Exporters to Europe, North America impacted by Red Sea route changes: Shinhan (16/01/2024)
Vietnamese firms exporting to Europe and North America’s East Coast are being affected by Red Sea route changes, according to the Shinhan Securities Vietnam (SSV).

Weak market demand and stricter regulations hinder Vietnam’s tea exports (16/01/2024)
Weak market demand coupled with stricter regulations remain the main barriers to the Vietnamese tea processing industry when it tries to gain a strong foothold in foreign markets.

Hungary is Vietnam’s major trading partner in Southeast Asia (17/01/2024)
Hungary is one of the first three EU countries to ratify the Vietnam - EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), agreeing to promote trade and investment cooperation and fully and effectively implement the trade deal.

Bilateral deals needed to facilitate Vietnamese garment, textile exports to Canada: Experts (17/01/2024)
Along with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Vietnamese garment and textile sector also needs a Vietnam-Canada free trade agreement or another bilateral deal to penetrate more deeply into the North American market, according to experts.

Vietnamese exports to UK surge by 4.6% despite global economic fallout (17/01/2024)
The General Department of Customs reported that in December 2023, alone the export turnover of local goods heading to the UK market amounted to US$542.3 million.

China remains promising market for Vietnamese farm produce (17/01/2024)
China was the biggest buyer of Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery products in 2023, and it is expected to remain a promising market with numerous opportunities for Vietnamese farm produce to increase the market share and export value.

Surge in vegetable, rice, coffee orders signals prosperous year (18/01/2024)
Vegetables, rice, and coffee have seen a surge in orders right from the beginning of 2024, signaling a busy year ahead despite challenges in the global trade.


Chile a potential export market: Diplomat (18/01/2024)
Chile is a potential export market for Vietnamese consumer goods, as the nation’s living standard has experienced significant growth in recent years, Ambassador to the country Pham Truong Giang has said.

Rice exports to be driven by high prices, stable markets: insiders (18/01/2024)
The agriculture sector and traders have expressed their high optimism about rice exports this year given high prices and stable markets, helping the grain remain a big foreign currency earner.

New real estate law to clean up conditions (29/12/2023)
The new Real Estate Business Law, passed by the National Assembly in November and effective from 2025, could narrow the scope of regulation and tighten conditions for transferring real estate projects.

Vietnam’s direct investment abroad tops 22 billion USD (29/12/2023)
Vietnam invested 421 million USD in overseas projects in 2023, equal to 78% over last year, said a report from the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Fitch Ratings forecasts favorable medium-term growth for Vietnam (29/12/2023)
Fitch Ratings has forecast Vietnam’s growth in the medium term at around 7%.

New strategies for attracting quality FDI to Việt Nam (29/12/2023)
Robust foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into Việt Nam has become the spotlight of the Vietnamese economy on the backdrop of global slowdown and rising uncertainty. The Government has switched the FDI attraction policies towards quality inflow and sustainable development, pinned by the ambition of becoming a global chip production centre. Việt Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research’s Vice President Nguyễn Quốc Việt spoke with Việt Nam News reporter Mai Linh on new competitive advantages for Việt Nam to remain an attractive destination for the quality and high technology capital inflow.

SHTP collaborates with Ansys to improve quality of semiconductor manpower (29/12/2023)
HCM City’s Sài Gòn Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) and US-based Ansys Software Pvt Ltd. (Ansys) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate to foster electronic design expertise and advance the semiconductor industry in Việt Nam.

VN stays committed to developing clean and renewable energy (29/12/2023)
Việt Nam remains committed and focused on enhancing the development of hydrogen energy production and hydrogen-source fuels in regions with potential and advantages in renewable energy, close to major consumer markets.

Vietnam seals major carbon credit deal, fetching $53 million (29/12/2023)
Vietnam has successfully executed a landmark transaction, selling 10.3 million tonnes of CO2 emission credits to the World Bank for nearly VND1.25 trillion VND ($52.74 million), as confirmed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to the prime minister on December 28.

Mobile phones, electronic products rake in over US$100 bln in export turnover (29/12/2023)
Mobile phones and components, computers, electronic products and spare parts have become the two largest foreign currency earners, bringing in more than US$50 billion each as of mid-December, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam’s rice prices climb to historic peak in 2023 (29/12/2023)
With estimated output of 43 million tons in 2023 and historic high export prices, Vietnamese farmers have made a high profit. Every $1,000 invested in each hectare of rice earned $3,000-3,500.

Vietnam’s catfish share shrinks amid stiff competition in global market (29/12/2023)
Vietnam dominates the global catfish market, ranking No 1 in both output and export volume. However, its market share has dropped because of the strong rise of rivals.