Lai Hoang Nam, Director of The Pride Trading and Service One Member Limited Company, Chairman of Lang Son City Youth Startup Club is the only representative of the province to be awarded the title of Outstanding young Entrepreneur in Start-up in 2023. Lai Hoang Nam receives the title of Outstanding Young Entrepreneur. On July 30, in Hanoi, the Central...

The Vietnam-Israel Free Trade Agreement, which was signed on July 26 after seven years of negotiations, would create a conducive atmosphere for the export of Vietnamese products to Israel, according to many experts. Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien (left) and Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat on July 25 signed the Vietnam...

Eighty-one young entrepreneurs with outstanding startup results in 2023 were honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi on July 30 evening. Top 10 outstanding young startup entrepreneurs named (Photo: dangconsan.vn) Dang Hong Anh, Vice President of the Vietnam Youth Federation and President of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs’ Association, said that the startups run by those entrepreneurs produced a combined...

Rice prices in Vietnam's Mekong Delta region last week reached a record high in the last 10 years after India banned the export of non-basmati white rice. Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) The price of Vietnam's 5% broken rice increased to 550-575 USD per tonne on July 27, the highest since 2011. In the week earlier, it was just...

On July 28, the Customs Department of Lang Son province (Vietnam) and Nanning Customs (China) held talks, exchanged and shared experiences on building smart customs; coordinated in implementing solutions to facilitate customs clearance activities between the two customs departments of the two countries. Overview of the talks From the beginning of 2023 until now, although facing some difficulties, the...

Electronic and cashless payments saw significant increases in Vietnam in the first half of this year, with internet transactions growing by 76% in volume and 1.79% in value. Illustrative image (Photo: Internet) Mobile phone payments also surged by 65% in volume and 77% in value while QR code transactions rose by 152% and 301%, respectively. Meanwhile, transactions made...

Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of about 15.23 billion USD in the first seven months of this year, an increase of 1.34% over the same period last year, according to data released by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) on July 29. Containers of goods for import and export at Hai Phong Port. (Photo: VNA) In the period,...

Vietnamese auto maker VinFast on July 28 held a groundbreaking ceremony of its electric vehicle factory in North Carolina, marking an important step in the company's strategy to expand its market, develop its global electric vehicle brand and become self-sufficient in its supply in North America. At the groundbreaking ceremony for VinFast factory in North Carolina, US. (Photo: VinFast)...

Vietnam attracted approximately 16.24 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) from the beginning of this year to July 20, up 4.5% year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment. Manufacturing and processing sector attracts the biggest FDI in seven months (Photo: baodautu.vn) In the period, there were 1,293 newly-registered projects with a...

The national consumer price index (CPI) in July grew by 0.45% month-on-month, fueled by higher prices of food, foodstuff and electricity, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said on July 29. The national consumer price index (CPI) in July grew by 0.45% month-on-month due to higher prices of food, foodstuff and electricity. (Photo: VNA) This figure represents an increase...