Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures in foreign markets were introduced to businesses and local authorities at a forum held by the Coordination Office for Agriculture and Rural Affairs in the Mekong Delta and Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosaniary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (Vietnam SPS) in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 9. Businesses should be...

The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and representatives from some ministries, credit institutions and businesses will meet online on November 13 to look into the implementation of the Prime Minister’s dispatch on the real estate market. Under the 10-year social housing loan package, which was launched by the central bank in April, the loan interest...

From November 9, residents in Vientiane capital city and foreign tourists to Laos can easily book a taxi of Green & Smart Mobility (GSM) company through the Xanh SM Laos application on the App Store and Play Store, or also rent a car directly on the road. GSM electric taxis (Photo: VNA) This is the first foreign market in...

Vietnam on November 8 opened its 400-sq.m national pavilion at the 39th Havana International Fair (FIHAV), the largest annual event of its kind in Cuba and the Caribbean region. The 39th Havana International Fair (FIHAV), the largest annual event of its kind in Cuba and the Caribbean region, lasts from November 6 to 13 with the participation of over...

In the near future, Vietnam will become a reliable partner and an important link in the global semiconductor manufacturing and supply chains, according to Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung. Illustrative image (Photo: baodautu.vn) The semiconductor industry is of strategic importance globally and Vietnam is participating more strongly in the regional and global semiconductor ecosystems. The Foreign...

On the evening of November 7, the Center for Industry and Trade Promotion, Department of Industry and Trade coordinated with The IFA International Fair and Advertising Joint Stock Company to organize the opening ceremony of the 2023 Lang Son Trade Exchange Fair at Lang Son Trade Fair Center (Tam Thanh ward, Lang Son city). Delegates cut the ribbon to...

More than 6,000 cancer patients have been provided with treatment drugs with a total value of 1.6 trillion VND (nearly 66 million USD) from 2019 to the end of August 2023, heard a conference held by the Ministry of Health in Hanoi on November 8. More than 6,000 cancer patients have been provided with treatment drugs with a...

Innovative machinery, equipment and technologies that help processing and packaging enterprises upgrade their production chain, enlarge their scales and adhere to sustainable standards are being introduced at the 16th International Processing and Packaging Exhibition for Vietnam (ProPak Vietnam 2023), which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on November 8. ProPak Vietnam 2023 brings together more than 400 exhibitors...

The US Department of the Treasury has continued not to list Vietnam as a currency manipulator in its latest semi-annual report on the macro-economic and foreign exchange policies of major trading partners of the US, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) said on November 8. The headquarters of the State Bank of Vietnam in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) The...

Many enterprises from the US are planning to make or expand investments in Vietnam, showing their intention to turn the Southeast Asian country into one of their important bases. Coca-Cola has invested over 1 billion USD in Vietnam, with three beverage factories in Hanoi, Da Nang city, and HCM City. (Photo: baodautu.vn) At their recent meetings with Prime...