Automaker VinFast, a member of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, officially announced the opening of its VinFast store in Rennes on March 25, marking its presence in the West of France. A VinFast EV SUV model at the showroom (Source: VinFast) According to the firm, its next stores in France are expected soon in Montpellier, Aix-En-Provence, and other major cities. Located...

The export of Vietnamese durian to China through the official channel since September 2022 opened up a new prospect for Vietnam's fruit and vegetable industry. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) According to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Vietnam has over 100,000 ha of durian with an annual output of about 1.3 million tonnes. However, only...

Experts have predicted that the health and vehicle insurance sectors will continue to serve as the primary growth drivers for non-life insurance in Vietnam this year. Illustrative image (Photo: Bao Viet) Data from the Vietnam Insurance Association reveals that non-life insurance and health insurance comprised the largest proportion of the insurance industry's premium revenue last year, accounting for approximately...

The Vietnam Report JSC on March 24 announced top 10 construction material companies of Vietnam in 2023. Hoa Phat Group is included in the list. (Photo: VNA) The companies are Hoa Phat Group, Vicostone JSC, Viglacera Corporation, Hoa Sen Group, An Cuong Wood – Working JSC, Tien Phong Plastic JSC, Binh Minh Plastic JSC, Vicem Ha Tien Cement...

Vietnam earned 8.2 billion USD from exports to China in the first two months of 2023, posting a year-on-year increase of 4.2%, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has reported. Checking the quality of durians for export to China (Photo: qdnd.vn) China is the main importer of many Vietnamese products. Therefore, China's market re-opening from January 8...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is taking measures to promote the negotiations of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Southern Common Market (Mercosur - including Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay), which is expected to be a driving force for Vietnam to tap the Latin American market. Illustrative image (Source: baodautu.vn) In 2022, the South American...

The sustainable clam and bamboo value chain development in Vietnam (SCBV) project, funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by Oxfam Vietnam in collaboration with Vietnamese partners, has benefited a large number of rural residents and stabilised these production areas in Vietnam, heard a conference in Vinh city of Nghe An on March 23 to review the...

The State Securities Commission (SSC) will review the Law on Securities and related decrees to complete the legal framework, and strengthen sanctions for violations to protect the legitimate rights and interests of investors. The stock trading board inside the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE). In order to promote the healthy development of Vietnam's stock market, it is...

Vietnam Texfuture Spring Summer, an international exhibition on high-end fabric exhibition that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 21, seeks to inspire the use of sustainable fabrics by local producers. Visitors see yarn made from pineapple leaves at the Vietnam Texfuture Spring Summer being held at GEM Center in HCM City’s District 1 until March 24....

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Vietnam on March 22 signed the world’s most wide-reaching international treaty for multilateral tax cooperation, the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (MAAC), bringing the total number of jurisdictions that participate in the convention to 147. Vietnamese delegation meet with representatives from the Organisation for Economic...