Rising input costs hit Vietnamese enterprises Vietnamese enterprises are facing rising costs in fuels and materials for production due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, experts have said.

Leather, footwear industry sets export target of US$25 billion

Việt Nam's export of leather, footwear and bags this year will likely increase 10-15 per cent year-on-year to about US$23-25 billion, the Việt Nam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (Lefaso) has forecast.

Tax debt continues to rise due to pandemic The total tax debt under the management of tax authorities is estimated at VNĐ104 trillion (US$) as of December 31 last year, a year-on-year increase of 9.3 per cent.

Top 10 ICT events of 2021 The Việt Nam ICT Press Club announced 10 prominent ICT events in 2021.

Agricultural sector forecast to exceed annual export target for 2021 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) expects to exceed its annual export target for agricultural, forest and fishery products, thanks to the restoration of production and business after the COVID-19 outbreak.

Industrial clusters accelerate production after long break

After social distancing orders were eased in many provinces and cities, businesses have been working to resume operations, ensure orders are fulfilled and production chains restored.

HCM City speeds up construction of key traffic infrastructure after lifting COVID restrictions

By the end of the year HCM City aims to complete 11 construction packages of key traffic infrastructure projects which have been allowed to resume after the city relaxed its stringent COVID-19 prevention measures at the beginning of October.

Ministries and localities want to repay public investment capital At least nine ministries and localities have asked the Finance Ministry to repay more than VNĐ8.054 trillion (US$352 million) of public investment capital borrowed from abroad.

Young man in Cần Thơ Province dedicated to helping people in need Ngôn Đức Thắng, 33, in Cần Thơ City decided keep providing meals for people in difficult circumstances through his charity kitchen, even though the city eased its lockdown measures in early October.  

Local property market expects strong rebound The country’s real estate market has seen positive signs for recovery following the economic reopening, experts said.