Vietnam is seeing great opportunities to turn the semiconductor industry into a critical national one in the next 30-50 years. Illustrative photo (Photo: cafef.vn) Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said that Vietnam has advantages in developing its semiconductor industry, particularly its human resources. Jensen Huang, President and CEO of the US chip giant Nvidia, during his...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has forecast Vietnam's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at 6% for 2024, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) released on December 13. ADB projects Vietnam’s 2024 GDP growth at 6% (Photo: VNA) The bank also lowered its growth forecast for Vietnam this year to 5.2% from the previous 5.8% forecast. ADB experts pointed out...

Representatives of social impact businesses (SIB), State agencies, investors and financial intermediaries gathered on December 12 at the SIB Connect 2023 – an annual festival of the SIB ecosystem - to share initiatives and experience, and discuss challenges and opportunities for the ecosystem’s development. Delegates at the launch of the first-ever White Book on SIB Vietnam in Hanoi...

Real estate remains a good investment channel in the long term, and the market will start recovering in 2024, insiders have said. The real estate market is expected to bounce back in 2024. (Photo: VNA) Experts held that after a period of stagnation, the sharp downward trend no longer continues in the real estate market. Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Vice...

The Vietnam-Hau Giang International Rice Festival 2023, themed “Centennial Journey of Vietnamese Rice”, opened in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on December 12. At the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA) The four-day event takes place at a time when Vietnam is aiming to become a pioneering nation in high-quality, low emission rice production, green and sustainable development,...

A conference took place in Hanoi on December 12 to review a technical cooperation project supporting small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in production development, funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). At the event (Photo: VNA) Addressing the event co-organised by JICA and the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)’s Agency for Enterprise Development, Deputy Minister of...

The Vietnam International Lift Expo 2023 opened in Ho Chi Minh City on December 12. The Vietnam International Lift Expo 2023 opens in Ho Chi Minh City on December 12 (Photo: apchithangmay.vn) Organised by Spex International Company Limited, it gathers more than 100 domestic and foreign exhibitors, including those from China, Germany, the US, Japan, and the Republic of...

In recent times, in addition to the initiative of the people, all levels and functional sectors in the province have paid attention to implementing many solutions to form and develop medicinal herb growing areas, aiming to build a chain of product consumption links, increasing people's income. Mrs. Lu Thi Luong, Dinh Lap commune, Dinh Lap district said: Having been...

The Vietnam Rice Industry Association (VIETRISA) made its debut at its first congress for the 2023 - 2028 tenure held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 11. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA) Addressing the event, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan...

The number of digital technology companies in Vietnam has increased by 30% while the industry’s revenue has risen by 32% since 2019, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said on December 11. The fifth national forum on the development of digital technology businesses takes place in Quang Ninh province on December 11. (Photo: VNA) The country’s...