Vietnam set a new record in rice export revenue in the first nine months of 2023 thanks to the increasing price of exported rice, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) The country earned 3.66 billion USD from exporting rice in the period, up 40.4% year-on-year, the ministry has reported. The result...

High-quality processed goods, organic agricultural products and many regional specialties are being displayed at the Week of Exhibiting Vietnamese Enterprises’ Goods, which opened at AEON Tan Phu Celadon in Ho Chi Minh City on October 5. ITPC Director Tran Phu Lu speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA) The six-day event, jointly held by the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre...

Vietnam Airlines has been honoured as the airline with Boldest Moves by SkyTeam during the global airline alliance’s second Sustainable Flight Challenge (TSFC). Ilustrative image (Photo: Vietnam Airlines) SkyTeam greatly valued the efforts and creativity of Vietnam Airlines in implementing solutions to recall and reissue dry food products and disposable utensils after flights and donate them to VietHarvest...

On the afternoon of October 4, Mr. Ho Tien Thieu, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee received and worked with the the delegation of Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) led by Mr. To Dung Thai, Chairman of the Board of Members of VNPT Group to consider the proposal to implement the...

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has recently signed a Prime Minister decision regarding the reduction of land rental fees for 2023. The decision will come into effect on November 20. (Photo: VNA) The beneficiary entities include organisations, units, businesses, households, and individuals who are directly leased land by the state according to decisions, contracts or certificates of land...

Real estate attracted 1.94 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months of this year, accounting for about 9.6% of total FDI to Vietnam in the period. Phu My Hung urban area in District 7 of Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA) According to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and...

Domestic investors registered 172,695 new securities trading accounts in September, marking the second-highest number in over a year, according to the Vietnam Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation (VSDC). Domestic investors register 172,695 new securities trading accounts in September. (Photo: VNA) In the month, domestic organisations opened 90 new accounts, VSDC said. As of September, the total number of...

Vietnam is on the cusp of becoming a major player in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, according to an article posted on the US website nasdaq.com on October 3. Thi Vai LNG terminal project at PV GAS Vung Tau terminal. (Photo: PV Gas) The author James Hyerczyk wrote that this belief stems from Vietnam’s recently approved eighth...

After nearly 5 years since there was a set of criteria for model new-style rural residential areas, with the support resources of the State and the cooperation of the people, the implementation of building rural residential area models in the area has had clear changes in both quantity and quality. People take care of the green fence in the...

An array of advanced metalworking tools and industrial solutions from nearly 300 brands of 20 countries and territories are on display at the 16th edition of the Vietnam’s International Exhibition on Machine Tools & Metalworking Solutions for Production Upgrade (METALEX Vietnam 2023) and International Electronics Manufacturing Technology Trade Exhibition and Conference (NEPCON Vietnam 2023), which opened in Ho...