Vietnamese environmentally friendly products, farm produce and food left strong impression on visitors at the Foodex Japan in Kansai 2022 that concluded on July 29. Vietnamese booths at the exhibition (Photo: VNA) A representative from Sanesu, which provides products that are friendly to the environment such as straws made of grass, said that Japanese customers showed interest in...

FDI disbursement in Vietnam reached 11.57 billion USD in the first seven months of this year, up 10.2% compared to the same period last year and over 1.3 percentage point against the first half of this year. Illustration. (Photo: VNA) The country raked in 15.41 billion USD in FDI during the period, a year-on-year decline of 7.1%, according...

Vietnam and the US discussed in detail clean energy technologies such as hydrogen and nuclear energy as well as plans to accelerate the energy transition to achieve net zero emissions targets by 2050, during their fourth energy security dialogue in Washington DC on July 27-28. An overview of the event. (Photo: VNA) Representatives of the two sides presented key...

Booths introducing Vietnamese products at the International Food and Beverage Exhibition in Kansai region (Foodex Japan in Kansai 2022), Japan, have attracted the attention of a large number of Japanese consumers and enterprises. Vietnamese pavilions at the exhibition. (Photo: VNA) They include fruits, handicrafts, beverages and food. Nathalia Uemura, a representative of Mundial Foods company that imports and distributes...

Vietnam is forecast to be among the fastest-growing economies towards 2030, according to researchers at the Growth Lab at Harvard University who presented new growth projections in The Atlas of Economic Complexity. A corner of Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam's largest city (Photo: VNA) Specifically, the research finds that countries that have diversified their production into more...

The 2022 Vietnam Saigon Textile & Garment Industry – Fabric & Garment Accessories Expo (SaigonTex and SaigonFabric 2022) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 27 morning, providing a platform for local and foreign producers to explore each other’s demand and seek partnership. At the opening ceremony of SaigonTex and SaigonFabric 2022 (Photo: https://vneconomy.vn/) The exhibition features 278...

Vietnam aims to develop a modern and sustainable farm produce processing system, making the country one of the world’s top ten agricultural processing hubs by 2030. By 2030, more than 70% of major agricultural processing centres will adopt medium to high-level technologies. (Photo: VNA) This goal was stated in the Government’s Decision 858 signed by Deputy Prime Minister Le...

The World Bank (WB) and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on July 26 signed an agreement on the provision of a 2.5 million USD grant from the Japan Social Development Fund to finance a project that will strengthen the delivery of legal aid services to vulnerable groups in the northern part of Vietnam, focusing on Dien Bien...

Vietnam always welcomes businesses from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies, for mutual benefits and development, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed at the third meeting of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) in northern Quang Ninh province on July 27. Delegates at the meeting pose for a group photo. (Source: VNA) At the meeting, 150 representatives from the...

Nine agricultural products have recorded an export turnover of over 1 billion USD since the beginning of this year, heard a seminar on July 26. Illustrative image (Source: congthuong.vn) They comprised coffee, rubber, cashew nuts, vegetables and fruit, rice, tra fish (pangasius), shrimp, wood products and materials in service of production, said Dao Duy Tam, deputy head of...