Việt Nam News

The HCM City Department of Health has issued safety criteria for COVID-19 prevention and control at production facilities, businesses and industrial zones.

The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade said it will offer a credit support package worth VND 70 trillion (US$3.07 billion) this year to help businesses access preferential loans to restore production.

The agreement is founded on the two parties’ existing US$10-billion cooperation.

As many localities have resumed normal production and business activities, Vietnam News Agency talked to Dr. Nguyễn Thị Lan Hương, former Director of the Institute of Science, Labour and Social Affairs, about how businesses and authorities need to support workers and bring them back to work.

Shares lost ground on Wednesday due to the sharp fall of large-cap and mid-caps in the real estate group, pressuring the overall market.

Rising freight rates have helped logistics companies, of which, seaport services have benefited significantly. 

As gasoline prices rose to the highest level in seven years during October, many enterprises are troubled by the cost of resuming business after the long period of social distancing caused by COVID-19.  

Vietnamese coffee and pepper are becoming more popular globally, and especially in the Australian market.

Denmark’s Ørsted Group, the world's largest corporation in the wind power industry, has proposed an offshore wind power plant near Hải Phòng, with an estimated investment of US$11.9 to $13.6 billion. Once operational, the power plant will have a total capacity of 3,900 MW. 

Foreign investors are eager to get back to Việt Nam, which they still consider one of the most “exciting” markets in the world, Don Lam, co-founder and CEO of VinaCapital, has said.

The manufacturing sector in October saw significant expansion for the first time in five months as firms ramped up production to meet rising export orders spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic gradually coming under control, experts said.

The flow of cargo through Việt Nam's seaports has been forecast to increase in double-digit numbers, by 15 per cent in 2021 and 14 per cent in 2022. 

Ten Vietnamese and five foreign start-ups will compete in the final round of the 2021 Start-up Wheel contest to be held virtually on November 5.

About 213 products and services of 150 businesses have been chosen among the favourite Vietnamese products in 2021 by customers, according to a recent vote.

Australia and Việt Nam will accelerate trade and investment levels from 2021-2025, through a new economic strategy bringing the two countries' burgeoning commercial ties into sharp focus.

Việt Nam is calling for foreign investment in 157 projects in the 2021-2025 period, according to a decision recently signed by Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh.

As the end of the year approaches, businesses have been ramping up efforts to get back into the game, especially to meet greater demand for goods and services in the upcoming holidays.

A recent report by the Government showed out that cashless payments continue to become more popular, topping VNĐ36.28 quadrillion (US$1.6 billion) in the first nine months of 2021.