Vietnam has finally secured an official spot at the highest level of volleyball competition, the FIVB World Championship 2025.

Many banks have recently rushed to put up real estate collateral for sale to recover bad debts, but they are finding it difficult to sell the assets despite reducing prices.

August saw the highest number of new securities accounts opened in more than two years, dating back to May 2022.

Rents for prime spaces in Hà Nội’s central areas stand at a competitive US$96.4 per square metre.

Technological solutions include barcodes and electronic labelling, which are tools for manufacturers to monitor product quality and trace origin.

The establishment of a centre for raw materials to support the textile, leather and footwear industries will help meet new demands from importing countries, focusing on sustainability in production and social responsibility.

A report of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) shows that the number of enterprises in the supporting industry sector accounts for only about 4.5 per cent of the total number of companies in the manufacturing and processing industry.

India’s Ministry of Finance has just issued an order to impose a tax of 12-30 per cent on some steel products imported from China and Vietnam.

The Vietnam trade mission in Germany coordinated with the Berlin – Brandenburg automotive association (aBB) and authorities of the Vietnamese province of Nam Dinh to hold a roundtable on cooperation in the automobile industry.

The 2024 Zhejiang International Trade Exhibition and the 12th Zhejiang Export Fair (generally referred to as Zhejiang Expo 2024) will kick off at Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City on September 26.

The Ministry of Finance will inspect four non-life insurance companies in 2024 to ensure adherence to mandatory motor vehicle insurance regulations.

Real estate revenue in Ho Chi Minh City reached 173 trillion VND (over 7 billion USD) in the first eight months of the year, up 6.1% year-on-year, according to the HCM City Statistics Office.

Nguyen Hoang Yen Nhi became the first Vietnamese player to win a medal at the World Carom Billiards Federation (UMB) Women's World Three-cushion Championship, which concluded in France on September 12.

“Crimson Snout” (Quỷ cẩu) by young director Luu Thanh Luan has won the Best Feature Film category at the Kanazawa Film Festival 2024 recently held in Japan.

President-elect Prabowo Subianto, who is in Hanoi for September 13-14 visit, congratulated Vietnam on recording significant milestones in economic development, helping to elevate its standing globally.

An inspection team from the EU is set to visit the nation in order to inspect the aquaculture sector, with a focus on evaluating the performance of the residue control programme for products permitted for exports to the EU market.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front’s decision to make the extensive bank statement public has been widely praised.

Vietnam, China cooperate in natural disaster response

Despite market recovery, the wood industry needs to overcome formidable challenges to realise the export revenue target of 15.2 billion USD for the whole year, according to insiders.

Localities in the Mekong Delta region have been progressively developing roadmaps for clean agricultural production as an effort to gradually guide Vietnam's agricultural sector towards the goal of "Net Zero" by 2050.