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Consider applying a priority import-export process to help businesses optimize time and costs

The Government requested to research and simplify administrative processes as much as possible or consider applying priority import and export processes to support businesses in optimizing time and costs.

Efforts needed to help Vietnamese herbs go global

On the global map of herbs, Vietnam is assessed to possess a diverse source and its proportion of rare and precious natural medicinal herbs remain quite high, said Tran Minh Ngoc, deputy head of the Ministry of Health’s traditional medicine management department.

Image: Vietnam's fruit exports to China and Laos increased sharply

Vietnam's fruit exports to China and Laos increased sharply

Vietnam's fruit are heavily imported into China and Laos.

Image: The Government proposes to the National Assembly to reduce VAT at the May meeting

The Government proposes to the National Assembly to reduce VAT at the May meeting

The Government asked the National Assembly Standing Committee to allow a draft resolution on reducing VAT from 10% to 8% to support people and businesses in a shorter order, procedures and submit it to the National Assembly for approval through the process of a meeting next May.

Image: In the first quarter of 2023, TTC Land escaped losses thanks to their financial revenue

In the first quarter of 2023, TTC Land escaped losses thanks to their financial revenue

In the first quarter of 2023, Saigon Thuong Tin Real Estate Joint Stock Company (TTC Land) barely recorded revenue from core activities, gross profit was not enough to pay financial expenses, selling and administrative expenses. However, TTC Land escaped losses thanks to financial revenue of up to

Fed raises rates, opens door to pause in tightening cycle

The Federal Reserve moved its management of the post-pandemic economic recovery into a new phase with what may be the last in a historic series of interest rate hikes and heightened attention to credit and other economic risks.

Asia likely to grow 5% faster than developed economies by year-end: Morgan Stanley

Asia's economic growth could outpace developed countries' by 5% by end-2023 driven by China's easing of Covid-19 curbs, strong domestic demand and interest rates staying in less-restrictive territory, said Morgan Stanley economists.

ASEAN+3 enhances financial cooperation

Finance ministers and central banks’ governors of ASEAN Member States and China, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan (ASEAN+3) have agreed to intensify regional financial cooperation.

Vietnam, Cambodia have fastest port turnaround times in ASEAN: WB

Container shipping in Vietnam and Cambodia had the fastest port turnaround times in ASEAN in June 2022 with both countries scoring an average of 0.9 days, according to a World Bank (WB) report.

Vietnam’s NA signs cooperation agreement for first time with Uruguay parliament

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, Speaker of the Senate and Vice President of Uruguay Beatriz Argimon, and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Uruguay Sebastian Andujar on April 27 signed a cooperation agreement between the two parliaments.

From 2025, the wood and coffee industry will be affected by new EU regulations

To concretize its commitments to "stop and reverse" deforestation and land degradation, Europe has passed bills to ban the import of items related to deforestation. Accordingly, importers and exporters will have to trace the origin of imported products sold on the European market, whether

Foreign corporations in Vietnam worried about global minimum tax

Major foreign corporations are concerned that the proposed global minimum tax will make investing in Vietnam less profitable, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Tariff for implementation of AIFTA: Vietnam to eliminate 65% of import tariff lines

Implementing tax reduction under the ASEAN - India Trade in Goods Agreement (AIFTA) for the 2022 – 2027 period, from December 31, 2021, all tariff lines in Vietnam's Normal Track (NT) reduced to 0%, tariff lines of all items subject to Sensitive Track (ST) and Highly Sensitive List (HSL) will

Vietnam ranks third in exporting mango to S Korea

Vietnam is the third largest mango supplier for the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in the world, but the imports from Vietnam only account for 5.8% of the Asian country’s total, the Import - Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported.

There are more opportunities for Vietnamese agricultural products to come to the UK

There are more opportunities for Vietnamese agricultural products to come to the UK

Trade war between superpowers provides unexpected boost for Vietnam

A trade war between China and the United States triggered by former president Donald Trump created an unexpected boost for Vietnam, new research has shown.