Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha hosted a reception for General Director of Samsung Vietnam Choi Joo Ho in Hanoi on August 12, during which he urged the corporation to continue its pioneer role in the country’s transition to a digital, and green economy.

VOV.VN - Singaporean financiers continue to eye Vietnam’s merger and acquisition (M&A) deals across multiple fields, ranging from renewable energy to real estate, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - Ho Van Lam, chairman of the Thai-Vietnamese Business Association of Thailand, has affirmed the association’s determination to mobilise overseas Vietnamese to introduce and consume local products and develop distribution channels for Vietnamese goods abroad in the 2020 to 2024 period.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese chili exports to Taiwan (China) during the opening seven months of the year recorded robust growth of 640%, with the export volume rising sharply from five tonnes in the same period from last year to 37 tonnes, according to the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA).

Companies should apply international financial reporting standards (IFRS) to improve transparency and increase the chances to expand globally, experts have said.

VOV.VN - In the first half of this year, the total trade turnover between Vietnam and the UK reached more than US$3.9 billion, an increase of 21.7% over the same period from 2023, with Vietnam recording a trade surplus of more than US$3.2 billion, up 28.5% on-year, according to preliminary statistics compiled by the General Department of Customs.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 10 attended a ceremony marking the completion of a bidding package of the project building a road linking Tran Quoc Hoan and Cong Hoa roads, and examined the construction of Terminal T3 of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Vietnam-Canada Business Association (VCBA) on August 9 coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) to organise a seminar in both in-person and online format to support Vietnamese enterprises in accessing the North American and Canadian markets.

VOV.VN - Vietnam earned US$4.29 billion from exporting textile and garment products in July alone, marking the first month this year in which the sector’s exports have reached over US$4 billion, the highest figure since August, 2022.

Businesses, factories, industrial parks and export processing zones need to have road maps and measures for switching from traditional to green models to meet the global sustainable trend and enhance their competitiveness, and attract investment, a seminar heard in Ho Chi Minh City on August 8.