Almost 550,000 workers have had their working hours reduced over the past five months due to orders being cut or reduced, according to a report from the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City must improve its investment environment, develop transport infrastructure, intensify trade promotion activities and climate change adaptation, as well as enhance the quality of urban living environment.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is estimated to have recorded a trade surplus of US$2.82 billion during the initial two months of the year, according to the latest report released by the General Statistics Office (GSO) on February 28.

VOV.VN - The country attracted nearly US$535.4 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first two months of the year, a decline of 85.1% against the same period from last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

The electronics industry has seen good progress in recent years, accounting for about 18% of the total industrial production value and more than 30% of the total export revenue of the country.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to Vietnam are slowing down but promising moves are showing that waves of FDI to the country will be stronger in the coming time, said Chief Representative of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) in Hanoi Nakajima Takeo.

As an economic locomotive, Ho Chi Minh City has always led the country in terms of investment attraction, drawing the attention of foreign investors from around the world.

A conference on the development of the Hong (Red River) Delta region under the chair of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will be organised on February 12 in the north-eastern province of Quang Ninh’s Ha Long city.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong expressed their appreciation for the positive development in joint relations on both bilateral and multilateral levels during talks held at Istana Palace in Singapore on February 9.

VOV.VN - The nation continues to be a magnet for Singaporean financiers thanks to both nations’ similarities in market openness, having the same sustainable development goals, and their engagement in free trade agreements (FTAs), according to experts.