Đà Nẵng welcomes first visitors of the year

The central city of Đà Nẵng welcomed the first 120 visitors of Tết (the lunar New Year) on Việt Nam Airlines’ flight from HCM City yesterday morning.

Vietnamese triathlons win awards Two triathlon events in Việt Nam have won awards as the Best Overall Triathlon Race in Asia in 2019 following an announcement for the Best Races awards by AsiaTRI.

Australia Day celebrates strong sense of community

On the occasion of Australia Day, the Australian Ambassador to Việt Nam, Robyn Mudie, presents the following article.

VN’s national forest stewardship standard effective from May The National Forest Stewardship Standard (NFSS) for Việt Nam has been launched and will be effective from May 1 this year, according to the Việt Nam Office of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) under the Việt Nam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST).

US-China trade deal forces firms to grow The recently signed US-China trade deal, an effort to calm trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies, will force Vietnamese businesses to grow in order to meet the challenges as well as the opportunities it brings, said economic experts.

Local wood industry should focus on design and branding The wood industry needs to focus on developing design, branding and distribution to achieve the goal of US$20 billion in export value by 2025, according to experts.

Shrimp exports to Australia increased strongly in 2019

Exports of shrimp to Australia increased strongly in 2019, expanding at a two-digit growth rate, according to statistics from the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (Vasep).

New and progressive Labour Code in the pipeline

Bùi Sỹ Lợi, vice chairman of the National Assembly Committee of Social Affairs, speaks to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) about opportunities to develop good relations between employers and employees

Deputy foreign minister pushes ratification of Việt Nam-EU deals

Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn paid a visit to the European Parliament (EP) from January 13 to 16 to discuss the ratification of the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).

Việt Nam increases coal, ore and mineral imports from Australia

Việt Nam had a trade deficit of more than US$1 billion with Australia last year, one year after the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) came into effect.