VOV.VN - The World Economic Forum (WEF) will help Ho Chi Minh City to establish a Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chigh outlined Vietnam’s major development orientations in its policy line during a policy dialogue in Davos, Switzerland, on January 16 afternoon (local time) on the sidelines of the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2024.

Vietnam's European Plastics Joint Stock Company (EuP) has inaugurated a factory specialising in producing filler masterbatch in Sadat city, Menoufaya province of Egypt, marking the first factory of a Vietnamese enterprise in the Middle East country.

Industrial parks (IPs), export processing zones (EPZs) and economic zones (EZs) in the Red River Delta granted investment registration certificates to 487 projects in 2023, including 390 foreign direct investment (FDI) and 97 domestic direct investment (DDI) projects, up 63.35% compared to last year’s figure.

With a positive economic outlook, the Ministry of Industry and Trade aims to increase exports by 6% in 2024, running a trade surplus for nine years in a row, estimated at US$15 billion.

Industrial real estate was the only bright spot in the real estate market in 2023. As more foreign investors came in Vietnam, the demand for industrial land and ready-made workshops increased, pushing rental prices up.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s KP Aero Industries will start building a 20,000sq.m factory with an investment of VND480 billion (US$20 million) at the central city’s Da Nang Hi-Tech Park, to produce and supply various parts for the aircraft industry.

Vietnam’s cashew industry eyes export growth despite global headwinds, according to insiders.

Ho Chi Minh City has set an ambitious target of welcoming six million international tourists in 2024, alongside plans to host various events and festivals aimed at promoting tourism.

VOV.VN - Coffee farmers are advised to cash in on export shipments as coffee prices are on the rise in the global market.