Vietnam’s e-commerce is projected to continue booming in 2023 and developing firmly in the following years, aided by a series of growth drivers such as the wave of digital transformation, consumers’ trust, technological infrastructure, and favourable mechanisms and policies issued by the Government. Illustrative photo (Source: thoibaonganhang.vn) Boasting some 100 cross-border e-commerce platforms, Vietnam has been ranked among the...

Right from the beginning of 2023, many banks have announced their plans for merge and acquisition (M&A) deals and capital increase. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Last week, the Board of Directors of the Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) approved a plan to divest capital from PG Bank, which means the bank will have a chance to seek a...

With the goal of June 2023, basically completing the site clearance of 2 key transport infrastructure projects, namely the Project of Renovating and upgrading National Highway 4B from km 3+700 to km 18 and the Project of Renovating and Upgrading the district road No.28 Cao Loc - Ba Son, right from the beginning of 2023, Cao Loc district has...

Miss Spring 2023, which honours the beauty of Vietnamese women and promotes Vietnamese culture to international friends, has been held in Paris after a three-year disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Miss Spring 2023, themed “Vietnamese Charm in Europe", is part of VietFest organised by the Vietnamese Students’ Association in France (Photo: UEVF) The final round on February 5...

Vietnam’s export of agro-forestry-aquatic products reeled in over 3.7 billion USD in January, down 23% against the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development. Agro-forestry-fisheryexports reach 3.7 bln USD in January (Photo: VNA) Exports of key farm produce reached more than 1.7 billion USD, down nearly 13%, while the export of seafood,...

Wooden furniture exports from Southeast Asian markets to Australia grew sharply in the past year, with Vietnam leading the way on 205.6 million USD, up 26.4% year-on-year. Producing wooden furniture for export at Trieu Phu Loc Furniture Co., Ltd, Tan Uyen town, Binh Duong province (Photo: VNA) Vietnam is followed Malaysia with 101.9 million USD and Indonesia with...

Airports across Vietnam handled more than 9.8 million passengers in January, an increase of 13.8% compared to the previous month, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV). Noi Bai International Airport on January 16, one week before the celebration of Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. (Photo: VNA) Of the total, the number of international passengers reached...

After more than two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all tourism activities in Vietnam have returned to normal and experienced a remarkable recovery since the country's full reopening on March 15 last year, Ha Van Sieu, deputy head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), said on February 3. Phieng Ban Valley in Dien...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade recently issued the sector’s action plan on climate change response and green growth to 2030, with a vision to 2050. Bac Lieu wind power plant assessed to contribute importantly to reducing impacts of climate change. (Photo: VNA) Accordingly, the ministry considers climate change response an important and long-term task, and the achievement...

Businesses should be made the centre of innovations and a development focus of the industry and trade sector, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a conference in Hanoi on February 3. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA) The event, held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), aimed to promote domestic...