17-06-2024 09:47
Despite the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement’s removal of tariffs for many export items into the EU market, meeting stringent rules of origin may be a burden for businesses to cash in on the deal’s benefits.
14-06-2024 11:40
The poor performance of the business community has prompted the National Assembly to urge the government to amplify its policies to support struggling enterprises.
07-06-2024 10:50
The slow-paced implementation of a large-scale socioeconomic development package introduced in 2022 is getting a boost into next year, with enterprises being offered more assistance.
28-05-2024 11:18
The government will continue to expand the fiscal policy in a bid to assist those struggling and to achieve the desired economic growth target for the year.
23-05-2024 08:00
Vietnam and the UK are boosting ties in agri-food and drink sectors backed by slashed tariffs under free trade agreements.
14-05-2024 10:56
Vietnam’s scheme for borrowing and paying public debt has been outlined, with diverse sources of loans in the pipeline and public debt set to stay within the permissible limit.
09-05-2024 09:41
The National Assembly is set to elect the country’s new state president and the legislature’s chairman this month, following leaders stepping down from the posts.
05-05-2024 14:12
Vietnam is being advised by economists to have a bigger focus on boosting the expansion of fiscal policy to fuel domestic production and business activities.
05-05-2024 13:48
Nearly 40 years since opening the doors to the wider world, Vietnam’s development has witnessed great strides with major contributions from foreign investment, which is now leaning into new priorities such as semiconductor manufacturing and AI.
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.