13-03-2025 15:00
A call has been made for ASEAN member states to develop the region into a vast semiconductor hub, leveraging their strengths in manufacturing chips.
28-02-2025 11:08
Vietnam’s economic growth for 2025 goal has been officially changed, with the legislature and government expecting higher growth driven by all possible resources, especially facilitating private sector development.
19-02-2025 16:29
Vietnam will construct a modern railway in the north, helping to boost socioeconomic development and facilitating the transportation of goods between Vietnam and China.
07-02-2025 11:37
2025 marks the fifth year since the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement came into effect. Dr. Oliver Massmann, partner and general director of consulting firm Duane Morris Vietnam LLC, and also a senior advisor on the implementation of the deal, spoke with VIR’s Khoi Nguyen about how it has impacted the two economies.
21-01-2025 11:24
Vietnam and Russia have intensified bilateral ties in economy, trade, and investment, with one of the focuses laid on energy development, including nuclear power.
13-01-2025 10:11
Vietnam’s state budget landscape in 2024 witnessed a major surplus, fuelled by an increase in revenues from many sources.
10-01-2025 15:07
Vietnam may find it difficult to achieve its export target to the United States in 2025 due to upcoming likely trade policies in this nation.
04-01-2025 21:00
Projections for the Vietnamese economy in 2025 have been unveiled. Andrea Coppola, lead country economist and programme leader for Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions at the World Bank in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, talked with VIR’s Khoi Nguyen about the economic outlook and the government’s moves.
26-12-2024 11:05
Limited supply of high skills is a continually binding constraint for Vietnam, limiting the competitiveness of its economy which is focused on luring in high-tech investment.
25-12-2024 10:00
Already fuelled by a bilateral free trade deal, trade and investment between Vietnam and the United Kingdom will be expanded following the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership’s entry into force with Britain.
08-12-2024 11:00
The year’s positive progress for industrial production has aided the country’s goals for this sector, with a rise in trade and enterprises demonstrating increased confidence.
27-11-2024 16:08
The government has confirmed sufficient electricity until the end of next year to ensure desired economic growth, with some large-scale power initiatives expected to become operational.
06-11-2024 16:50
Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates are set to benefit from a new cooperation framework designed to bolster trade and investment, while Vietnam has also forged fresh partnerships with both Saudi Arabia and Qatar, focusing on areas such as oil and gas.
03-11-2024 10:00
Continued difficulties facing enterprises have prompted the need for the government to conduct a comprehensive assessment of their performance, which will help formulate policies to help them.
01-11-2024 09:00
An upcoming free trade agreement is expected to help drive the new cooperation framework forged by Vietnam and Brazil last week.