Vietnam to promote sustainable trade exchanges with EU

More measures will be actively deployed in response to the EU’s  “green growth policy” In his official dispatch  No. 17/CD-TTg, dated February 20, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh  requested several ministries to actively deploy measures to promote circular economy, sustainable production and consumption, and sustainable trade in line with EU’s “green growth policy,” according to […]

PM directs measures to boost economic growth, ensure GDP expansion of at least 8%

Under his Directive No. 05/CT-TTg, dated March 1, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh outlining key tasks and breakthrough solutions to drive economic growth   Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed Directive No. 05/CT-TTg on March 1 to direct measures to boost economic growth, ensure GDP expansion of at least 8%. The Vietnam News Agency quoted […]

Japan pneumatics firm SMC to start $330 mln Vietnam expansion from July

SMC Manufacturing Vietnam, under Japanese pneumatic instrument producer SMC, aims to start its $330 million expansion in Vietnam from July. The firm received an investment registration certificate for the move in Dong Nai province earlier this month, increasing its total investment to $999.4 million. SMC Manufacturing Vietnam started investing in Dong Nai, an industrial hub in […]

Việt Nam vươn lên vị trí là đối tác thương mại lớn thứ 9 của Singapore

Tháng 1/2025 kim ngạch thương mại hai chiều Việt Nam – Singapore đạt hơn 3,39 tỷ SGD, tăng 16,83%. Trong đó xuất khẩu từ Việt Nam sang Singapore đạt 794 triệu SGD, tăng 16,97% và nhập khẩu từ Singapore vào Việt Nam khoảng 2,6 tỷ SGD, tăng 16,79%… Thương vụ Việt Nam tại Singapore cho […]

Southern Vietnam province okays 2 FDI projects totaling $57 mln

Tay Ninh province on Friday granted investment registration certificates to two foreign projects worth a total of $57 million. China-based Quanzhou Jiatai Shoes Co., Ltd. will invest $17 million in a 48.8-hectare factory to manufacture footwear products. It is set to begin operation in June 2025. Singapore-incorporated Wellname Pte. Ltd. will invest $40 million in […]

Shrimp exports surge 13% in 10 months

Vietnam’s shrimp exports soared by 13% year-on-year to US$3.2 billion in the first 10 months of 2024. They reached $394 million in October alone, a 24% increase from a year earlier, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers. Shipments to major markets saw double-digit growth in the first 10 months, signaling a […]

Fruit, vegetable exports soar 27%

Exports of fruits and vegetables were worth an estimated US$6.6 billion in the first 11 months of 2024, a 27% increase from a year earlier. The Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association came up with the estimate based on customs data, which shows exports to major markets growing at double-digit rates. In the first 10 months, […]

Industrial production index jumps 8.3% in 10M

The manufacturing and processing sector taking the lead in terms of growth. Vietnam’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in the first 10 months of 2024 increased by 8.3% year-on-year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on November 6. The manufacturing and processing sector rose 9.6% year-on-year, electricity production and distribution surged 10.3% and water supply […]