Malaysia invests nearly $5bln in HCMC to date (15/06/2023)
Malaysian businesses had invested in 329 projects in Ho Chi Minh City as of the first quarter of 2023, with total registered capital of nearly $4.9 billion, according to Mr. Phu Lu, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Center of Trade and Investment Promotion.

Vietnamese stock market becomes reliable destination for investors worldwide: official (15/06/2023)
The Vietnamese stock market has become a reliable destination for many investors worldwide in recent years, especially those in the Asia-Pacific, said Chairwoman of the State Securities Commission Vu Thi Chan Phuong.

Vietnam, RoK intensify trade cooperation (15/06/2023)
Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have become top important partners of each other in various fields, with economic, trade and investment cooperation serving as both pillar and primary driver of their increasingly growing relationship, said Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.

Aquatic exports expand 14 times in 25 years (15/06/2023)
Aquatic export turnover increased by 14 times over the past 25 years thanks to market expansion efforts, according to the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Global demand decline denting exports and budgets (15/06/2023)
Fresh figures from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) showed that Vietnam’s export turnover has gradually bounced back since early this year, “thanks to strong trade promotion activities”.

Domestic businesses striving to overcome technical barriers in exports (15/06/2023)
The EU’s latest adjustments in quality inspection of imported processed food and produce from Vietnam show looser regulations. This means Vietnam’s exported merchandise has improved quality, safety, and hygiene.

Vietnam needs to develop coffeee value chain: Minister (15/06/2023)
Vietnam needs to develop a coffee value chain to help the industry develop along an integrated, multi-valued and humane direction, so that coffee growers can receive the most benefits in the value chain, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan.

Four mega highway projects to kick off (14/06/2023)
The construction of inter-regional highway projects and Ho Chi Minh City’s Ring Road No.3 will start in mid-June, according to the prime minister’s plan.

Vietnam, Belgium promote partnership in seaport, logistics (14/06/2023)
There are great opportunities for Belgian investors in the development of seaports in Vietnam, a country owning a coastline of over 3,200km, heard a conference held in Anvers city of Belgium on June 12.

Vietnam becomes attractive colocation markets for foreign investors (14/06/2023)
Vietnam ranked seventh among the top 10 emerging colocation markets globally with a market size expected to hit 1.5 billion USD by 2026, according to a recent report by KPMG published earlier this month.

Việt Nam, Thailand to advance “three connections” to raise bilateral trade to US$25b (14/06/2023)
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Đỗ Hùng Việt and Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Sarun Charoensuwan co-chaired the ninth political consultation between the two countries in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Vietnam’s e-commerce exports reach US$3.5 billion (14/06/2023)
MSMEs in Vietnam are poised to reap significant benefits from the rapid growth of the e-commerce sector.

UK a potential market for Vietnamese durian: insiders (14/06/2023)
Since the first batch of Vietnam’s Ri6 durian was officially exported to the UK in the beginning of May, TT Meridian Company has regularly imported 3-4 tonnes of this specialty fruit every week, which shows that it is well received by consumers in this market.

Vietnam, Malaysia set trade target of 18 bln USD by 2025 (14/06/2023)
Vietnam and Malaysia, one of its most important trading partners, have set a bilateral trade target of 18 billion USD by 2025.

Vietnam needs to develop coffeee value chain: Minister (14/06/2023)
Vietnam needs to develop a coffee value chain to help the industry develop along an integrated, multi-valued and humane direction, so that coffee growers can receive the most benefits in the value chain, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan.

VN eyes investment in clean energy to develop carbon market (13/06/2023)
Viet Nam is seeking investment in clean energy as part of its scheme to develop a carbon market to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

Five Vietnamese banks named in Forbes Global 2000 (13/06/2023)
A total of five local banks have been included in this year’s Forbes list of the world’s 2,000 largest firms.

Vietnamese major bourse’s profit plunges 23% in 2022 (13/06/2023)
The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE)’s total revenue in 2022 reached over 2.5 trillion VND, down 23% compared to 2021, the country’s major bourse has announced.

Small-scale projects still in ascendency (13/06/2023)
Foreign-invested projects that are valued at less than $1 million continue to make up the majority of ventures as a whole, with enterprises often hedging their bets in terms of diversification and the upcoming global tax overhaul.

Mexico represents 8th largest tuna import market of Vietnam (13/06/2023)
The first 4 months of 2023 saw Vietnam’s tuna exports to Mexico hit nearly US$7.4 million, up 44% over the same period from last year 2022, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers VASEP