Accelerated public investment the backbone to new growth (06/05/2024)
Vietnam is being advised by economists to have a bigger focus on boosting the expansion of fiscal policy to fuel domestic production and business activities.

Great potential for Vietnamese products at African Investment, Commerce Forum (06/05/2024)
Numerous Vietnamese products were introduced to potential African partners, such as coffee, pepper, cashew nuts, macadamia nuts, coconut rice, pharmaceuticals and handicrafts at the 10th African Investment, Commerce Forum (AFIC10) held in Algiers, Algeria, on May 4 and May 5.

Foreign investors encouraged to invest in petroleum storage infrastructure (06/05/2024)
The Vietnamese Government has given green light to foreign investors to invest in developing oil and gas storage and supply infrastructure system, but they cannot participate in distributing, importing and exporting petroleum.

Vietnamese pomelo likely to be exported to Australia (06/05/2024)
The import of Vietnamese fresh pomelo into the Australian market may be allowed if the product meets the Oceanian country's biosecurity conditions, said the Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (SPS Vietnam).

Coffee, rice, and durian growers delight as prices hike in global market (06/05/2024)
Coffee, rice, and durian growers in Vietnam delight as prices of agricultural products hike in the global market.

Logistics cost increase: Enterprises shift exports to nearer countries (06/05/2024)
Recent geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East region resulted in a current logistics cost increase of about 130 percent compared to the end of 2023. This pushed export businesses to enhance exports to nearer countries.

Four-month public investment disbursement reaches 14.66% of target (04/05/2024)
The disbursement of public investment in the first four months of this year was estimated to meet 14.66% of the set target and 15.65% of the plan assigned by the Prime Minister, according to the Ministry of Finance.


FDI in Vietnam’s property market in jumps fourfold year on year (04/05/2024)
Vietnam received foreign direct investment commitments worth US$1.68 billion in the real estate sector in the first four months of this year, a fourfold increase over that in the same period last year, proving that the Vietnamese housing market remains attractive to foreign investors, according to the General Statistics Office.

450 exhibitors to promote products at Ho Chi Minh City export fair (04/05/2024)
The Ho Chi Minh City export forum and trade fair (HCM City Export 2024) will be held from May 8 to 11 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in District 7.

Four-month black pepper exports bring in US$353 million (04/05/2024)
Vietnam raked in US$353 million from exporting 83,783 tonnes of black pepper in the initial four months of the year, marking an 11.5% increase in value year on year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Ample room to increase Vietnamese coffee exports to Singaporean market (04/05/2024)
With Vietnamese coffee accounting for only 2.2% of the market share in Singapore, there are sanguine prospects ahead for the product to further make inroads into the demanding market moving forward, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore.


Pangasius exports to US records upturn in March (03/05/2024)
Vietnamese pangasius exports to the United States brought back nearly US$31 million in value in March, representing an increase of 0.03% year on year and a two-fold rise compared to the previous month, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnam likely to export more than 8 million tonnes of rice this year (03/05/2024)
Vietnam is expected to produce 43 million tonnes of rice this year, of which more than 8 million tonnes will be for export, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.


Alibaba plans $1 billion data centre in Vietnam (03/05/2024)
Chinese teach giant Alibaba Group Holding Limited plans to build a data centre in Vietnam to meet legal requirements for local data storage and to meet to increasing demand in one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies, according to Nikkei.

Vietnam ranks third in Southeast Asia in startup investment attraction (03/05/2024)
Vietnam maintained its third position in the number of investment deals and regained the third place in terms of total investment in startups in Southeast Asia.

Foreign investment prospects in good shape with tech focus (02/05/2024)
Economists are upbeat about the outlook of Vietnam to bring foreign capital inflows to new heights after more than three decades of reforms.