Vietnam’s agriculture sector continues to undergo a restructuring process that is clearly bearing fruit.

The government has been hard at work improving its institutions and legal framework for the digital economy.

Vietnam needs to prepare for the vital changes required in creating a digital economy.

Over the years, the Vietnamese government has been calling for investment in hi-tech agriculture, aiming to turn Vietnam into one of the most developed and sustainable agricultural economies in the world.

In a meeting with female entrepreneurs earlier this year, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc reiterated the government’s support for women-led businesses.

Vietnam and China have further solidified their win-win comprehensive strategic co-operative partnership, with the former wishing to attract high-quality investment projects from the latter.

As the Vietnamese economy strives to become more prosperous, the country is fostering the development of major private enterprises considered to be a focus of national pride and a new source of prosperity.

Vietnam considers the private economic sector as one of its major economic powerhouses.

Resolving war legacy is important to the Vietnam-US relationship although the war ended 44 years ago.  

Ho Chi Minh City has been a pioneer in social economic development. The municipal authority has initiated breakthrough programs, including a Smart City project to benefit from Industry 4.0.

Vietnam, RoK look to capitalise on FTA networks to boost trade ties

The Prime Minister recently issued a decision on the application of policies to provide media support to poor households and ethnic minority groups in mountainous, border and sea areas.

Earnings growth in the Vietnamese banking sector, following a sterling year in 2018, would ease in 2019 due to slowing loan growth, reported by a foreign research firm.

The outlook for Vietnam’s economy remains sound, aided by its strong fundamentals, diversified trade structure and the authorities’ commitment to macroeconomic stability and private sector-led growth, according to the IMF.

Many passengers buses have been reported to overload during the Reunification and Labour Day holiday as travel demand has surged.

The Cat Linh - Ha Dong metro project would not be put into operation on April 30 as scheduled according to the Railway Management Board.

The Ministry of Finance has released a circular to instruct State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to use book-building to sell shares owned by the State.

Popular sites across the country are beginning to swell with both local people and foreign tourists ahead of the holidays on National Reunification Day, April 30, and May Day, May 1.

Vietnam’s industrial property market has flourished for the past few years thanks to a number of factors, including the rising costs in China that has led to the shifting of manufacturing locations to the Southeast Asian country.

Carlsberg, which currently holds a 17.34% stake in Habeco, has the right of first refusal for any stake sale from the Hanoi-based beer company, expressed interest in raising the stake, but discussions have dragged for years.