Category: Economy
Localities asked to revise plans on fighting IUU fishing
Coastal cities and provinces have been requested to review, amend and supplement their plans on implementing measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) [...] » More
Inconsistencies deter power plan feasibility
Power source development in recent years has been at odds with load distribution, and many coal-fired power plants expected to operate in the last five years are behind [...] » More
Reforms Needed to Ensure Higher Growth Rates as Vietnam’s Population Ages
Unlike many other countries that went through the demographic transition to an older society, Vietnam is seeing the prospect of getting old before getting rich. The [...] » More
Vietnam completes anti-dumping probe into corn syrup from China, RoK
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has completed an anti-dumping investigation into high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) imported from China and the Republic of Korea, [...] » More
Next six months vital for economic recovery: experts
Prime minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a webinar discussing Vietnam’s measures in boosting post-pandemic economic recovery, adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] » More
Market share of Vietnamese pepper increases in RoK
Despite a fall in its import volume, Vietnam’s pepper market share in the Republic of Korea remained on the rise during the opening eight months of the year, according [...] » More
VN reports public debt reaches VND3.7 quadrillion, plans to borrow VND571 billion next year
The government’s report says that if the GDP in 2021 is below expectations, this will affect state budget overexpenditures as well as the national public debt and [...] » More
Plans for coastal transport development under discussion
The Ministry of Transport will propose a special mechanism to develop a fleet of river-sea vessels serving the country’s scheme to develop coastal transport, minister [...] » More
Circular economy decisive to sustainable economic growth: workshop
A workshop held in Hanoi on October 14 highlighted the circular economy as the future of equal and sustainable economic growth. The event, part of the annual Vietnam [...] » More
Timber deal clearing path for US trade
The announcement that the United States has decided not to take any trade action on Vietnamese timber following a 12-month investigation is helping to clear the path for [...] » More
Govt projects GDP growth at 6pct-6.5pct next year
The government has targeted the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 6%-6.5 percent in 2022 despite the lingering challenges caused by the Covid-19 [...] » More
IMF forecasts Vietnam’s GDP to see highest growth in Asean 5 group
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast Vietnam’s GDP to grow at around 3.8 percent this year, higher than that of its regional peers, Malaysia, Thailand, [...] » More
World Bank revises down Vietnam’s growth forecast to 2pct-2.5pct
The World Bank has revised its forecast for Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year to 2%-2.5%, down from 4.8 percent forecast last month. According to [...] » More
Unemployment, underemployment unprecedentedly high
The number of employed people in Q3/2021 fell sharply compared to the previous quarter and the same period of last year, while unemployment and underemployment rates [...] » More
Vietnam persists with pandemic countermeasures: PM
Prime minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 13 chaired a webinar discussing measures to boost post-pandemic economic recovery, flexibly adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, overcome [...] » More
