Accountability sought in e-commerce
Unless they enhance their responsibilities in controlling trading activities in order to improve competitiveness, e-commerce platforms may face troubles caused by new legal provisions and sanctions.]]>
Posted: Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:36:09 +0700
Vaccines pave way for new investment
With the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines officially arriving into the country, Vietnam is increasing its pandemic prevention measures and therefore remaining on the road to strong economic recovery.]]>
Posted: Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:35:05 +0700
UKVFTA boosts bilateral trade growth between Vietnam and UK
After the Vietnam-UK Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) took effect, the bilateral turnover between Vietnam and the UK had a spectacular breakthrough in the first month of 2021, even as exports to many other major trade partners have been facing difficulties due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.]]>
Posted: Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:34:38 +0700
In pandemic times, HCMC overachieves state budget collection target
In the first two months of 2021, the southern metropolis of HCMC earned VND2.9 trillion ($126.5 million) per day in budget collections.]]>
Posted: Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:33:05 +0700
A vaccine for COVID-19 and FDI gain
The growing stores of COVID-19 vaccines are widely regarded as a positive factor for foreign investment mobilisation this year as the world tries to move back to some kind of normality. Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Duy Dong told VIR’s Nguyen Huong about the solutions Vietnam will take to mobilise foreign investment and move forward.]]>
Posted: Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:32:27 +0700
CPI produces record growth in February
Hiking prices of food, catering services, and public transport services over the Lunar New Year holiday, as well as the end of Electricity of Vietnam's power-price assistance programme were the main reasons behind the record increase of the consumer price index (CPI).]]>
Posted: Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:31:53 +0700
Vietnam could gain from investors’ likely Myanmar exit
Vietnam is expected to garner interest from investors pulling out of Myanmar due to the military coup and looking for alternative Southeast Asian bases.]]>
Posted: Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:27:47 +0700
ASEAN economic ministers endorse 10 priority economic deliverables
Vietnam is committed to closely cooperating with other ASEAN members in realizing the common goal of an ASEAN Economic Community.]]>
Posted: Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:25:08 +0700
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