Agriculture has long been the backbone of Vietnam’s economy for a number of comparative advantages, such as cultivated land, forest cover, sea territories, tropical climate, and available and cost effective labour, according to Surajit Rakshit, head of Global Trade and Receivables Finance, HSBC Vietnam.

Vietnam and Malaysia, one of its most important trading partners, have set a bilateral trade target of US$18 billion by 2025.

Celebrating five years of business in Myanmar, Mytel, a brand of Viettel Group in Myanmar, is the leading operator in terms of market share and service quality in this country.

Vietnamese people are optimistic about the improvement of their personal finances but the vast majority are anxious about how they will manage their health, a Manulife survey has revealed.

Brazil is Vietnam’s trading partner in Latin America and one of the three largest markets of Vietnam in the Americas market, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Brazil.

Vietnam’s is seeking investment in clean energy as part of its scheme to develop a carbon market in order to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed to develop a resolution to exempt late tax payment penalties for loss-making enterprises in 2022, but enterprises said a more comprehensive solution is needed to support them to earn profits and revenue, and gain orders to overcome the current difficult period.

French musician and singer Dorothée Hannequin, aka The Rodeo, will have a concert tour to five cities of Vietnam beginning with a show in Ho Chi Minh City on June 16.

Timber enterprises were calling for support in terms of market information, requirements and consumer tastes to cope with declining exports which were pushing them into many difficulties from the beginning of this year.

Midfielder Tran Thi Hai Linh has said the goal of the Vietnamese women's football team at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is to take one point.