Over 15.29 billion USD was channelled into 2,608 new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects as of October 20, respectively up 54% and 66.1% year on year, statistics showed. HCM City was the best performer in attracting new projects, those with additional capital, and capital contribution and share purchasing transactions during the first 10 months of 2023. (Photo: baodautu.vn) It...

Vietnam Report JSC and online newspaper Vietnamnet on Ocotber 26 organised a ceremony to announce a list of the 500 most profitable companies (PROFIT500) and top 10 prestigious firms in food-beverage-retail-packaging in 2023. At the ceremony to announce a list of the 500 most profitable companies (PROFIT500) and top 10 prestigious firms in food-beverage-retail-packaging in 2023. (Photo: VNA) The...

From October 25 to 30 at Vinhome Royal City, No. 72A, Nguyen Trai Street, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi City, Vietnam Cooperative Alliance coordinated with relevant agencies to organize the Trade Promotion Fair for the Collective Economic Sector in the Northern region in 2023. The fair is within the framework of the National Program on Trade Promotion in 2023. The...

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) – Southeast Asia Ministerial Forum 2023 was organised under the theme of “Sustainable and Quality Investment: New Momentum for OECD- Southeast Asia Partnership” in Hanoi on October 26. At the OECD-Southeast Asia Ministerial Forum 2023. (Photo: VNA) As the most important event of the OECD-run Southeast Asia Regional Programme (SEARP)...

Demand for home loans remains low, although interest rates have decreased by 1-3 percentage points per year compared to the beginning of this year. View of a residential area in Hanoi. Loans were mainly for real estate developers, while those for real estate buyers were insignificant.(Photo: VNA) According to surveys at many banks, home loan interest rates currently...

Vietnamese tourism agencies and companies are joining ITB Asia 2023 - a regional leading travel trade show which is held in Singapore from October 25-27. Vietnamese tourism agencies and companies are joining ITB Asia 2023 in Singapore. (Photo: VNA) Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Phuoc province and Da Nang city together with tour operators and carriers also joined...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on October 25 held a kick-off ceremony marking the implementation of the Swiss-funded 5 million USD technical assistance, which aims to nurture financial technologies (fintech) serving the improvement of financial inclusion in Vietnam. At the kick-off ceremony (Photo: VNA) This funding, along with a 2 million...

The Turkish Ministry of Trade’s Directorate General of Imports (DGI) has launched an end-of-term review of the anti-dumping duty imposition on cored wire of base metal for electric arc-welding hailing or imported from Vietnam. Illustrative image (Photo: tapchitaichinh.vn) The Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade said the commodity subject to the investigation...

On the morning of October 25, at Tan Thanh Border Gate, a talks took place between the Delegation of Lang Son province (Vietnam) and the Delegation of the People's Government of Bang Tuong town (Guangxi, China) to agree on measures to improve customs clearance capacity of goods through border gates of the two sides. Participating in the discussion program,...

Standard Chartered Bank maintained robust 2024 GDP growth forecast of 6.7% for Vietnam in its latest macro-economic updates about the Southeast Asian nation. Standard Chartered Bank maintained robust 2024 GDP growth forecast of 6.7% for Vietnam. (Photo: VNA) The bank has lowered the country’s 2023 GDP growth to 5.0% y/y from the previous 5.4%. The revised forecast would...