VOV.VN - According to data released on May 29 by the General Statistics Office (GSO), Vietnam’s import-export indexes experienced a continued downward trend, though the country still enjoyed a trade surplus of US$9.8 billion.

VOV.VN - Despite the total import export turnover standing at an estimated US$262.54 billion, still down 14.7% over the same period from last year, the import and export turnover in May showed signs of improvement, according to figures released by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is fully committed to creating the optimal conditions for businesses, including those from Russia, to operate successfully in the locality.

VOV.VN - Vietnam attracted US$10.86 billion worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) capital during the first five months of the year, marking a decline of 7.3% year on year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has yet to lose its advantage as an attractive destination for foreign investment flows, although in the short term investors are carefully considering their decisions, according to Nguyen Xuan Thanh, a lecturer of the Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management.

The global corporate minimum tax is unlikely to impede Vietnam’s FDI inflows given the fact that tax incentives are not the primary attraction for setting up a factory in Vietnam, Michael Kokalari, chief economist at investment fund VinaCapital, said.

VOV.VN - Amid tax incentives no longer being an advantage in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) into Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City requires strategic changes to attract more major foreign investors.

Besides limited technological capability, Vietnamese mechanical engineering enterprises are upset about their trained workers leaving for foreign-invested companies or searching for opportunities to work abroad in labor cooperation programs.

Green growth has become an inevitable choice and a goal that every country is aiming for.

Despite an overall export decline due to the shortage of orders, foreign direct invested (FDI) businesses still posted more than US$14 billion in trade surplus in the first four months, further affirming their role as the main growth driver of the economy.