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Retail sales of goods, services increase by 8.5% in February: GSO

The total retail sales of goods and consumer service revenue in February increased by 8.5% over the same period last year to 509.7 trillion VND (20.63 billion USD), according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).   The total retail sales of goods and consumer service revenue in February increased by 8.5% over the same period […]

Over 22,100 new enterprises established in Jan-Feb

Total registered capital estimated at $8.9 billion. Around 8,590 new enterprises were established in February with total registered capital of VND67.26 trillion ($2.74 billion), figures from the Business Registration Management Agency at the Ministry of Planning and Investment show. The figures represent a decline of 2.8 per cent and a rise of 2.6 per cent, […]

Vietnam’s industrial production index down 18% in February

Vietnam’s index of industrial production (IIP) fell 6.8% year-on-year in February and 18% from a month earlier, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported Thursday. The one-week Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, which fell totally in February, was a main factor in the month-on-month fall, it said. Despite February’s fall, the January-February IIP went up 5.7% […]

Consumer price index rises 3.98% in February

The consumer price index (CPI) in February rose 1.04% against January and 3.98% year-on-year, fueled by high consumer demand for Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday and a surge in rice prices, the General Statistics Office said on February 29.   In the first two months, the CPI rose 3.67% from the same time last year, […]

Registered FDI in Vietnam soars 39% to $4.3 bln in 2 months

Foreign investors have continued to bet on Vietnam’s success story by pouring in fresh cash, sending committed foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Southeast Asian country to $4.29 billion in the first two months of this year, up 38.6% year-on-year. The strong growth has been driven by a 55.2% year-on-year rise in the number of […]

Vietnam’s trade surplus reaches 4.72 billion USD in Jan-Feb

Vietnam has recorded a trade surplus of 4.72 billion USD in the first two months of 2024, higher than the figure of 3.5 billion USD reported in the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). In the period, the country’s total import-export turnover is estimated at some 114 billion USD, up 18.6% year-on-year. […]

2024 hardware and electronic exports expected at $135bln

Jan-Feb export value hit $20.9 billion, up 22 per cent. Illustration. Vietnam’s exports of hardware and electronic products is expected to stand at $135 billion this year, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC). Revenue in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector in the first two months of the year reached over […]

Renewables to make up 70% of power mix in Vietnam by 2045

Vietnam plans to have renewables account for 15-20% of total primary energy by 2030 and the weight will be raised to 65-70% by 2045, according to the newly approved National Energy Development Strategy. The nation’s total primary energy output is expected to hit 150-170 million tons of oil equivalent (TOE) by 2030 and 260-280 million […]

January phone and accessories exports hit $5.5bln

Vietnam remains the world’s second-largest smartphone exporter. Vietnam earned over $5.5 billion from exporting phones and accessories in January, a year-on-year increase of 11.4 per cent, figures from the General Department of Vietnam Customs show. The figure also represents growth of 50.4 per cent compared to December. The US remained Vietnam’s largest export market in […]

Two-month exports of agro-forestry-aquatic products up over 50%

The total export value of agro-forestry-aquatic products in the first two months of 2024 was estimated at US$9.84 billion, up 50 per cent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). In the period, the export value of main agricultural products hit US$5.18 billion, up 55.7 percent; that of main forestry products […]

Xuất khẩu tôm sang thị trường Trung Quốc tăng gần 300% trong tháng đầu năm

Theo Hiệp hội Chế biến và Xuất khẩu Thủy sản (VASEP), trong tháng 1/2024, xuất khẩu tôm sang nhiều thị trường lớn đã đạt mức tăng trưởng ấn tượng, đạt tổng trị giá 242 triệu USD, tăng 71% so với cùng kỳ. Ảnh minh họa Cụ thể, các sản phẩm tôm chân trắng và tôm […]

Nhiều tỉnh thành công bố kế hoạch xây mới KCN, cạnh tranh hút FDI giữa các địa phương sẽ thú vị hơn bao giờ

Giai đoạn 2021-2025, Hải Phòng sẽ xây dựng thêm 15 khu công nghiệp mới. Đây là tiền đề để Hải Phòng đạt mục tiêu thu hút đầu tư FDI 15 tỷ USD trong 5 năm này.   Theo dự thảo Báo cáo Quy hoạch sử dụng đất Quốc gia thời kỳ 2021 – 2030, tầm […]