Can Việt Nam take advantage of new foreign investment strategies?

COVID-19 has been deemed a catalyst for investors to take the 'China plus one' strategy into more significant consideration and the trend of shifting manufacturing bases to Việt Nam has recently picked up pace.

Monthly CPI falls to lowest in five years The local consumer price index (CPI) fell to the lowest level in five years this month, but for the first five months of the year, the CPI still peaked due to rising pork prices.

Pandemic recovery public investment must be monitored, says committee

The economic report revealed the total value of support packages for production, business and social welfare was estimated at VNĐ600 trillion (US$25.8 billion).

How will global economy and Việt Nam move ahead amid COVID-19 challenges?

The world is changing as the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to present unprecedented challenges to all economies, industries and living conditions.

Agriculture still vital, says expert Economist Lê Xuân Nghĩa, former Vice President of the National Financial Supervisory Commission, talks to Nông nghiệp (Agriculture) newspaper about the role of agriculture in reviving the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 woes to weigh on credit growth Việt Nam’s credit growth is forecast to slow to only 8 per cent in 2020 from 13.7 per cent last year due to a sharp slowdown in economic activity amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

VPBank - Impact and response in time of COVID-19

As you may already be aware, the COVID-19 pandemic has become complicated across the globe despite efforts being made by governments and medical units. Amid this emergency, Việt Nam has taken solid measures against the pandemic with the involvement of the entire political system to achieve the “double targets” of aggressively preventing and containing the pandemic whilst resolving problems incurred, enabling production and business, and supporting people’s livelihoods and social security to fulfill the socioeconomic goals and missions set for this year.

Banks support enterprises Incomplete statistics show that businesses have enjoyed cuts of at least VNĐ100 trillion (US$4.25 million) to support them amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

PM elaborates on social distancing, calls for maintenance of welfare

The Vietnamese Government has made efforts to ensure social welfare for the public is maintained, especially for the poor and the unemployed, amid challenges posed by COVID-19, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said.

Foreign currency market eases following central bank’s intervention

The US dollar on Wednesday depreciated against the Vietnamese đồng after the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) sold the greenback on the cheap to stabilise the local foreign exchange market.