An increasing number of businesses with products receiving the national brand title entered the top 50 brands with highest value in 2022, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh said at the opening of the Vietnam National Brand Week and the National Branding Forum 2023 in Hanoi on April 20. The Vietnam National Brand Week and...

A conference was held in Hongkong (China) on April 19 to tighten relations between rice businesses from Vietnam and Hongkong as well as promote Vietnamese high-quality rice in the market. Tran Quoc Toan, Deputy Director of the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade speaks at the conference. (Photo:VNA) Speaking at the event, Tran Quoc Toan, Deputy...

Ana Marina, the first international marina in Vietnam, was put into pilot operation in Nha Trang resort city, the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on April 19. Ana Marina (Photo: VNA) The marina, about 7km from downtown Nha Trang, is designed to house 200 yachts of different types. As it is located in the 40ha Marina Park of...

The Philippines spent more than 450 million USD importing some 900,000 tonnes of Vietnamese rice in the first quarter of this year, and more orders are expected to be placed in the time ahead. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) The country was the biggest importer of Vietnamese rice in the reviewed period, making up 48.2% in volume and 45.9%...

Automaker VinFast, a subsidiary of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, on April 19 announced that it will attend the Montreal Electric Vehicle Show 2023 (MEVS 2023) for the first time with two key models - the VF 8 and the VF 9. Illustrative image. (Photo: VinFast) MEVS is an exclusive exhibition for electric vehicles to be held at Montreal Olympic Stadium...

During his first official visit to Vietnam, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Australia, Senator Don Farrell, Minister for Trade and Tourism and Special Minister for State, joined Australia’s Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski in congratulating Vietjet on the inauguration of direct routes connecting Vietnam and Australia. Vietjet COO Michael Hickey...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed an official dispatch on April 18 demanding relevant ministries and agencies to speed up the Long Thanh International Airport project, which is lagging behind schedule. Graphic images of Long Thanh International Airport (Source: VNA) The dispatch was sent to the ministers of transport, planning and investment, construction, natural resources and environment, public...

Despite declines in the export of some agricultural products, overseas shipments of fruits and vegetables remain positive, promising a bright prospect in the second quarter of 2023. Workers stack durians onto a truck for transportation in Da Huoai district of Lam Dong province. (Photo: VNA) Vietnam exported nearly 1 billion USD worth of fruits and vegetables in Q1, rising...

Vietnam has set a target of increasing its green economy's contribution to GDP from 6.7 billion USD in 2020 to 300 billion USD by 2050, which requires drastic and breakthrough steps, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said. Illustrative photo (Photo: congthuong.vn) Speaking at a conference “Promoting green growth in Vietnam: Roadmap to Success” held...

Economic diplomacy should maintain and create more economic cooperation frameworks, including investment and trade agreements, between Vietnam and the US, a diplomat has said. At the conference on the implementation of the Government’s action programme materialising a directive by the Party Central Committee's Secretariat on economic diplomacy. (Photo: VNA) Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung made...