The second edition of the annual National Culture and Business Forum 2002 opened in Hanoi on December 3. At the event (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung said many Vietnamese firms are striving to build corporate and business culture based on inheriting and upholding national cultural values as...

Vietnam’s economic growth is forecast to reach 8% this year before falling to 6.5% in 2023. The strong growth has created a positive “platform” for investment and business activities, especially mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The strong growth has created a positive “platform” for investment and business activities, especially mergers and acquisitions (M&A). (Photo: Vietnam Investment Review) Data from KPMG,...

The 16th Singapore-Vietnam Connectivity Ministerial Meeting was held in Singapore on December 2 under the chair of Vietnamese Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung and Singaporean Second Minister for Trade and Industry, and Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng. At the signing ceremony of an MoU on innovation collaboration between the Vietnam National Innovation Centre and the...

The National Innovative Entrepreneurship Day 2022 (Techfest Vietnam 2022) opened in the southern province of Binh Duong on December 2. Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Van Tung at the event (Photo: VNA) The three-day event, which is being organised by the provincial People’s Committee and the Ministry of Science and Technology, aims to seek solutions in line...

Vietnam raked in 515 million USD from exporting shrimp products to Japan in the first nine months of 2022, posting a year-on-year increase of 24%, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Processing shrimp for export (Photo: VNA) The association said Japan is currently the second largest market of Vietnamese shrimp. Vietnam's processed giant...

The 20th Vietnam International Trade Fair in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam Expo 2022) opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in District 7 on December 1. Visitors to Vietnam Expo 2022 (Photo: VNA) The event features several specialised exhibitions such as the ones on landscape and gardening technology, elevator and technology, electronics and smart appliances, baby toys,...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Chief Operating Officer of Nike, Inc., Andy Campion in Hanoi on December 1, speaking highly of the firm’s contributions to Vietnam’s exports and job creation in the recent past. PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Chief Operating Officer of Nike, Inc., Andy Campion at the meeting in Hanoi on December 1 (Photo:...

Tra fish exports have posted the strongest growth among fishery products so far this year while the biggest revenue was recorded in shrimp shipments, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Workers process tra fish at the factory of the Hung Ca Co. Ltd in Thanh Binh district, Dong Thap province. (Photo: VNA) During...

The Vietnam Supporting Industry Fair (VSIF) 2022 and the Vietnam Hardware & Hand Tools Expo 2022 (VHHE) kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on December 1. A booth at the fairs (Photo:VNA) Hosted by the municipal Department of Industry and Trade, the three-day events feature 255 booths from over 200 local and foreign businesses, and prestigious brands from...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for concerted efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing while chairing a teleconference with 28 coastal provinces and cities on December 1. PM Pham Minh Chinh (centre) chairs the teleconference on IUU fishing prevention and control on December 1. (Photo: VNA) The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) reported that...