VOV.VN - Vietnam attracted US$2.1 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in January, representing an year-on-year rise of 4.2%, according to statistics given by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - A unique ritual procession was held at The Mieu temple in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on January 26 to worship all of the Kings of the Nguyen Dynasty on the occasion of Lunar New Year festival or Tet.

Vietnam's tuna exports to the US has increased stably, accounting for 15% of the market share in this country.

The Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA) aims to attract US$500 million worth of investment in 2022.

VOV.VN - China's imports of processed fruit and vegetables from the Vietnamese market surged by 34.9% to reach US$213 million during the past 11 months of last year, according to statistics released by China Customs.

VOV.VN - The southern province of Dong Nai on January 5 hosted a ceremony to export the first batch of processed fruits in the New Year to Europe, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Japan, Russia, and the Middle East.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy has secured a gross domestic product (GDP) rate of 2.58% this year despite facing an adverse impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest socio-economic data released by the General Statistics Office (GSO) on December 29.

Shipments of fishery products are estimated to rake in US$8.89 billion in 2021, posting a year-on-year rise of 5.7%, said Nguyen Quang Hung, deputy head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Directorate of Fisheries.

Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade in collaboration with the Vietnam Trade Office in Japan organised a trade exchange to connect businesses of Vietnam and Japan in the field of food processing.

A seminar on Vietnam – India trade in farm produce and food processing was held in Hanoi on December 17.