Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has suggested the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) help Japanese firms further expand their operations in Vietnam, especially in green and digital transformation, circular and knowledge-based economy, climate change adaptation, supporting industries, innovation and technology transfer, particularly advanced, green and clean technologies. PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) and JETRO Chairman Ishiguro Norihiko. (Photo: VNA)...

Vietnam’s aquatic product exports in April plummeted 28% year-on-year to 810 million USD, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Illustrative image (Source: VNA) In the first four months of this year, the value stood at over 2.6 billion USD, down more than 31% from the same period last year. Le Hang, Communications Director...

Ri6 durian, a specialty from the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, is now available in the UK market for the first time, announced the Vietnam Trade Office in the UK. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Accordingly, the shipment of five tonnes of Ri6 durians, imported by the UK’s TT Meridian Ltd via official channel, went through customs clearance on May 4...

Rice exports in April 2023 were estimated at 1.1 million tonnes with a value of 573.9 million USD, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported. Export of rice posts highest growth among key agricultural products (Photo: VNA) The April figures have brought the total volume and value of rice exports in the first four months of the...

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has sent a document to ministries, ministerial-level agencies and Government agencies asking for their coordination in the drafting of a circular on reducing fees and charges to ease difficulties for people and businesses. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The MoF is working on the circular on continued reduction of 35 kinds of fees and...

The Vietnamese Embassy in Washington DC in coordination with The Asia Group held a gathering on May 4 (US time) with Vietnamese enterprises participating in the 2023 SelectUSA Investment Summit. Automobile assembling at Ford Vietnam Company, a joint venture between Ford Motor Group based in Michigan, USA and Song Cong Diesel Company. (Photo: VNA) Automobile assembly is one of...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on May 4 asked ministries and localities to strengthen the control, prevention, detection, and handling of the smuggle of poultry and poultry products into Vietnam. Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) It has been reported that over the past time, the smuggle of such products into Vietnam remain complicated in border localities, especially...

Vietnam earned some 15.66 billion USD from agro-forestry-aquatic product exports in the first four months of 2023, down 13.3% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) The sector posted a trade surplus of 2.51 billion USD in the reviewed period, a decrease of 37.7%, the ministry said. In April alone, the...

The average retail price of electricity increases 3% to 1,920.373 VND (0.082 USD) per kWh from May 4, following a decision by the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) on adjusting the electricity retail prices. Illustrative image (Source: EVN) According to the EVN, the decision, issued on April 27, was based on the Prime Minister’s Decision No.24/2017/QD-TTg on the mechanisms to...

Vietnam spent over 21.1 billion USD importing mobile phones and components last year, a decrease of 1.6% from 2021, accounting for 5.9% of the country’s total import turnover. Clients choose an iphone to buy at a mobile shop in HCM City. iPhone imports saw the most significant growth, rising 46% to 1.16 billion USD in 2022. (Photo: VNA)...