Bayer CropScience (Germany), Map Pacific (Singapore), and UPL (India) to source agricultural materials.
 
            
            
                
                
	To sustainably develop dragon fruit farming, localities should reorganise production from the commune level upwards based on understanding production status and market demand, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Minh Hoan has said.
 
            
            
                
                Farm exports to difficult markets like Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the EU have been prolific in the first two months of this year, raising hopes for a successful year.
            
            
                
                The Ministry of Industry and Trade and Samsung Vietnam on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on co-operation in smart factory development.
            
            
                
                Businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) visited the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on Monday to seek partnership opportunities with local firms.
            
            
                
                HCM City authorities have pledged to improve the business environment and remove difficulties businesses face this year to help revive the economy.
            
            
                
                
	Experts believe that once the KRX trading system begins official operations, many international organisations will re-evaluate the Vietnamese market to upgrade it to an emerging market.
 
            
            
                
                Consumption in the automobile market is gradually recovering after a long period of social distancing in the country, but many domestic automobile manufacturers and assemblers are facing difficulties due to a shortage of spare parts.
            
            
                
                
	Việt Nam's retail market has recently recorded strong growth and its excitement is also reflected via the successful deals of injecting capital from foreign investors into potential domestic retailers.
 
            
            
                
                Việt Nam will need to cut taxes and fees, in addition to using the petroleum price stabilisation fund petrol prices keep rising, said a leader from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.