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 […]

Over 136,000 new enterprises established in 10M

Total registered capital estimated at over VND1.3 quadrillion ($51 billion). Around 136,100 new enterprises were established in Vietnam in the first 10 months of 2024 with total registered capital of over VND1.3 quadrillion ($51 billion), figures from the General Statistics Office (GSO) show. The figures represent a year-on-year growth of 1.9% in the number of […]

Cảng biển Việt Nam có 22 tuyến dịch vụ tàu mẹ đi thẳng Hoa Kỳ, châu Âu

(Chinhphu.vn) – Với 22 tuyến dịch vụ tàu mẹ từ Cái Mép – Thị Vải đi Hoa Kỳ và châu Âu, Việt Nam đứng thứ hai khu vực Đông Nam Á về số tuyến tàu mẹ (chỉ sau Singapore). Theo Cảng vụ Hàng hải Vũng Tàu, tính tới đầu tháng 10/2024, trong số 50 tuyến […]