Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh and Executive Vice Chairwoman of People's Government of China’s Guangxi Cai Lixin recently discussed measures to facilitate customs clearance of goods via border gates of the two countries. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh speaks at the online conference (Photo: VNA) At the online conference assessing the...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a Vietnam-Belgium Business Forum in Brussels on December 15 (local time), within the framework of his official visit to the European country. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the forum (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the event, PM Chinh said that the Vietnam-Belgium relations are developing well in all fields. Two-way trade...

The Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism co-hosted a conference promoting tourism cooperation between Vietnam and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries on December 15. At the event (Photo: baoquocte.vn) The event was held both online and in-person format, attracting over 250 delegates and more than 100 travel agencies and hospitality providers from both sides. Speaking at...

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) on December 15 officially operated its e-commerce information portal and launched electronic invoices from cash register. At the launch ceremony (Photo: VNA) Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, head of the GDT’s Tax Administration Department for Small and Medium Enterprises, Business Households and Individuals, said the portal has three main functions, including supporting e-commerce...

US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) announced on December 15 that VinFast US, member of Vietnam’s largest private corporation Vingroup, has become the newest member of the council. The first batch of VinFast electronic vehicles (EVs) is exported to the US. (Photo: VNA) USABC is the premier advocacy group and the only US-based organisation recognised in the Association of Southeast Asian...

Vietnam’s tra fish (pangasius) export value is expected to hit a record high this year, reaching 2.4 billion USD, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien. This year, Vietnam expects to yield a tra fish output of 1.68 million tonnes. (Photo: VNA) Speaking at a press conference announcing the first tra fish festival that...

Given the little room left for monetary policy to add stimulus to the economy, fiscal policy would be the engine of growth next year, according to Ho Sy Hung, Vice Chairman of the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises. At the event (Photo: VNA) Hung was speaking at the conference 'The driving forces behind Vietnam's...

VinFast, Vietnam’s first electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, on December 14 (US time) announced the opening of four more stores in Los Angeles and Orange County of the US’s California state. VinFast's VF 5 Plus model (Photo: VinFast) The four stores are located in popular and highly trafficked shopping centres. VinFast Canoga Park, VinFast Irvine Spectrum, and VinFast Marina...

Vietnam supports the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) to develop its production system of footwear and sporting goods in the country, said Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien on December 14. Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien (right) meets Vice President of FESI Manuel Pauser on December 14 on the sidelines of...

Vietnam’s total import-export revenue hit 700 billion USD so far this year, exceeding last year’s record of 600 billion USD, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO). Shrimp processing for export (Photo: VNA) The office said that the country continues to enjoy a trade surplus that has maintained since 2012 (except for 2015 when the country suffered a deficit...