Vietnam’s first batch of “Dien” pomelos exported to U.S. (08/12/2023)
The first batch of 16 tons of “Dien” pomelos from Luong Son district, the northern province of Hoa Binh, was exported to the U.S. on December 5.

Exports improve in November (08/12/2023)
Vietnam’s exports rose last month with positive growth in shipments of computers and machines, but trade prospects for the remainder of this year remain uncertain amid weak demands, lender HSBC says.

Legal system development can help innovative startups (07/12/2023)
The innovation ecosystem in Vietnam has experienced strong developments in recent years thanks to special attention from Party and state leaders. The country’s investment sources for innovative startups have continued to increase.

Policy ecosystem the answer for cutting-edge startups (07/12/2023)
While Vietnam’s environment for the development of the innovation startup ecosystem is becoming more favourable, full legal and policy corridors are in need to help them take off.

Vietnam to post faster growth over other countries in 2023: CIEM (07/12/2023)
Vietnam may record a GDP growth rate of 5.19% in 2023, lower than the 8.02% expansion last year but still higher than many other countries in the region and the world, the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) predicted.

New approach needed to better tap Chinese market: experts (07/12/2023)
Experts at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on December 6 stressed the need for both producers and exporters to change the mindset and approach to boost exports to China, a potential market for Vietnamese farm produce.

Trade slips to three-year low (07/12/2023)
Vietnam’s trade in the first 11 months fell 8% to US$620 billion, its lowest point in three years, as factories scale down operations due to the ongoing shortage of orders.

Vietnamese firms should be cautious to avoid fraud in international trade (07/12/2023)
Vietnamese firms should use additional caution to avoid increasingly sophisticated scams in international trade, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency Hoan Minh Chien said.

Enhancing competitiveness vital for VN to climb up global value chain (06/12/2023)
Enhancing national competitiveness and capacity of domestic enterprises is vital for Việt Nam to climb up the global value chain in the new context of globalisation, heard a workshop held by Việt Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) on Tuesday in Hà Nội.

Foreign investors dump Mobile World as sales tumble (06/12/2023)
Foreign investors have been net selling MWG shares of electronics retail chain Mobile World for the last six months as the company’s earnings drop amid declining demand.

Ample room remains for HCM City - St. Petersburg cooperation: Forum (06/12/2023)
There remains ample room and potential for Ho Chi Minh City and Saint Petersburg City of Russia to increase trade turnover and expand investment cooperation in digital transformation, manufacturing and processing industry, pharmaceuticals, healthcare and education, heard a business forum in HCM City on December 5.

DFC mulls $500 million loan to VinFast for lithium-ion battery facility (06/12/2023)
On December 3, the United States International Development Financial Corporation (DFC) and VinFast Auto (Nasdaq: VFS) signed a letter of Interest (LOI) to consider a formal application by VinFast for a $500 million loan to establish a lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Vietnam.

Vietnam becomes China’s second largest banana exporter (06/12/2023)
Vietnam has become the second largest exporter of banana to China, behind only the Philippines, accounting for 28.2% of the total amount of bananas imported by the market, the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced.

Vietnam’s rice exports hit record high since 1989 (06/12/2023)
Vietnam’s rice exports this year to the end of November hit a record high since 1989 with an export volume of nearly 7.8 million tonnes and turnover of 4.4 billion USD.

Eurasia a promising market for Vietnamese exporters: Experts (06/12/2023)
The Eurasia region, comprising 28 countries stretching from Eastern Europe to Central Asia with a population of more than 400 million and a total GDP of nearly 4.5 trillion USD, is considered a potential export market of Vietnam, according to experts.

Economists advise to make better use of commitments in FTAs to boost exports (06/12/2023)
According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment, in the first 11 months of 2023, the trade surplus was US$25.83 billion whereas it had been only US$10.3 billion in the same period last year. Export turnover of goods was $322.5 billion, while import turnover was $296.67 billion.

The Netherlands is Vietnam’s export market in the EU (05/12/2023)
According to the latest statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs, the export turnover to the Netherlands reached US$925 million in October.

Eleven-month cashew exports gross US$3.31 billion (05/12/2023)
Vietnamese cashew exports during the 11-month period raked in US$3.31 billion, representing a rise of 23.1% in volume and 17.4% in value compared to the same period from last year, according to data given by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

High tech brings Vietnam’s farm produce to the world (05/12/2023)
Seeking new markets, applying high tech, developing a cooperative economy, and building value chains will all improve the competitiveness of Vietnam’s farm produce in the world market, experts have said.

Vietnam emerges as a strategic location for tech giants (05/12/2023)
Building high-quality data centers is currently one of the key focuses of Vietnam’s digital transformation, in line with its strategy to develop a digital economy and a digital nation.