The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is close monitoring rice production and the world rice market with a view to promptly tackling arising problems and facilitating rice production, business and export. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Statistics showed that as of the end of October, Vietnam exported 7.1 million tonnes of rice for about 3.97 billion USD, a...

The export turnover in October is expected to reach 32.3 billion USD, up 5.3 month-on-month, showing a positive signal given the 6.3% decrease recorded in the previous month. Export turnover is estimated at 32.3 billion USD in October (Photo: VNA) The agricultural sector continued to have impressive contributions to the export panorama. In the month, agro-fisheries products earned...

Vietnam’s index of industrial production (IIP) edged up 0.5% in the first ten months of this year with the October IIP alone rising 4.1% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office. Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) Phi Thi Huong Nga, head of the Industry and Construction Statistics Department said that although the production and business activities of enterprises in the...

As of October 31, the disbursement of public investment was estimated at over 401.86 trillion VND (16.37 billion USD), completing 52.1% of the set plan and 56.84% of the target assigned by the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Finance reported. To push ahead with public investment disbursement in the remaining months of this year, the ministry suggested removing...

A delegation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) led by Deputy Director of the ministry’s Agency of Foreign Trade Tran Quoc Toan and representatives from 19 Vietnamese rice exporters have paid a working visit to Beijing, China to promote Vietnamese rice in the market. Workesr pack rice for export. (Photo: VNA) During the visit, the Vietnamese delegation...

The launch of int’l cargo transportation services since the beginning of this year at two stations in the northern province of Bac Giang and the southern province of Binh Duong has opened up a new development direction for the sector. By 2030, the international intermodal railway transportation volume is expected to reach 4 - 5 million tonnes per year,...

Experts have been exploring various solutions to restore the competitiveness of Vietnamese shrimp exports, as reduced demand and higher requirements in terms of transparency and environment safety have had a significant impact on the sector since early this year. Processing shrimps for export (Photo: VNA) At a seminar recently held in Ho Chi Minh City, shrimp experts from around...

Despite sluggish performance driven by a fall in steel prices, experts are optimistic about the steel industry’s recovery in 2024 as the Government's policies and the revised Land Law are put in place to support the realty market and the construction industry. Experts are optimistic about the steel industry’s recovery in 2024. - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) According to...

More than 30 Vietnamese enterprises have their agricultural products and processed food introduced at World Food India (WFI) 2023 that opened in New Delhi, India, on November 3. Dragon fruit - a key Vietnamese agricultural product for export.(Photo: VNA) Vietnam is chosen as one of three "focus countries" with a pavilion covering 200 sq.m at the event. Speaking...

Domestic mechanical enterprises have proposed that the State strengthen mechanisms and policies on developing the market for the mechanical industry. The domestic mechanical market has seen orders decrease by about 20%, while some businesses see reductions by 30% to 40%. (Photo: congthuong.vn) Le Van Tuan, General Director of the Vietnam Construction and Machinery Installation Corp (Lilama) and Vice...