Vietnamese logistics firms have been advised to work harder to enhance their productivity, service quality and competitiveness amid current difficulties due to global economic instability. This year, the World Bank (WB) has placed Vietnam in the 43rd position out of 139 economies in terms of Logistics Performance Index (LPI), up from the 53rd position in 2010.(Illustrative image. Photo:...

The agricultural sector is speeding up restructuring towards a circular and green agriculture to adapt to the global green consumption trend, promote exports and join hands in realising the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, said authorities. Processing pineapples for export (Photo: VNA) Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said that consumers around the world...

The Department of Industry and Trade of Ho Chi Minh City has coordinated with several e-commerce platforms to organise a series of seminars on cross-border e-commerce and global growth opportunities for Vietnamese businesses. In 2023, the export value of Vietnamese businesses via Amazon is estimated to increase by more than 50%. (Photo: VNA) The seminars have been held...

Vietnam’s exports of wood and wooden furniture will reach only about 13.5 billion USD in 2023, down 15.5% year on year, President of the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (VIFOREST) Do Xuan Lap told a seminar held in Hanoi on December 21. Processing wooden furniture for export to the EU. (Photo: VNA) Co-hosted by VIFOREST, along with...

Malaysia’s digitalnewsasia.com on December 20 reported findings from consulting firm Oxford Economics’ recent research commissioned by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), saying that it offers a positive assessment of Vietnam's economy in 2023 and forecasts a bright outlook for a medium term. Ho Chi Minh City, the southern economic hub of Vietnam (Photo:...

The Vietnam Economic Times (VnEconomy) on December 21 held the Consumers’ Day and a ceremony to announce and honour the top 50 cool products and services 2023, as voted by consumers. General Managing Editor of VnEconomy Dao Quang Binh speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA) The criteria for evaluating and voting on products and services focused on those...

The fisheries industry has set a target to earn 9.5 billion USD from exporting aquaculture products in 2024, heard a conference in Hanoi on December 21. Processing tra fish for export (Photo: VNA) According to Tran Dinh Luan, General Director of the Department of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the total aquaculture output is...

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung is paying a working visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from December 19-21 to exchange experience with Korean partners on the development of semiconductor, hydrogen, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and green agriculture. Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung (R) meets Chief Financial Officer of Samsung Group Park...

The 19 parent groups and corporations under the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) have earned more than 1.1 quadrillion VND (45 billion USD) in revenue in 2023. A coal transporation system of the Hon Gai coal selecting company, a subsidiary of the Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) (Photo: VNA) The statistics...

As many as 20 million Vietnamese youths will receive support to improve their digital business capacity and develop their startups under a programme launched by the Supporting Centre for Youth’s Startup, and the Centre for Enabling Startups and Knowledge Transfer and the Centre for Student Support under the Vietnam National University - Hanoi, in Hanoi on December 20....