Switzerland-Viet Nam business group debuts
The Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland recently held a ceremony to launch the non-profit Switzerland-Vietnam business group (SVBG), which aims to promote exchanges and investment and trade co-operation between enterprises of the two nations.]]>
Posted: Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:25:22 +0700
Kien Giang keen to become sea-based economic powerhouse by 2025
Boasting 200km of coastline and 143 islands, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is striving to branch out its maritime sector and become a sea-based economic powerhouse by 2025.]]>
Posted: Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:23:59 +0700
Vietnam exits top 10 in Covid-19 resilience ranking due to new outbreak
Vietnam has fallen eight spots to 18th out of 53 most resilient Covid-19 era economies in Bloomberg's ranking.]]>
Posted: Tue, 02 Mar 2021 20:05:49 +0700
NATEC and Enterprise continue cooperation to unlock Vietnam's innovation potential
Vietnam’s National Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation Development (NATEC) and Enterprise Singapore have intensified their cooperation with an additional focus on leveraging existing open innovation initiatives to crowdsource solutions for corporations in Vietnam. Pham Hong Quat, director general of the National Agency, and Leon Cai, regional director (Ho Chi Minh City), Enterprise Singapore, talked with VIR’s Bich Thuy about how partnerships benefit the innovation landscape for Singapore and Vietnam.]]>
Posted: Tue, 02 Mar 2021 20:04:41 +0700
Vietnam to realize 6.5% growth target: PM
It is vital for Vietnam to further boost the development of private sector and public investment funds, in turn contributing to economic growth and creating the foundation for long-term development.]]>
Posted: Tue, 02 Mar 2021 20:01:15 +0700
Da Nang city set to become special urban area
The central city of Da Nang is set to be part of the global supply chain network and a gateway on the East-West Economic Corridor by 2030, a meeting in Hanoi on March 1 heard.]]>
Posted: Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:32:18 +0700
Bilateral trade between UK and Vietnam surges thanks to UKVFTA
The initial results of the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement promise to continue creating new impetus for economic and trade cooperation between the two countries in the coming time.]]>
Posted: Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:30:36 +0700
Consumer price rise at 8-year high
February saw consumer prices rise by 1.52 percent, the highest rate in eight years.]]>
Posted: Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:29:11 +0700
UKVFTA - a boost to Viet Nam-UK trade
After the UK-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) took effect on December 31, 2020, both sides saw impressive growth in their two-way trade though exports faced formidable challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.]]>
Posted: Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:23:49 +0700
2021 economic census begins on Monday
The General Statistics Office (GSO) officially kicked off the 2021 economic census on Monay to have a comprehensive evaluation of the Vietnamese economy.]]>
Posted: Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:17:26 +0700
More than 18,000 new firms set up in first two months
More than 18,000 new businesses were established in the first two months of 2021, a year-on-year decline of 4 per cent, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.]]>
Posted: Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:15:55 +0700
Viet Nam racks up $1.29 billion in trade surplus in two months
Viet Nam’s trade balance posted positive US$1.29 billion in the first two months of the year, the General Department of Customs has said.]]>
Posted: Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:14:32 +0700