Vietnam’s economy sees signs of steady growth (Tuesday, May 22,2018)

The national economy is displaying signs of stable growth, according to a government report presented by Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh at the 14th-tenure National Assembly’s fifth session, which opened in Hanoi on May 21.

  Italian coffee producers highly evaluate Vietnamese coffee beans (Tuesday, May 22,2018)

Italian coffee producers highly evaluated Vietnamese coffee beans as they are essential ingredients of their products, Mario Vicentini from Comunicaffe International, an Italian daily newspaper about coffee, told Vietnam News Agency reporters at Milano Coffee Festival.

  Korean firms expand investments in Vietnam (Tuesday, May 22,2018)

The Republic of Korea (RoK) poured 2.32 billion USD in Vietnam in the first four months of 2018, making up nearly 30 percent of the inflow of investment in the Southeast Asian country.

  Auto imports drop sharply last week (Tuesday, May 22,2018)

A total of 231 cars worth 10.2 million USD were imported to the Vietnamese market over the past week, reported the General Department of Customs.

  Exports of wood and furniture saw good signs (Monday, May 21,2018)

By the end of April, Vietnam has earned US$ 2.6 billion from exports of wood and furniture, increased by 19.3 per cent over the same period last year, showed the statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.

  Exports to India rocket in Q1 (Monday, May 21,2018)

Viet Nam’s exports to India in the first three months of 2018 reached US$1.568 billion, up 111% (or US$743.19 million) against the same period last year, according to Viet Nam’s trade representative office in India.

  Vietnam dong, gold and interbank rates - May 21 (Monday, May 21,2018)

Following is a snapshot of Vietnamese dong exchange rates in the official and unofficial markets, indicative SJC gold prices in Hanoi and interbank offered rates at 0401 GMT.

  Exports of iron and steel increased sharply in four months (Monday, May 21,2018)

Vietnam’s exports of iron and steel in the first four months of this year increased sharply by 43.4 per cent in quantity and 61.4 per cent in value compared with the same period last year to 1.91 million tons worth of $ 1.41 billion, showed the statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.

  Vietnam’s seafood makes great strides for removal of EU yellow card (Monday, May 21,2018)

Vietnam’s seafood has doubled great efforts to encourage the European Commission (EC) to withdraw its ‘yellow card’ warning and focused on developing a sustainable seafood industry for the future.

  Vietnam’s farm products exported to Thailand (Monday, May 21,2018)

Wholesale supermarket MM Mega Market Vietnam has exported more than 100 tonnes of Vietnamese agricultural products to Thailand for selling through 700 Big C malls, where the two retailers share a parent.

  Vietnamese farm produce promoted in Japan (Monday, May 21,2018)

Vietnam’s firms are striving to promote Vietnamese farm produce in the Japanese market at a trade promotion programme held within the 10th Vietnam festival in Tokyo.

  Over US$ 2.82 billion worth of petroleum imported in four months (Sunday, May 20,2018)

Vietnam imported over 4.36 million tons of petroleum worth of US$ 2.82 billion in the first four months of this year, up by 9.6 per cent in quantity and 31.3 per cent in value compared with the same period of 2017, showed the statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.

  Experts warn of challenges to Vietnam economy despite good prospects (Saturday, May 19,2018)

Vietnam’s economy had a good start in 2018 with a 7.38 percent GDP growth in first quarter, but experts warn of challenges and risks ahead in the remaining of the year as well as following years.

  Imports of iron and steel fell to US$ 3.03 billion (Saturday, May 19,2018)

In the first four months of this year, Vietnam’s imports of iron and steel decreased by 24.1 per cent in quantity and 6.2 per cent in value compared with the same period last year to 4.28 million tons worth of over US$ 3.03 billion, showed the statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.

  Vietnam domestic market commodity prices - May 18 (Friday, May 18,2018)

Following are domestic prices of Vietnam's key commodities.

  Vietnam dong, gold and interbank rates - May 18 (Friday, May 18,2018)

Here's a snapshot of Vietnamese dong exchange rates in the official and unofficial markets, indicative SJC gold prices in Hanoi and interbank offered rates at 0401 GMT.

  VN farm products export to Thailand (Friday, May 18,2018)

Wholesale supermarket MM Mega Market Vietnam has exported more than 100 tonnes of Vietnamese agricultural products to Thailand for selling through 700 Big C malls, where the two retailers share a parent.

  Cuba – new investment destination of Vietnamese firms (Friday, May 18,2018)

Cuba has emerged as the third biggest investment destination of Vietnamese enterprises after Laos and Cambodia.

  Garments become second largest foreign currency earner (Friday, May 18,2018)

The textiles and garment industry gained the second-largest export value in the first four months of this year, after the export value of phones and their components, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

  Vietnam’s exports of goods in first four months of 2018 (Friday, May 18,2018)

Vietnam’s exports of goods were estimated at US$ 18.2 billion in April, fell by 13.9 per cent over the previous month, showed the statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.

  Asia Coffee-Indonesia's main harvest seen early, Vietnam slows on London dip (Thursday, May 17,2018)

Indonesia's coffee premiums tightened on expectations of an early harvest this year, while trade in Vietnam was slow as prices in the London market fell, traders said on Thursday.

  Vietnam dong, gold and interbank rates - May 17 (Thursday, May 17,2018)

Here's a snapshot of Vietnamese dong exchange rates in the official and unofficial markets, indicative SJC gold prices in Hanoi and interbank offered rates at 0406 GMT.

  Exports of seafood increased 14% in first four months (Thursday, May 17,2018)

Vietnam’s exports of seafood totaled US$ 2.45 billion in the first four months of this year, increased by 13.8 per cent over the same period last year, showed the statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.

  Vietnam grows its herd with import of more than 4,000 Australian cows (Thursday, May 17,2018)

The MV Dareen vessel which departed from Townsville in the Australian state of Queensland carrying a cargo of 4,029 cows docked at Cai lan Port in Ha Long City of Quang Ninh province on May 15.

  Door to world market opens for Vietnam’s rice exporters (Thursday, May 17,2018)

After winning bids to sell rice to Indonesia and the Philippines, Vietnamese exporters are attending a bid to sell rice to the Republic of Korea (RoK) and preparing for another contract with the Philippines.

  Traditional retail fighting to keep up with e-commerce boom (Thursday, May 17,2018)

The emergence of e-commerce websites such as Lazada, Tiki, Shopee, Sendo, and Adayroi has led to online shopping becoming popular among Vietnamese customers over recent years, in particular young customers who prefer buying and selling products on social networks like Facebook and Zalo.

  Retail sector grows 10.6 percent in 2017 (Thursday, May 17,2018)

Vietnam’s retail sector earned about 129.6 billion USD in 2017, a rise of 10.6 percent from the previous year, according to a report on global retail market trends of Savills Vietnam retail consultancy.

  Bac Giang aims to draw 2 billion USD in investment this year (Thursday, May 17,2018)

The northern province of Bac Giang is working out measures in an effort to attract 2 billion USD in domestic and foreign investment in 2018.

  Exports to China increased by nearly US$ 2.7 billion (Wednesday, May 16,2018)

Vietnam’s exports of goods to China reached US$ 10.979 billion in the first four months of this year, increased by $ 2.685 billion compared with the same period of 2017, showed the latest statistics figures of the General Department of Customs.

  Vietnam dong, gold and interbank rates - May 16 (Wednesday, May 16,2018)

Here's a snapshot of Vietnamese dong exchange rates in the official and unofficial markets, indicative SJC gold prices in Hanoi and interbank offered rates at 0407 GMT.