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Businesses must start taking measures to protect themselves from highly volatile exchange rate fluctuations, approaching the VNĐ25,000/US$1 mark since the beginning of the year, said economists and business experts.

Vietnamese and Dutch experts compared notes on scientific, technological and financial solutions to boost sustainable agricultural development and respond to climate change in the Mekong Delta at a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on March 21.

Vietnam will experience a breakthrough in foreign direct investment attraction to the fields of technology, renewable energy, health, banking and real estate, according to world media.

The ministries of Industry and Trade, and Finance sharply raised retail petrol prices to their highest rates in five months on Thursday afternoon.

Vietnam earned nearly USD30 million from exporting lobsters in the first two months of this year, up 19-fold on-year.

The sustainable bond market of member economies of the ASEAN, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea expanded 29.3% last year, outpacing the 21% growth of the global and euro-area sustainable bond markets.

Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) Nguyen Ba Hoan and Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski signed a plan on March 1 to implement the Memorandum of Understanding between the two Governments to support

The Government has directed the State Bank of Vietnam to urgently inspect and supervise to stabilise the gold market.

VNPT, the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group, emerged as the successful bidder in the auction held on Tuesday afternoon, securing the rights to Vietnam’s 5G 3700-3800 MHz, designated as C2 band block.

Trương Mỹ Lan, chairwoman of real estate developer Vạn Thịnh Phát, is facing death penalty for bribery, violating bank regulations and embezzlement, which is considered the largest financial scandal in Southeast Asia.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính is meeting with foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises and attending annual Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) this morning in Hanoi which focus on promoting the pioneering role of FDI firms in implementing green growth strategies.

Vietnam's GDP in the first quarter of 2024 will grow by around 5.5% as predicted, according to experts and thinktanks.

Many tourism projects at Chan May-Lang Co Economic Zone in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have been delayed or remained on paper.

Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis and Vietnam Development Bank (VDB) Chairman Le Van Hoan today signed a USD500 million Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate the financing of US exports to Vietnam.

Deposit interest rates are unlikely to decrease further and might hit bottom in the first quarter of 2024 as credit demand will increase this year, analysts forecast.

Vietravel Airlines, a subsidiary of tour operator Viettravel, will operate around 10 charter flights linking HCM City and Danang to Japan until the end of April.

Finnish businesses desire to expand investment cooperation activities in the Vietnamese market across multiple fields, especially the energy sector.

To increase brand recognition and to access more customers, Vietnamese wood, furniture, and handicraft businesses need to consider and invest systematically in online sales activities, diversifying sales channels in their business strategies, an official has said.

Vietnamese seafood exports to the United States during the opening two-month period of the year surged by 22.1% to US$188.5 million against the same period from last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.