24-04-2024 11:46
For the first time in the history of ASEAN, Vietnam will hold the ASEAN Future Forum this week as the country’s largest multilateral event with an aim to further boost intra-bloc in economic, trade, and investment cooperation. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet talked with VIR’s Nguyen Dat about how important the event is to regional cooperation.
17-04-2024 09:21
High-profile international organisations are urging Vietnam to quicken its public funding as an effective fiscal policy move to attract more funding from private investors, who bemoan a lack of high-quality infrastructure works in the country.
15-04-2024 14:58
Vietnam and ASEAN member states are jointly deploying measures to boost the region’s economy, with a focus laid on upgrading a regional agreement on trade in goods.
03-04-2024 10:00
Factors such as the upcoming rise in power tariffs and salaries are expected to pressurise the government’s efforts in bringing inflation under control this year.
26-03-2024 11:06
Vietnam is facing some tough challenges, including in terms of rule of origin, in taking advantage of incentives from a regional free trade deal, with a continued trade deficit being recorded
11-03-2024 19:00
While furthering cooperation with New Zealand, Vietnam has also elevated ties with Australia to a comprehensive strategic partnership, ushering in a brighter outlook for investment and trade flows also spurred on by free trade agreements.
09-02-2024 23:24
Amid big difficulties, the Vietnamese economy is expected to continue bouncing back with a boost in domestic consumption and production, which are among priorities set by the government to hit its new growth goals.
09-02-2024 11:00
Vietnam reaped significant achievements with the large contributions of diplomatic activities in 2023. Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son spoke with VIR’s Nguyen Dat about how the diplomatic sector has and will perform to help the economy stride ahead confidently.
07-02-2024 23:43
With plans to establish itself as an attractive high-tech manufacturing market, Vietnam is boosting its business-oriented diplomatic activities to attract investment and expand trade
29-01-2024 08:00
The European Union will urge many member states to boost the ratification of the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement in order to further facilitate investment flows.
23-01-2024 13:00
Lingering difficulties are expected to continue affecting the state budget, with a dent in revenues and a need for more fiscal assistance for the public and businesses.
09-01-2024 12:19
A new version of the ASEAN-China free trade deal, bolstered by positive impacts from other major deals, could help improve Vietnam-China trade and investment ties.
03-01-2024 09:37
The Vietnamese economy is set in 2024 to grow at a higher rate than in 2023. Andrea Coppola, lead economist for the World Bank in Vietnam, spoke with VIR’s Nguyen Dat about the country’s economic performance last year and prospects for the future.
28-12-2023 09:00
Vietnam has been extensively expanding its trade and investment ties with Canada while taking the advantage of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership as a big leverage.
25-12-2023 10:04
Japan will continue providing more of its official development assistance to Vietnam in a series of sectors, especially in infrastructure projects.