Vietnam will strongly develop its strategic infrastructure system to lure more investment from the Republic of Korea (RoK), President Nguyen Xuan Phuc told more than 500 enterprises attending the Vietnam-RoK Business Forum in Seoul on December 6. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (standing) at the dialogue with major RoK businesses (Photo: VNA) The Vietnamese State leader said he hopes...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting between permanent Government members and some ministries and sectors on December 6 to discuss macro-economic, fiscal, and monetary policies. PM Pham Minh Chinh addresses the meeting in Hanoi on December 6. (Photo: VNA) In his remarks, the PM said despite numerous difficulties and challenges, especially pressure from the global situation,...

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 5 received representatives of large enterprises of the Republic of Korea (RoK) operating in Vietnam, as part of his State visit to the Northeast Asian country. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives Chairman and CEO of CJ Group Sohn Kyung-shik in Seoul on December 5. (Photo: VNA) Meeting with Chairman and CEO of...

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue attended an economic cooperation forum in Wellington on December 5, noting that bilateral economic ties have ample room to flourish. Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the forum (Photo: VNA) Apart from sound relations in politics, diplomacy, defence, security, education and training, and science...

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 5 received representatives of large enterprises of the Republic of Korea (RoK) operating in Vietnam, as part of his State visit to the Northeast Asian country. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives Chairman and CEO of CJ Group Sohn Kyung-shik in Seoul on December 5. (Photo: VNA) Meeting with Chairman and CEO...

Vietnamese automaker VinFast, a member of private conglomerate Vingroup, on December 5 officially opened its first two stores in Cologne of Germany, and Paris of France. Inside the VinFast Cologne store (Photo: VNA) These outlets are the first of its kind in VinFast's European retail network of over 50 stores, affirming its strong commitment to driving the revolution of...

Two tonnes of fresh Vietnamese pomelos, the first batch of its kind, have been exported by air to the US. Illustrative photo (Source: Ministry of Industry and Trade) After over five years of negotiations, the US Department of Agriculture officially licenced the import of the fruit earlier this year, making it the seventh fresh fruit of Vietnam permitted...

GeneStory, a start-up in the healthcare sector, has become the winner of VietChallenge 2022, the biggest fund calling contest for Vietnamese startups around the world held at Nasdaq, the second biggest stock exchange on the globe. GeneStory wins startup contest VietChallenge 2022. (Photo: VNA) Launched in May, GeneStory, founded by Vingroup with the participation of leading scientists from many...

The export prices of Vietnamese rice are standing at the highest levels in the world, according to the Vietnam Food Association. Rice packaging (Photo: VNA) Specifically, 5% broken rice currently fetches 438 USD per tonne, and 25% broken rice is sold for 418 USD per tonne. With these figures, the prices are around 20 USD per tonne higher than...

The Vietnam-US supply chain needs to be consolidated to improve its resilience and to maximise profitability for “links” in the chain, said experts at the Vietnam-US Trade Forum themed “Changes – Challenges – Adaptation”. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Important supply chain of US firms A huge volume of made-in-Vietnam goods worth roughly 94 billion USD were exported to the...