new bridge opened to traffic in ho chi minh city to ease congestion

New bridge opened to traffic in Ho Chi Minh City to ease congestion

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport on Saturday inaugurated the Rach Chiec Bridge on the city’s eastern belt in another bid to boost the hub’s socio-economic growth and ease traffic congestion.
national party congress keeps vietnam up to speed

National Party Congress keeps Vietnam up to speed

Vietnam’s 12th National Party Congress has ignited the country’s second stage of reform both in terms of political system and economic growth in a bid to prevent Vietnam from lagging behind regional and global peers.
skys the limit for vietnam airlines

Sky’s the limit for Vietnam Airlines

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has set ambitious business targets for 2016, driven by high local economic growth and recovery of the international aviation industry.
government demands monetary flexibility for economic growth

Government demands monetary flexibility for economic growth

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) is to actively implement flexible monetary policies to help the country control inflation, maintain macro-economic stability and accelerate economic growth this year.
thua thien hue targets higher economic growth in 2016

Thua Thien-Hue targets higher economic growth in 2016

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is aiming for a 9% growth in gross domestic product (GDP) and an average GDP per capita at US$2,100  in 2016.
viet nam welcomes record high fdi

Viet Nam welcomes record high FDI

Foreign capital flowing into Viet Nam reached a record high last year, promising more economic growth but more competition for domestic companies.
izs and ezs lauded as key to national growth

IZs and EZs lauded as key to national growth

The growth model for economic and industrial zones continues to play a significant role in attracting domestic and foreign direct investment, as well as furthering national development. Tran Duy Dong, director of the Department for Economic Zones Management under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, offers a comprehensive picture of the zones’ proliferation over the past decade, focusing on the processing and manufacturing sectors, and how to maximise its contribution to the national economic growth.
mekong area needs 38b for projects

Mekong area needs $3.8b for projects

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region will need more than VND86.3 trillion (US$3.83 billion) in the 2016-20 period to develop key infrastructure projects to fuel its economic growth, according to the Ministry of Transport.
vietnam posts strongest asean economic growth

Vietnam posts strongest ASEAN economic growth

Newly registered and disbursed foreign direct investment (FDI) are expected to reach new highs in Vietnam for 2015, as a handful of large multinational corporations scramble to position themselves to take advantage of free trade agreements.
pm pledges to push economic growth

PM pledges to push economic growth

Viet Nam had accomplished important milestones in its socio-economic development effort in the last five years. As the country becomes increasingly integrated in the global economy, it must take advantage of growth opportunities as well as overcome numerous difficulties and challenges in the global playground, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the 2015 Viet Nam Development Partnership Forum (VDPF) on Saturday in Ha Noi.
eu mutrap heralds new chapter in vietnamese european trade relations

EU-MUTRAP heralds new chapter in Vietnamese-European trade relations

The European Union has been supporting Vietnam’s sustainable economic growth and integration into the world economy ever since the 90s. The delegation’s grants for specific projects and programmes, especially in the area of trade policy and investment support, have assisted the country tremendously and bring Vietnam-EU trade and investment relations up to the next level. Tay Lan reports.
banking system outlook stable moodys

Banking system outlook stable: Moody's

The outlook for the Vietnamese banking system is stable, driven by the country's good economic growth and stabilising asset quality and good liquidity, a Moody's report released on Monday said.
hcm city reports robust growth

HCM City reports robust growth

The Ho Chi Minh City economy has maintained an increasingly positive trend and a stable economic growth in the first 11 months of the year, creating favourable conditions to achieve the year's socio-economic targets, according to a report from the Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Research and Development.
33 tourist accommodations receive green lotus label

33 tourist accommodations receive green lotus label

The Green Lotus (Bong sen xanh) label was awarded to 33 hotels and guesthouses nationwide in recognition of their meeting standards on environmental protection, heritage conservation and contribution to local economic growth, it was reported at a conference held in Hanoi on November 19.
hcm city seeks to boost smes

HCM City seeks to boost SMEs

Developing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is one of the ways to increase the private sector's contribution to the city's economic growth, economists told a conference held in the city last week.