The US holiday shopping season officially opened with a deluge of "Black Friday" promotions but the frenzied crowds of the past have thinned out with the rise of e-commerce.
Vietnam’s consumer price index in November posted its highest monthly rise, at 0.96 per cent due to soaring pork prices following the African swine fever which pushed up prices of related foods.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said on November 28 that it is opening two new routes from Vietnam to China’s Shenzhen to meet rising air travel demand.
Vietnam attracted US$29.11 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first eleven months of 2019, up 3.1% over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Products which claim to feature the rST25 rice strain which was crowned the World's Best Rice at a recent contest have flooded in the Vietnamese market.
The first International Aviation Expo (VIAE 2019) is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City from November 26-28,attracting the participation of various domestic and foreign businesses.
A railway project connecting Hanoi with the Chinese border would cost around VND100 trillion (USD4.34 billion), according to the Ministry of Transport.
A forum was held at the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on November 25 to help Vietnamese businesses connect with the Singaporean market and seek potential partners here.
Vietnamese and Ghana enterprises will have more chances to boost cooperation at the Vietnam – Ghana business seminar, which is scheduled for November 28 in Hanoi.