Cotton Day Vietnam 2022, themed “Partner for Prosperity”, will return to Ho Chi Minh City on October 4 to provide networking opportunities for domestic and foreign firms in the garment supply chain. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association (VITAS) and Cotton USA held a press conference on September 30 to announce the event, saying that...

Since the portal for tax payment of cross border activities was launched on March 21 this year, 36 foreign service providers have registered, declared and paid taxes through it, heard a webinar held by the Government Portal on September 29. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Those providers include six big names - Meta (Facebook), Google, Microsoft, TikTok, Netflix, and Apple...

Vietnam’s leading ICT company FPT Software has launched a new subsidiary, FPT Semiconductor, marking a key milestone for the company as it enters the booming semiconductor industry. The first sample of chip made by FPT semiconductor. (Photo courtersy of FPT) Through the new subsidiary, FPT Software aims to gain a slice of Asia Pacific’s semiconductor market which accounts...

In the process of urban development and expansion, Lang Son city has set a goal of achieving the criteria of a 1st-grade city by 2030. In order to realize this goal, in the past time, especially in 2022, the city has spent most of its resources prioritizing the construction of key urban infrastructure works to gradually create and change...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has decided to carry out a project on tasks and measures realising outcomes of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The project was approved by the Prime Minister under a decision dated July 25, 2022. Accordingly, the ministry will prioritise reviewing and proposing amendments to laws,...

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang opened a garment factory on September 30 with Dutch investment of 253 billion VND (10.6 million USD). At the factory (Photo: VNA) Construction on the Spectre An Giang Garment Technologies Factory began in late 2021 on an area of 38,000sq.m. The factory can produce 2 million products a year, and create...

The Brussels Times of Belgium has run an article highlighting that Vietnam - a development partner of the EU in the Indo-Pacific - is becoming a beacon in the region with the capacity to control inflation and maintain economic growth at a high level despite turbulent international affairs. The article attributed Vietnam's outstanding results to the Government's flexible management...

The Vietnam - UK Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) has substantially assisted Vietnam’s coffee sector to expand its market share in the UK, according to the Foreign Trade Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). Vietnam exports 34,680 tonnes of coffee worth 70.68 million USD to the UK in the first eight months of 2022. (Photo: VNA) Under...

Boeing, the world’s leading aerospace company based in the US, are accelerating cooperation with Vietnamese suppliers and universities to provide a foundation for long-term industrial growth, according to Boeing Vietnam Country Director Michael Nguyen. Illustration. (Photo: Vnexpress) Boeing is working with seven suppliers in Vietnam, he said at the Boeing Aerospace Industry Forum recently held in Hanoi. Hosted...

Work started on September 29 on flight management works – the component Project No.2 in the first phase of the Long Thanh International Airport Project in the southern province of Dong Nai. Perspectives of first phase of the Long Thanh International Airport Project (Photo: VNA) They are large-scale infrastructure works with the most complex technology ever built by the...