Hanoi strengthens export competitiveness and trade protection measures
Hanoi will work with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to ensure that businesses and manufacturers are ready for new challenges.
21:45, 2025/01/15
Hanoi seeks 5% export growth in 2025
The city’s total import-export turnover reached US$60.1 billion in 2024, up 11% year-on-year.
22:19, 2025/01/09
Hanoi's foreign trade turnover hits US$60.1bn in 2024
The city will continue to support businesses in exploring new markets, capitalizing on the Free Trade Agreement of which Vietnam is a member.
17:34, 2024/12/15
Hanoi's wet markets in decline amid changing consumer behaviors
Local consumers prefer shopping options that offer convenience and assurance of product origin.
18:39, 2015/02/15
Vietnam, India look to strengthen trade links
The Governments and business communities of India and Vietnam should work together to achieve the 2015 trade target of 7 billion USD and 15 billion USD in 2020, said Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh.
07:46, 2015/02/09
Spring fair adds pizzazz to pre TET- atmosphere
Consumers in Hanoi are upbeat on the annual spring fair selling a wide range of specialty items for the upcoming Tet holiday season.
07:46, 2015/02/09
Foreign remittances remain robust in 2014
International remittances from Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) for 2014 remained strong for 2014 tallying in at US$12 billion from roughly four million transactions, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).
14:13, 2015/02/02
Vietnam trade deficit swells in January
Vietnam racked up a US$500 million trade deficit in January on the back of a 91% on-year surge in steel imports for the month.
15:51, 2015/01/22
Viet Nam-Singapore trade turnover considerably increases
Viet Nam-Singapore trade turnover reached SGD20.4 billion (US$15.6 billion) in 2014, up 20.3% compared to the previous year.
16:05, 2015/01/20
Denmark, Vietnam tighten trade ties
Denmark always gives priority to Vietnam in terms of politics and economics with the hope to further strengthening partnership and close cooperation between the two countries.
12:02, 2015/01/18
Bright prospects for Vietnamese fruit exports in 2015
Vietnamese fruit exports see bright prospects in 2015 after the first batch of fresh longan exported to the US last December, followed by eight others early this month.
12:07, 2015/01/16
Forum pushes Vietnam, Italy trade ties
The establishment of a strategic partnership between Italy and Vietnam has opened opportunities for the two countries to elevate trade ties across a wide spectrum of sectors and stimulate Italian investment into Vietnam.
11:45, 2015/01/14
Vietnam-RoK trade directs to $70bil.
After concluding negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), Vietnam and RoK set a target of a two-way trade turnover to reach 70 billion dollars by 2020.
14:09, 2015/01/11
Hanoi accelerates business establishment procedures
KTĐT - The capital city of Hanoi has shortened processing time for establishing an enterprise to only three days as of January 1, 2015, the Vietnam Investment Review (VIR) reported.
17:43, 2015/01/08
Trade relations between Vietnam and South Africa is strongly growing
Vietnam-South Africa bilateral trade ties have developed strongly over the past few years with the two-way trade turnover jumping 5% on-year to a record high US$962 million in 2014.
12:51, 2015/01/04
Export turnover aims for US$165 billion in 2015
KTĐT - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has set a target of US$165 billion in export turnover in 2015 by expanding the market and ironing out snags in businesses to ensure sustainable export growth.
11:48, 2015/01/03
Setting target for export turnover in 2015
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has set a target of US$165 billion in export turnover in 2015 by expanding the market and ironing out snags in businesses to ensure sustainable export growth.
10:27, 2014/12/23
Gov’t prepares for Lunar New Year festival
The PM has issued an instruction asking ministries, agencies and localities to strengthen management work; stabilize the domestic market; and ensure social security for the upcoming Lunar New Year festival.
17:20, 2014/12/22
EVN to raise electricity price despite lower input material prices
Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) is planning to raise the retail electricity price by 9.5 percent, the sharpest increase in three years, despite a low inflation rate that is predicted to be below 3 percent.
16:45, 2014/12/18
Retailers get into festive spirit
Many streets in HCM City, including major downtown ones, big and small shopping malls, and stores are beautifully decorated as people prepare to welcome Christmas and New Year.
09:48, 2014/12/17
UAE a leading trade partner for Vietnam
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of Vietnam’s most dynamic economic partners in the Middle East and North Africa region with the two-way trade turnover in 2013 jumping 180% on-year in value, striking US$4.46 billion.
09:39, 2014/12/17
Vietnam-France trade is promising
There are good prospects for Vietnam-France trade in 2015 once the FTA between Vietnam and EU is signed, Trade Counselor at the Vietnamese Embassy Nguyen Canh Tuong said at a recent roundtable on the two countries’ economic ties in Paris.
06:16, 2014/12/13
Trade deficit widening helps to rise export
The two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) ticked up 4.3% on-year to US$26.19 billion in the eleven months leading up to December, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
23:54, 2014/12/09
Seafood exporters antsy to make inroads into Russia
Russia has lowered its import tariff to 0.8% on agricultural products, which is much lower than the hitherto average rate of 13.2%, which provides a good opportunity for seafood businesses to become more price competitive in the market.