The Investment and Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC) in collaboration with ATIM Consulting Joint Stock Company organised a seminar to promote bilateral trade between Vietnamese businesses and their Canadian counterparts on August 8.

VOV.VN - The 28th version of the International VietFood, Beverage and Professional Packing Machines Expo (VietFood & Beverage – ProPack Vietnam 2024) officially opened on August 8 in Ho Chi Minh City, drawing the participation of more than 900 enterprises from over 20 countries from around the world.

VOV.VN - Retail prices of oil and petrol recorded the third consecutive fall from 3pm on August 8, following the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance.

The Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency in Hanoi (Kotra Hanoi), part of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam, held a conference on Vietnam-RoK co-operation in the semiconductor industry on August 6.

A wide range of activities to promote financial technology (Fintech) will be held within the framework of the Ho Chi Minh City Fintech Road 2025.

To support micro and small enterprises to accumulate capital and develop business, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed lowering the corporate income tax rate to 15-17% for those with a total revenue of no more than VND50 billion (US$1.99 million), instead of the current flat rate of 20%.

In order to meet the goal of 7% economic growth rate this year, experts held that it is necessary to maintain current development pace and even accelerate it.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported more than 8,000 tonnes of pepper to China during the opening seven months of the year, representing a sharp fall of 84.6% compared to the same period from last year, according to details given by the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA).

VOV.VN - Favourable fundamentals have positioned Vietnam as a prime FDI destination, even as it outperforms its ASEAN peers, according to HSBC’s latest report titled “Vietnam at a glance: FDI - Back to the basics”.

Vietnam saw 174 private placements of corporate bond issues totaling VND161.5 trillion in the first seven months of the year, a 2.6-fold increase over the same period last year, showed data from the Ministry of Finance.