VOV.VN - Vietnamese businesses should strictly monitor political situation and policy changes when conducting transactions in Mali following unfavourable developments in the country, according to Hoang Duc Nhuan, Vietnamese Trade Counsellor to Algeria and Mali.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has raised a proposal to the municipal People’s Committee, regarding the entry of 7,000 foreign experts amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, saying their work is important to local business operation.

Along with its challenges, Vietnamese companies see climate change as an opportunity to speed up restructuring, reorganise production, and create new products and technologies, according to a report from the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Asian Foundation released on September 16.

The severe economic blows from COVID-19 have forced scores of businesses to suspend operations and even file for bankruptcy, with real estate companies among the hardest hit.

Free trade agreements (FTAs) that Vietnam has signed with its partners have been an important factor attracting foreign investments to the country.

VOV.VN - The nation’s economy is expected to record growth of 1.8% this year, despite the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, before bouncing back to 6.3% in 2021, according to a new report released on September 15 by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Cotton Day Vietnam 2020 will take place virtually on September 22, gathering leading scholars from Vietnam and the US.

Chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Federal Council of Russia Konstantin Kosachev has lauded Vietnam’s efforts in its capacity as Chair of the 41st General Assembly of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-41).

In the context of COVID-19 returning from July, the General Statistics Office (GSO) continues to conduct a survey on impacts of the pandemic on production and business activities for the second time.

Vietjet Air CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao has been the only Vietnamese named among the Business Insider's 100 People Transforming Business in Asia in 2020.