Business

Vietnam is becoming a more important piece of the global supply chain, despite the supply chain and shutdown problems facing the country at present, according to Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam.

Dak Lak Province People's Committee said that they had sent an official document to the Ministry of Industry and Trade to ask for support for wind power companies.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on September 6 called on Austrian businesses to increase investment and trade cooperation with their Vietnamese counterparts to fully tap into the two sides’ potential and strength.

The first phase of the Long Thanh International Airport project will be completed by the first quarter of 2025, in time for the airport to be put into operation at the end of that year.

The central highland province of Lam Dong is facing a shortage of labour as the coffee harvesting season nears.

In the context of a gloomy economy over recent months, public investment ventures - which are seeing accelerated disbursement - can still play a key role in boosting the economy over the next few years.

Vietnam had an import surplus of USD3.7bn in the first eight months of 2021.

The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has seen a rapid speed of development in its urban areas in recent years.

More than half of fish processing factories in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam have had to temporarily halt their operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend and deliver a speech at the 2021 Global Trade in Services Summit via video in the evening of September 2, at an invitation from Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping.

Many homestays in the northern province of Ninh Binh have been offered for sale as the local tourism sector has been severely hit by Covid-19.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)'s Can Tho Branch has said the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a crisis to the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry in the Mekong Delta.

The Vietnam Banks Association has urged international card organisations Visa and Mastercard to reduce several types of fees on Vietnamese banks as the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam has seriously affected the lives and production of people and businesses.

Vietnam’s tourism revenue during the initial eight months of the year fell sharply by 61.8% to VND4.5 trillion compared to the same period from last year, according to the figures released by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The August consumer price index (CPI) of Ho Chi Minh City recorded a month-on-month rise of 0.33 percent, according to the city’s Statistics Office.

Eleven leaders of small and medium-sized enterprises are gathering 5,000 signatures for an online letter to the PM, seeking support to ease the difficulties posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnam’s overseas investment surged 74.1 percent year on year to 575 million USD in the first eight months of 2021, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

A webinar discussing ways for Vietnamese and Singaporean businesses can fully tap opportunities brought by free trade agreements (FTAs) with the European Union (EU) and the UK to expand their cooperation.

A woman in Hanoi has successfully set up a herbal shampoo business after leaving her job in the city centre and moved to the suburbs.