Foreign investors net sell 5 sessions in a row (13/04/2023)
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index dropped marginally to 1069.45 points Wednesday, with foreign investors net selling for the fifth straight session.

Expert makes recommendations for stronger Vietnam - France economic links (13/04/2023)
A French expert has suggested some measures for strengthening economic links between Vietnam and France during a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations (April 12) and 10 years of strategic partnership.

HCMC, Hanoi tumble in provincial competitiveness ranking (13/04/2023)
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City saw their Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) ranking tumble by 10 and 13 places respectively last year as investors expect more reforms in their business environment.

Prime Minister chairs meeting to remove obstacles for national key transport projects (12/04/2023)
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 12 asked the State steering committee for national key transport projects to regularly review and inspect the projects so as to complete the heavy workload until 2026.

Vietnam, Germany offer mutual support at int’l forums: Ambassador (12/04/2023)
Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh held a working session with a delegation of interns from the German Foreign Ministry to discuss Vietnam’s foreign policies on April 11.

Vietnam remains favourite investment destination for European firms: Report (12/04/2023)
Precisely 36% of European firms ranked Vietnam either first, within their top three, or among their top five investment destinations on a global scale, according to the latest Business Climate Index (BCI) report released by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) and produced by Decision Lab on April 11.

More robust trade mechanisms aid Australian ties (12/04/2023)
Vietnam and Australia are set to elevate their existing ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, with deeper investment and trade flows thanks to various free trade agreements already taking effect.

Tra fish by-products to become huge money earner: Experts (12/04/2023)
Stronger investment into processing by-products of tra fish will be a way for Vietnam to optimise their huge potential and values amid the expanding tra fish sector, according to experts.

Lack of orders plague VN wood export businesses (12/04/2023)
Vietnam’s wood industry has unexpectedly fallen into an unprecedented slump amid a sharp decline in orders.

Vietnam’s agricultural products face more difficulties in export to China (12/04/2023)
Vietnam’s agricultural product exports to China are facing increasing difficulties due to tightening export requirements, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Exports overcome challenges to achieve 6% growth target for 2023 (12/04/2023)
Vietnam had a total import and export turnover of nearly 154.3 billion USD in the first quarter of this year. Although the export turnover dropped more than 13% against last year, Vietnam still maintained a trade balance and had a trade surplus of 4 billion USD, 1.9 billion USD higher than in 2022. This will help Vietnam reach its target of 6% export growth this year.

Vietnam’s non-life insurance market continues to lure foreign capital (11/04/2023)
Viet Nam’s non-life insurance market has continued to attract foreign investors in the first months of this year.

VN-Index ends 3rd session in red (11/04/2023)
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index dropped 0.41% to 1,065.35 points Monday in its third straight losing session.

ESG game changer for firms seeking customers and funds (11/04/2023)
In the era of growing environmental and social concerns, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards have emerged as a game-changer for firms seeking to improve their customer engagement and financial access.

Phat Dat named as Top 10 Real Estate Investor (11/04/2023)
Phat Dat (HSX: PDR) has just been named on the list of the 2023 Top 10 Real Estate Investors as announced by Vietnam Report on April 7.

VN garment industry in difficulty as global market shrinks (11/04/2023)
Vietnamese garment and textile exports plunged by 18.63% to US$8,701 billion during the first three months of the year, according to figures released by the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas).

Conference promotes Vietnam’s trade, investment cooperation with China’s locality (11/04/2023)
A conference on promoting trade, investment and economic cooperation between Vietnam and China’s Hainan province took place in the local Haikou city on April 10, attended by the sides’ officials and approximately 120 enterprises.

Vietnam sees farming revolution, exports high-quality rice (11/04/2023)
Anticipating that rice yield and output are nearly hitting the ceiling, Vietnam is preparing for a revolution in rice farming, striving for 1 million hectares of high-quality rice.

UK’s accession to CPTPP to bring more incentives for Vietnamese exports (11/04/2023)
The UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will complement the existing UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) and help upgrade the bilateral relations thanks to additional preferential tariffs, Kemi Badenoch, Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade of the UK, reportedly said.

Savills Vietnam: Prospects remains for office real estate and industrial real estate (10/04/2023)
Both sectors hold potential as the economic landscape recovers post-pandemic.