HCMC-Can Tho high-speed railway project needs careful feasibility study (15/01/2024)
According to some experts, the Ho Chi Minh City - Can Tho high-speed railway project should be studied carefully especially in terms of capital attraction mechanisms to ensure high feasibility.

Positive economic outlook for Vietnam in 2024 (16/01/2024)
Ahmed Yeganeh, country head of Wholesale Banking at HSBC Vietnam, expressed his optimism about Vietnamese growth prospects over the coming years thanks to a recovery occurring in the country’s major trading partners this year.

Việt Nam received $190 billion in remittances in past 30 years, among world’s top 10 (16/01/2024)
With approximately six million Vietnamese nationals living abroad, remittances sent to Việt Nam from 1993 to 2022 have amounted to US$190 billion, according to deputy foreign minister Lê Thị Thu Hằng.

Goertek to invest another $280 million in Vietnamese consumer electronics subsidiary (16/01/2024)
AirPods maker GoerTek has plans in place to invest an additional $280 million in the establishment of a wholly owned subsidiary in Vietnam to manufacture consumer electronics products.

Việt Nam’s largest spices exporter receives investment from EU (16/01/2024)
Phúc Sinh JSC has announced that the company successfully sold shares to an investment fund from Europe with an undisclosed amount.

Industrial real estate market thriving on FDI flow: insiders (16/01/2024)
Despite formidable challenges for the real estate market in 2023, industrial property market has stood out as a bright spot that has maintained its growth momentum on the back of the foreign direct investment (FDI) flow, according to insiders.

Vietnam attracts over 39,100 FDI projects with registered capital of nearly 469 billion USD so far (16/01/2024)
Vietnam had attracted 39,140 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with total registered capital of over 468.91 billion USD by the end of 2023, reported the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

2024 promises better opportunities for stock investors (17/01/2024)
Ups and downs in the stock market were seen in 2023, but recovery was still the general trend. Better opportunities are expected to come this year.

EuroCham releases 2024 Whitebook (17/01/2024)
The European Chamber of Commerce in Việt Nam (EuroCham) released its 2024 Whitebook on Tuesday in Hà Nội. According to EuroCham, the release aims to bring together key stakeholders to bridge commerce and policy, while offering insights from the European business community on Việt Nam’s business policy.

Where did real estate loans go to in 2023? (17/01/2024)
As of the end of November 2023, the amount of outstanding loans provided to the real estate sector had reached VND1 quadrillion, up 3 percent over the previous month (VND994 trillion).

First Vietnamese factory inaugurated in Egypt (17/01/2024)
Vietnam’s European Plastics Joint Stock Company (EuP) has inaugurated a factory specialising in producing filler masterbatch in Sadat city, Menoufaya province of Egypt, marking the first factory of a Vietnamese enterprise in the Middle East country.

WEF helps to develop Centre for Industry 4.0 in Ho Chi Minh City (18/01/2024)
The World Economic Forum (WEF) will help Ho Chi Minh City to establish a Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR).

Land deed delays repel investors: EuroCham (18/01/2024)
Delays in granting title deeds to foreign apartment owners might prevent investors from infusing Vietnam’s property sector with more money, the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) has said.

Vietnam resolved to become leading investment destination: PM (18/01/2024)
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on investors to bring more capital and cutting-edge technologies to Vietnam.

Vietnam seeks foreign assistance to build financial centre (18/01/2024)
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a discussion with representatives of the world’s leading banks and financial investment funds about the potential and opportunities to invest in Vietnam’s financial market, in Davos, Switzerland, on January 17.

Local firms advised to be cautious when exporting to Spain (19/01/2024)
The Vietnam Trade Office in Spain has warned domestic enterprises to be cautious when signing contracts with Spanish businesses to avoid risks.

Vietnam’s shrimp exports to Australia double in five years (19/01/2024)
Vietnam’s shrimp exports to Australia have doubled since the nation became a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) five years ago.

Vietnam enjoys US$34.3 billion trade surplus with EU (19/01/2024)
Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and the European Union last year fell 5.3% to US$72.3 billion, resulting in US$34.3 billion in trade surplus.

Vietnam Exports to China in 2023 reaches US$171 billion (19/01/2024)
According to the statistics of the General Department of VietNam Customs, Vietnam’s exports to China increased by 6.4% year-on-year to US$ 61.2 billion.

Vietnam’s import-export turnover falls short of 700-billion-USD mark (02/01/2024)
Vietnam’s good imports and exports in 2023 have fallen short of the 700-billion-USD mark achieved in the previous year, estimating at 683 billion USD, down 6.6% year on year.