VN steel industry awaits indication of progress (06/04/2023)
The steel sector across Vietnam continues to face a variety of challenges to its growth prospects from multiple angles.

Workshop seeks to help firms optimise Thai consumer market (06/04/2023)
A workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 5 provided Vietnamese businesses with updates about consumption trends and export standards in Thailand so as to help capitalise on the biggest trading partner of Vietnam in ASEAN.

Vietnam, Australia utilise FTAs to boost economic and trade co-operation (05/04/2023)
Vietnamese and Australian businesses have been advised to maximise incentives of free trade agreement (FTAs) in a bid to increase investment and ramp up economic and trade co-operation moving forward, according to insiders.

Vietnam Expo introduces domestic products to world (05/04/2023)
The country’s annual largest fair, the Vietnam Expo 2023 will be held from April 5 to 8 at Hanoi International Centre for Exhibition (ICE) with 600 booths by more than 500 enterprises from 16 countries and territories.

Vietnam’s ST25 rice exported to the Republic of Vanuatu (05/04/2023)
The Vietnam Trade Office in Australia has helped Vietnamese enterprises to sign a contract to export ten containers of ST25 rice to Vanuatu.

Vietnam, the Netherlands promote exports through digital environment (05/04/2023)
The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade will cooperate with agencies, organisations, and businesses to support Vietnamese exporters in e-commerce.

Vietnam a potential market for French businesses, investors: experts (05/04/2023)
French businesses should innovate their approach, enhance their understanding of culture and language, and make changes to adapt to Vietnam’s transitioning economy in order to expand their market share and boost investment in the Southeast Asian nation, said Dr. Jean-Philippe Eglinger, the founder of the Viet Phap Strategies.

Vietnam’s economic growth to reach 6.5% in 2023: ADB (05/04/2023)
After a strong performance in 2022, Vietnam’s economic growth is expected to moderate at 6.5% this year and further expand at 6.8% in 2024, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Plenty of room for real estate market to develop: Experts (05/04/2023)
The real estate sector ranks second in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction in the first quarter of 2023 with 766 million USD, accounting for 14.1% of total FDI.

Vietnam needs more impetus to achieve 6.5% growth target for 2023 (05/04/2023)
Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3.32% in the first quarter of this year, a 4-year low, according to the General Statistics Office. Foreign direct investment attraction and goods import and export, which used to see impressive continuous growth rates have fallen. Vietnam will need more impetus to achieve growth of 6.5% this year. The government has warned that geopolitical uncertainties may continue affecting Vietnam’s efforts to boost production and exports this year.

Việt Nam prioritises investment, export and consumption: PM Chính (04/04/2023)
Việt Nam will prioritise promoting three growth drivers of investment, export, and consumption amid external factors that influenced the country’s economic performance in the first quarter of this year, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said at the regular Government meeting held on Monday in the capital city.

Tremendous potential in Vietnam’s supporting industries (04/04/2023)
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in supporting industries can benefit from multinational groups’ China plus-one strategies that include Vietnam, wrote Filippo Bortoletti, Country Director of the Dezan Shira & Associates Vietnam.

HCM City’s industrial production index down 0.9% in Q1 (04/04/2023)
Ho Chi Minh City’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in the first quarter of 2023 declined by 0.9% compared to the same period last year, the municipal Department of Industry and Trade reported at a press conference on April 3.

Production and export boost acknowledged to fortify targets (04/04/2023)
With a decline in trade for Q1, looming risks both in the global markets are posing challenges for the country to reach its export target this year.

MARD targets $14 billion in agro-forestry-aquatic exports in Q2 (04/04/2023)
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development targets $14 billion in export turnover of the agro-forestry-acquatic sector in the second quarter of this year, an increase of 3 per cent on-year.

Private sector remains driving force for Vietnam’s economy (04/04/2023)
Capital from the private sector also makes a great contribution to socio-economic development.

Vietnam’s fisheries exports reach 1.85 billion USD in Q1 (04/04/2023)
Fisheries export value was estimated at 1.85 billion USD in the first quarter of this year, a decline of 27% compared to the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Garment exports expected at more than $45 billion in 2023: association (04/04/2023)
The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) forecast garment exports to reach more than USS$45 billion in 2023, higher than this year value of $44 billion, driven by the opportunities provided by new-generation free trade agreements.

Vietnamese embassy meets overseas Vietnamese in India, Nepal (03/04/2023)
The Vietnamese Embassy in India on April 1 held an online meeting with representatives of the Vietnamese communities in India and Nepal.

Vietnam, Israel conclude FTA negotiations (03/04/2023)
Vietnam and Israel on April 2 announced the conclusion of negotiations for their free trade agreement (FTA), creating a premise for the two countries to sign the deal right this year.