NDO - Both deposit and lending rates have fallen sharply compared to the period prior to the onset of COVID-19. But the question that many are asking is whether the rates will continue dropping until the end of 2021? (Oct 16, 2021 14:36:09)
NDO - The Vietnam Co-operative Alliance (VCA) in collaboration with Oxfam in Vietnam, a non-governmental organization, organised a webinar with the theme "Developing smart agricultural cooperatives, digital transformation to adapt to climate change in Vietnam”, on October 15.
NDO - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that Vietnam’s economy will expand by 3.8% this year, a higher rate than that of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines or Thailand.
NDO/VNA – Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Canada increased by 12.8%t last year and 28.5% in the first seven months of this year, reflecting a reliable and complementary trading partnership, Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada Pham Cao Phong has said.
NDO/VNA – There are nearly 1,400 firms or over 80% of those operating in 31 industrial parks in the southern province of Dong Nai have resumed their operations, according to the provincial Industrial Zones Authority.
NDO/VNA – The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) held a teleconference with Samsung Vietnam and its suppliers on October 14, affirming that the ministry’s top priority now is assisting businesses in Vietnam to achieve the “twin targets” of ensuring safety amid the COVID-9 pandemic and maintaining production to avoid disruptions to supply chains.
NDO/VNA - Vietnam is ready to create conditions for US businesses to overcome obstacles and impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic and continue their production and investment activities in Vietnam, stated Tran Tuan Anh, Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission.
NDO/VNA - The Ministry of Transport will propose a special mechanism to develop a fleet of river-sea vessels serving the country’s scheme to develop coastal transport, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The told at a national teleconference on development of waterway and coastal transport logistics in Hanoi on October 14.
NDO - The agricultural, forestry and fishery sector expanded by 2.74% in the first nine months of 2021, contributing 23.52% to the overall growth of the economy and playing a key role in the national economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the General Statistics Office.
NDO/VNA – Vietnam and Singapore should further optimise free trade agreements (FTAs) in which both sides are members such as the CPTPP and RCEP to strengthen partnership among businesses of both countries, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has proposed.
NDO/VNA – Vietnam is expected to achieve its export target of 6.3 million tonnes of rice worth US$3.2 billion this year due to high global demand and an increase in export prices.
NDO – A total of 109 leading brands of Vietnam in 2021 were honoured during a ceremony held in Hanoi by the Tap Chi Kinh Te Viet Nam (VnEconomy - Vietnam Economic Times) on October 13.
NDO/VNA – The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has completed an anti-dumping investigation into high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) imported from China and the Republic of Korea (ROK), according to the MoIT’s Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV).
NDO - Ho Chi Minh City Chairman Phan Van Mai has spoken highly of the contributions of local businesspeople in the battle against COVID-19 in Vietnam’s southern economic hub.
