The Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued Decision 1322/QD-TTg approving the national programme to support businesses to improve productivity and quality of products and goods in the 2021-30 period.

VOV.VN - The overseas business community, with a deep understanding of the host countries’ markets and much business experience there, serves as a great resource and important link to help Vietnamese businesses promote export following the enforcement of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

VOV.VN - By September 20 the total amount of foreign investment capital in new and existing projects through adjustment, capital contribution, and share purchases reached a figure of over US$21 billion, equal to 81.1% from last year’s corresponding period, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

VOV.VN - A teleconference was held on September 25 to discuss the implementation of the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), with the trade deal expected to provide new investment and business opportunities for EU businesses in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Local tour operator Vietravel and the HCM City Business Association co-hosted an exchange on September 23 with 30 Vietnamese ambassadors and consul generals based in foreign countries to discuss current tourism promotions that are taking place abroad.

VOV.VN - A teleconference is scheduled to get underway in Hanoi on September 22 in an effort to introduce local agricultural products to various countries globally, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

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.