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GRDP up 6.46%, the higest in the last three years. Ho Chi Minh City recorded significant economic growth in the first half of 2024 with the GRDP soaring 6.46% year-on-year, the highest rate in the last three years, according to the city’s Statistics Office. The figure is higher than the national average of 6.42%. Of […]

New orders surging at one of the fastest rates on record. The rate of expansion in the Vietnamese manufacturing sector accelerated sharply at the end of the second quarter, according to the latest report from the S&P Global. New orders rose at one of the fastest rates on record, prompting firms to ramp up production […]

Vietnam exported 4.68 million tonnes of rice in the first six months of this year, earning almost $3 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The figures represent an increase of 10.4% in volume and 32% in value over the same period last year. The country harvested 3.48 million ha of rice […]

Theo Tập đoàn Dệt may Việt Nam (Vinatex), xuất khẩu dệt may Việt Nam đạt gần 16 tỉ USD trong 5 tháng đầu năm 2024, tăng 5% so với cùng kỳ năm trước. Đáng chú ý, Việt Nam đã vượt qua Trung Quốc để dẫn đầu thị phần xuất khẩu hàng may mặc tại Mỹ, […]

60 tons of the fruits expected for exports this year. Northern mountainous Son La province exported five tons of red-fleshed dragon fruits via official channels to Italy on June 21, the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) has reported. Red-fleshed dragon fruit is currently one of eight production chains for sustainable fruit development in Thuan Chau district […]

Durian, dragon fruit, banana and longan led the fray as Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports surged 28% year-on-year to reach $3.4 billion in the first half this year (H1/2024). Citing Vietnam’s customs data, the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association estimates total fruit and vegetable exports for the whole year at $7.5 billion. Key markets recorded […]

Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on Sunday gave in-principle approvals, investment registration certificates and memoranda of understanding to 12 projects with total registered capital of VND125 trillion ($4.91 billion). The projects were revealed at a ceremony to announce the provincial master plan for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050. The investments […]

Taiwan-headquartered electronics manufacturer Wistron, a major Apple supplier, is set to invest $24.5 million in a new factory in Vietnam’s northern province of Ha Nam. According to documents released by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the project, named Victory II, will cover 4.9 hectares in Dong Van III industrial park. Wistron Technology (Vietnam) […]

Vietnam exported 11,176 tons of cinnamon worth US$31.1 million in May, up 75% in volume and 63% in value from the previous month. India, Bangladesh and the U.S. were the three main export markets of Vietnamese cinnamon with 4,514 tons, 1,693 tons, and 1,043 tons respectively. Notably, cinnamon exports to some markets saw a sudden […]

The Singapore subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Leoch Battery will invest an additional $5.5 million in its project in Binh Phuoc, the largest province in southern Vietnam. According to an investment certificate recently granted by Binh Phuoc authorities to Leoch International Holding PTE. Ltd., the extra investment will increase the firm’s total investment to $35.1 million. […]