Việt Nam News

Since the US Department of Commerce decided to apply the highest ever tariff rate (over 412 per cent) for raw honey imported from Việt Nam, which exports more than 90 per cent of its honey to the US, small honey companies have been like a beehive under attack.

Foreign enterprises chose the southern key economic region as an investment destination, due to to its young and abundant labour force with lower wages other countries, and large consumer market

Standard Chartered Bank forecasts Việt Nam’s recovery will accelerate markedly in 2022, with GDP growing by 6.7 per cent. The bank raises its 2023 growth forecast for Việt Nam to 7 per cent as it believes Việt Nam’s positive medium-term outlook remains intact.

The five companies holding the largest commodity brokerage market shares in Việt Nam sustained their positions in 2021, according to the Mercantile Exchange of Việt Nam (MXV).

Deputy Prime Minister Lê Văn Thành has requested ministries, sectors and localities to closely coordinate with Chinese agencies to speed up customs clearance, striving to have no congestion of cargo trucks at border gates before Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays.

Shares reversed course to trade higher on Wednesday, strengthened by the strong increase of banking stocks that attracted hugh injection of cash flow.

Firms in the northern province of Hải Dương on Tuesday shipped nearly 250 tonnes of carrots to the Republic of Korea (RoK), the first overseas shipment of the vegetable this year.

The Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) market in Việt Nam has been going through a downturn due to the pandemic, but the technology sector is bucking the trend, according to experts at a seminar on digital transformation and M&A on January 11.

Banks increased their charter capital by more than VNĐ110 quadrillion in 2021 - the highest annual growth to date - to enhance financial strength and meet the central bank’s regulations.

VinFast Trading and Service Ltd Co, a subsidiary automaker of conglomerate Vingroup, sold 35,723 vehicles in 2021, posting a year-on-year surge of 21.2 per cent despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

The increasing demand for services for the elderly has created a lot of investment and business opportunities for local and foreign investors

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Đỗ Thắng Hải and Chief Trade Commissioner and Assistant Deputy Minister Sara Wilshaw at Global Affairs Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on establishing a joint economic committee (JEC) between the two countries yesterday.

Even though capital flows from exchange traded funds (ETFs) were not active in December, they are expected to return to the market in 2022, said SSI Research. 

Business leaders are facing the challenge of developing comprehensive HR strategies to create physical, mental and financial wellness in employees and gain a head start in the race to attract talent post-COVID-19.

Việt Nam is looking to work closely with foreign firms such as Samsung and Toyota to boost the supply of parts within the country, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Start-ups are increasingly managing to attract investments though the absolute number still remains modest, according to the Saigon Innovation Hub.

The 5th Việt Nam Rice Festival wrapped up in the Mekong Delta province of Vĩnh Long on Monday with "Ngọc Trời Thiên Vương " (LT28) rice of Lộc Trời Group (LTG) winning the first prize of the good Vietnamese rice trademark competition.

The shelves of many supermarkets are full of products with special packaging and designs for the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tết).