In a strategic move to fortify its industrial foothold in Southeast Asia, the Japanese government has earmarked subsidies for Tokuyama Corporation's new manufacturing venture in Vietnam, according to Nikkei.

China is a top export market for Vietnam’s farm produce, with $7.04 billion worth of produce exported in the first seven months of 2024, an increase of 11.3 percent over the same period last year.

It is expected that in the first quarter of 2025, VSIP will sign land lease contracts with the customers and complete investment procedures.

The tax contributions from the trio Vingroup, Thaco and Hoà Phát Group alone make up more than a third of the total contributions on the list.

The new system for information disclosure about firms listing on the stock exchange, became active on August 15.

Experts say the new petroleum pricing scheme created by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) is just like the old one and does not solve existing problems.

The current state of the local car market is being significantly affected by a mix of traditional beliefs and policy uncertainties, according to experts.

The Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA) forecasts that pepper exports this year will reach over US$1 billion, returning pepper to the group of billion-dollar commodities.

Given favourable conditions, agricultural experts predict that durian exports will grow in the remaining months of the year, potentially pushing the total value to US$3.5 billion by the year’s end.

Economist Dr Vo Tri Thanh says that greenization is a revolutionary trend that will change business models, lifestyles, investments and legal frameworks.

An increase of VND15,000 tax per cigarette package is expected to reduce the number of smokers by 696,000 by 2030 compared with 2020, and would add VND29.3 trillion per annum to the state budget, experts have said.

In a significant turn of events for 2023, Vietnam's lucrative livestock industry, worth an estimated $33 billion, has seen a dominant takeover by foreign corporations.

After a booming period, foreign investment flows into Vietnam via mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have slowed down over the past few years, and the market is still waiting for big deals.

The Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) on the four largest platforms, Shopee, TikTok Shop, Lazada and Tiki, reached VNĐ87.37 trillion (US$3.6 billion) in the second quarter of this year.

Vietnamese tuna is enjoying advantages in the UK market thanks to tariff incentives from the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA).

More than 17,100 apartments and land plots of real estate projects across the country remain on the market in the second quarter of this year, with land plots and houses doubling that of apartments.

According to the Nikkei Asia, the availability of tech workers in a time of shortage could help Vietnam achieve one of its long-held dreams: moving up the tech value chain.

In compliance with Vietnam's Credit Institutions Law, which took effect on July 1st, State-owned banks are beginning to disclose the identities of major shareholders holding 1% or more of their charter capital.

The European Commission (EC) has recently issued a notice aimed at initiating an anti-dumping investigation into a number of hot-rolled steel products imported from Egypt, India, Japan, and Vietnam.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is set to increase export turnover by roughly 6%, and maintain a trade surplus of about US$15 billion next year.