Record trade surplus not always a good thing: experts The record trade surplus Việt Nam ran in the first eight months of this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic was not necessarily a good thing, experts have said.

Textile FDI down but poised for strong growth: experts Total FDI registered since the beginning of the year was US$19.54 billion, just 86.3 per cent of the same period last year. 

First batch of fragrant rice to be exported under EVFTA

The first batch of fragrant rice will be shipped to EU under the Europe-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) by the end of this month, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VN needs to develop raw materials production to take advantage of EVFTA

Seaport companies less affected amid pandemic Seaport companies still reported positive earnings despite the impacts of COVID-19 crisis.

Việt Nam proves its active role in UN: Ambassador Vietnamese leaders will present a number of important messages to the United Nationals General Assembly when it meets over the next ten days.

RoK’s foreign minister proposes more commercial flights be resumed with Việt Nam Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Kang Kyung-wha praised Việt Nam’s plans to resume commercial flights with the RoK during her meeting with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh on Friday.

Regional financial co-operation vital in the fight against COVID-19 Regional and financial co-operation are crucial to strengthen the coordination and respond to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and support a sustained economic recovery, participants agreed at a meeting held Friday in Hà Nội.

VPBank and Proparco co-operate to promote green credit in Việt Nam VPBank and Proparco - the private sector financing branch of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have signed a US$50 million loan with the aim of supporting climate-friendly initiatives, green and energy efficient projects, as well as small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country.

Vietnam, Singapore hold online investment promotion event

An online Việt Nam-Singapore investment promotion conference was held on September 17 with the participation of 500 enterprises from over 80 Singaporean business associations and chambers of commerce around the world.