The Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station urban rail system in the capital city will undergo a test run starting from December 5 in limited conditions, according Sytra – the consulting contractor of the project. Illustrative image (Photo: baodautu.vn) The trial can last for six weeks, Sytra said, adding that the work will be considered finished when all tests are passed....

The 20th Vietnam International Plastics and Rubber Industry Exhibition (VietnamPlas 2022) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on November 23 with both offline and online displays. The inauguration of the Vietnam International Plastics and Rubber Industry Exhibition in HCM City on November 23. (Photo: VNA) It has 270 manufacturers from 19 countries and territories showcasing their latest technologies and...

Chances for business partnerships with Vietnam were spotlighted at a workshop held in Vilvoorde city of Belgium on November 22 as part of an international business week of Flanders region. Harvesting coffee in Vietnam (Photo: VNA) Addressing the event, Andries Gryffroy, First Vice President of the Belgian Senate and President of the Belgian - Vietnamese Alliance, gave a...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) aims to have local production using 25% organic fertilisers in the next three years. Vietnam plans to have 25% of organic fertiliser used in local production over the next three years. (Photo: baonongnghiep.vn) MARD also planned to increase the amount of qualified production by 1.25 times, equivalent to 5 million tonnes...

Vietnamese companies must understand trends in the EU consumer market, which is undergoing a significant shift towards green and clean goods that meet international labour and environmental standards, the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) has said. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) At a seminar on exporting to the market held in Ho Chi Minh City last week, EuroCham...

The trade turnover between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) reached 52.5 billion USD in the first ten months of this year, up 14% over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). Illustrative image. (Photo: vneconomy.vn) Of which, exports hit 39.7 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 23.5%, it said. The...

A total of 39 foreign suppliers have registered tax in Vietnam via the portal https://etaxvn.gdt.gov.vn/nccnn/Reques, according to the Tax Agency for Large Businesses at the General Department of Taxation. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Among them are Meta (Facebook), Google, Microsoft, TikTok, Netflix, and Apple that account for up to 90% of the market share in the field of...

Vietnam is among the exhibitors at the 6th China-South Asia Expo and the 26th China Kunming Import and Export Fair in the city of Kunming, China’s Yunnan province, from November 19-22. At the opening of 6th China-South Asia Expo. (Photo: VNA) The Vietnamese embassy in Beijing in coordination with the Vietnamese Consulate General in Kunming supported 12 provinces...

A delegation of Vietnam attended the Francophonie Economic Forum (FEF) in Djerba, Tunisia, on November 20-21. An overview of the Francophonie Economic Forum (Photo: VNA) Themed “For a shared growth in the Francophone space”, the forum was organised by the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA-Tunisia), in partnership with the Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA) and...

Vietnam will promote the use of e-commerce channels to expand export markets and enable enterprises to participate in foreign distribution networks. A truck carrying lychees exported to the EU via e-commerce. (Photo: ictvietnam.vn) Under the Government’s project of promoting Vietnamese enterprises to directly participate in foreign distribution networks by 2030 approved early last week, besides traditional channels, e-commerce...