On the morning of January 30, in Lang Son city, a delegation of 11 border guard stations of Lang Son province held talks with the delegation of the Chongzuo Border Management Detachment, Guangxi, and China. At the talks, the two sides evaluated in recent times the coordination of law enforcement on border management, the fight against crime and illegal...

Effective public-private partnership and support from partners are key to the success of the project on developing 1 million ha of high-quality, low-emission rice linked with green growth in the Mekong Delta region by 2030, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said at a talk on January 30. Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the...

Vietnam views the Philippines as one of its most important rice importers, Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has told visiting Secretary of the Philippine Department of Agriculture Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.. Illustrative photo (Photo:VNA) Currently, the Philippines is Vietnam’s sixth biggest trading partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the 16th...

The Saigon Thuong Tin Real Estate Joint Stock Company (TTC Land) and AeonMall Vietnam Co., Ltd on January 30 officially announced a plan to construct an Aeon Mall shopping centre as part of the TTC Plaza Da Nang project, which is developed by TTC Land in central Da Nang city. At the signing ceremony between TTC Land and...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) opened the Spring Fair 2024 in Hanoi on January 30 as the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival is inching in. The Spring Fair 2024 opens in Hanoi on January 30. (Photo: VNA) On display at the more than 100 booths are agricultural staples favoured as typical product for the most...

The garment and textile sector has set a target of 44 billion USD in export turnover this year, up 10% year-on-year. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) According to the Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association (VITAS), garment and textile exports last year reached 39.5 billion USD, down 10% year-on-year. VITAS Chairman Vu Duc Giang said that in 2023, Vietnam's textile and...

Despite a challenging global economic landscape, Vietnam continues to stand resilient as one of the top 10 recipients of overseas remittances worldwide, with an estimated 14 billion USD last year, according to the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief and the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD). Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Breaking records on its own,...

Vietnam had shipped 15.08 billion USD worth of products overseas as of January 15, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%, the General Statistics Office announced on January 29. Trade activities at Gemalink port, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province (Photo: VNA) Foreign firms occupied 11.06 billion USD, up 1.9% against the same time last year, while the domestic sector...

Vietnam saw a year-on-year rise of 3.37% in January’s consumer price index (CPI), according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). Illustrative image (Source: VNA) The office reported that the figure represented an increase of 0.31% over December 2023. It said that an upturn was seen in the prices of nine groups of products and services, while downturn was recorded...

The number of new enterprises and those resuming their operation this month reached 27,335, up 5.5% year-on-year, and more than 1.3 times higher than the average figure in the 2018-2023 period, statistics show. The number of new enterprises and those resuming their operation this month reaches 27,335, up 5.5% year-on-year. (Photo: VNA) According to the Business Registration Management...