Vietnam's rice exports to Singapore surge by 28% Vietnam’s rice exports to Singapore grew 28.45% to S$128.9 million (US$95.2 million) in 2024, making it the city-state's third largest rice supplier, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore. 16:36 | 23/01/2025
Vietnam invests 664.8 million USD abroad in 2024 Vietnamese investors pumped nearly 664.8 million USD into 164 new projects and 26 existing ventures abroad in 2024, up 57.7% in value as compared to the previous year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency. 09:10 | 08/01/2025
Vietnam achieves record FDI disbursement in 2024 Vietnam’s foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursement reached an all-time high of approximately 25.35 billion USD last year, an annual increase of 9.4%, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA). 11:30 | 07/01/2025
Vietnam to upgrade port infrastructure to accommodate larger cargo vessels The Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA), under the Ministry of Transport, is preparing a proposal to enhance the operational capacity of public maritime infrastructure and existing port facilities. This initiative aims to address the rising trend for large cargo vessels, which are increasingly calling at Vietnamese ports. 10:30 | 07/01/2025
Vietnam’s CPI rises 3.63% in 2024 Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in 2024 rose 3.63% year-on-year, meeting the target set by the National Assembly (NA), the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported on January 6. 16:30 | 06/01/2025
Vietnam’s GDP growth estimated at 7.09% in 2024: GSO The Vietnamese economy demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2024 and was estimated to achieve a growth rate of 7.09% despite global uncertainties, General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Thi Huong said on January 6. 14:30 | 06/01/2025
Vietnam PMI stands at 49.8 in December While the total number of new business continued to rise, new export orders decreased for the second month running. 11:03 | 03/01/2025
The essence of Vietnam When in Rome, do as the Romans do, but for foreigners like Cris, Nguyet Muoi, Tom, and Benjamin Finlay Zieske, Vietnamese culture holds a special charm. They call it 'The Essence of Vietnam”, a feeling that lingers in the heart long after the journey ends. 18:30 | 01/01/2025
Vietnam’s top 10 sci-tech events in 2024 As 2024 comes to an end, many science and technology events have been voted as most prominent by the Vietnam Science and Technology Journalists Club in various categories such as science policies, applied sci-tech, social sciences and humanities, and celebrations of scientists. 15:28 | 26/12/2024
Vietnam keeps facilitating overseas citizens' investment, business in homeland: Deputy PM Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son requested relevant agencies to make proposals and streamline policies and regulations in a bid to make conditions favorable for overseas Vietnamese citizens to work, invest, and do business in Vietnam at a workshop in Hanoi on Wednesday. 15:01 | 26/12/2024
