Officials from Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the UAE Ministry of Economy on January 24 agreed to speed up the negotiation for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) between the two countries.

Secretary of the Can Tho Party Committee Nguyen Van Hieu and leaders of the municipal People's Committee, departments and sectors on January 24 worked with representatives of the Thanh Binh Phu My Joint Stock Company and the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) to discuss investment opportunities in the Mekong Delta city.

Ho Chi Minh City wants to promote innovation and multi-national cooperation, and calls for public investment in order to shift to a greener and more sustainable economy, a local official has said.

Vice Chairwoman of the Dong Nai provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang on January 24 met with representatives from Japan’s Sojitz Corporation to discuss a plan to develop a smart green industrial park in the southern province.

Chairman of the Can Tho People's Committee Tran Viet Truong had a working session with Toshinao Tanaka, President of the Japanese-funded Takesho Food Vietnam Co. Ltd in the Mekong Delta city on January 24, discussing potential cooperation between the sides.

VOV.VN - The total investment capital in Ho Chi Minh City's export processing and industrial zones last year reached over US$1 billion, representing the highest figure recorded in more than 30 years, according to Tran Viet Ha, deputy board of management of Ho Chi Minh City's Industrial and Export Processing Zones (Hepza).

The recent signing of a protocol regarding the export of Vietnamese watermelon to China via official channels will help deter trade risks, boost the standard of the farm produce, and ease congestion at border gates, Director of the Plant Protection Department Huynh Tan Dat has said.

According to the Asia House Annual Outlook 2024, Vietnam's economy is likely to continue to outperform its regional neighbours through 2024, with its manufacturing and export industries drawing significant inward investment, given the openness of the economy and the strength of its fundamentals.

As many as 161 merchants had been granted certificates of eligibility for exporting rice as of January 22, decreasing from mid-2023, reported the Agency of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy will grow by 6% this year with the strength of the national economy coming from a combination of consumer and investment spending, according to the 2024 Investment Outlook report for the first half of the year released by HBSC.