Vietnam promotes rice exports to China (06/11/2023)
A delegation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) led by Deputy Director of the ministry’s Agency of Foreign Trade Tran Quoc Toan and representatives from 19 Vietnamese rice exporters have paid a working visit to Beijing, China to promote Vietnamese rice in the market.

Webinar seeks to boost export of Halal products to Indonesia (06/11/2023)
A webinar was held by the Export Support Centre under the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency on November 3 to seek ways promoting the export of farm produce, processed and Halal food to Indonesia.

Vietnam among top 10 destinations for FDI firms (05/11/2023)
Among the 1,300 European businesses inquiring about the investment climate in Vietnam, up to 63% listed the country among the top 10 destinations for foreign direct investment firms.

Denmark values Vietnam’s role in global cooperation on green transition, sustainable development (05/11/2023)
The recent establishment of the Green Strategic Partnership (GSP) between Vietnam and Denmark has opened up a new chapter in their 52-year relationship while demonstrating commitment and determination of the two countries to handling challenges such as climate change and environmental degradation, Vietnamese Ambassador to Denmark Luong Thanh Nghi has said.

Mergers and acquisitions prominent in Vietnam’s real estate market (05/11/2023)
Vietnam’s real estate market is witnessing a rising number of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals, with the engagement of both foreign and domestic investors.

Domination in rare earths not out of reach (05/11/2023)
Vietnam could realise its goal of becoming a significant source of rare earths for the global market, if rules on extraction and refining are made more suitable.

Foreign Ministry holds Meet Japan 2023 conference (03/11/2023)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam, the Organising Committee for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Japan-Vietnam diplomatic relations, and Japanese agencies and organisations, organised the Meet Japan 2023 conference in Hanoi on November 2.

Viet Nam emerges as attractive investment destination, says EC (03/11/2023)
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday hosted a reception for Vice President of the European Commission cum EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis who is on a working visit to Viet Nam.

Market extends gains on improved liquidity (03/11/2023)
Benchmark indices extended gains to the second day on the improvement of liquidity and bottom-fishing demand.

Seminar to discuss putting ESG commitments into action (03/11/2023)
A seminar is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on November 9 to discuss the implementation of commitments on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) components and putting them into action.

Exports on path to recovery (03/11/2023)
Vietnam is seeing signs of recovery in exports as global demand warms up, but improvement is uneven across sectors, analysts say.

Seafood exports to EU fall significantly (03/11/2023)
According to a report from the Vietnam Trade Office in Belgium and the EU, presented at the October trade promotion conference with Vietnam’s overseas trade offices, held online by the Ministry of Industry and Trade on October 31, seafood export volumes to the EU in the first eight months of this year fell 32 per cent against the same period last year.

Meat exports rebound in third quarter (03/11/2023)
Vietnam exported 5,780 tonnes of meat and meat products worth US$28.37 million in the third quarter of the year, up 27.4% in volume and 19% in value compared to the second quarter, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade

Agro-forestry-fisheries sector enjoys trade surplus of $9.3B (03/11/2023)
Vietnam ran a surplus of $9.3 billion in agro-forestry-fishery trade during January – October, up 26.2% from the same time last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Vietnam, Japan promote IT, transformation cooperation (02/11/2023)
Vietnam is the second largest partner and is prioritised by Japan in the field of information technology, therefore opening opportunity for cooperation between the two countries in IT human resources, said Nguyen Thanh Tuyen, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC)’s Information Technology Department.

Development of Southern region’s ports and logistics corridors important (02/11/2023)
The Waterway Projects Management Board proposed to develop ports and logistics corridors in the Southern region.

Samsung cements status as premier foreign investor in Vietnam (02/11/2023)
In a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 31, Park Hark Kyu, president and CFO of Samsung Group, highlighted Vietnam as an essential global economic player, expressing the company’s intention to maintain its position as the largest foreign-invested enterprise (FIE) in Vietnam for some time.

The Netherlands regarded as European friend of Vietnam (02/11/2023)
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte highlights the Netherlands as a European friend of Vietnam as he has twice officially visited Vietnam in 2014 and 2019, according to Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Kees van Baar.

Vietnam becomes United States’ sixth largest trading partner (02/11/2023)
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and rising trade tensions between the United States and China, Vietnam leapfrogged the Republic of Korea (RoK) to become the US’ sixth largest trading partner by import value in 2022, reported the East Asia Forum newswire.

Vietnam told to boost halal food exports (02/11/2023)
Countries with large Muslim populations have called on Vietnam to produce and export halal products amid increasing demand for them.