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This shipment marks Hòa Bình Province's second export of processed agricultural products to the UK, and has a value exceeding VNĐ300 million (US$11,800).

Việt Nam Directorate of Market Surveillance said that prevention of smuggling, trade frauds and counterfeits will be enhanced in the months ahead of Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays to March 1, 2025.

IFC scaled up its long-term investment in Việt Nam with a strong focus on climate finance.

Only 22 per cent of organisations in Việt Nam are fully prepared to deploy and leverage AI-powered technologies, down from 27 per cent a year ago. This decline underscores the challenges companies face in adopting, deploying, and fully leveraging AI. Given the rapid market evolution and the significant impact AI is anticipated to have on business operations, this readiness gap is especially critical.

The Ministry of Information and Communications estimates that the digital economy accounted for 16.5 per cent of Việt Nam's GDP in 2023, with projections for 2024 rising to 18.6 per cent.

DOJI Group and Accor - a global hospitality leader - signed an agreement for the management of Sofitel Diamond Crown Hai Phong on November 14. This collaboration introduces the Sofitel brand and its signature French hospitality experience to Hai Phong City.

Generative AI applications are emerging as a key drive for differentiated connectivity - guaranteed uninterrupted high-end connectivity when you need it most - among 5G smartphone users globally, new Ericsson ConsumerLab research has revealed.

As a top 20 food-exporting country, Việt Nam has great potential to tap into the rapidly growing global halal industry, a workshop heard in HCM City on Thursday.

Authorities of the northern border province of Lạng Sơn and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China held an online signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a pilot smart border gate.

The northern port city of Hải Phòng presented investment certificates to 12 major foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth US$1.8 billion at a ceremony on Thursday.

Intelligent environmental monitoring, carbon emission reduction, customisable platforms for energy applications, multi-factor authentication, and smart city development using 5G technology were among the topics discussed at a seminar on “How Does Smart Tech Shape a Smart City” in HCM City on November 14.

Over the past nine months of this year, two-way trade hit nearly $6.5 billion with $5.7 billion from Vietnamese exports, up 22 per cent year-on-year.

During the trading session on 12 November, while the VN-Index fell for the fourth consecutive session to 1,244 points, several seaport and shipping stocks such as MVN (VIMC), VOS (Vietnam Shipping), and GMD (Gemadept) maintained upward momentum.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyễn Hồng Diên said accurate forecasts, careful preparations and flexible operations are needed to ensure adequate supply of electricity in 2025.

In the first ten months of 2024 condotel prices in Đà Nẵng increased by 22 per cent compared to the same period in 2023.

Further comprehensive and in-depth studies must be carried out to fully evaluate the impact of a proposed tax increase on alcoholic beverages, said participants at a conference to gather opinions and feedback on the proposed tax organised by the Vietnam Economic Association (VEA).

The central provincial department of Agriculture and Rural Development has included ten OCOPs (One Commune One Product) – for promotion and introduction into the US market.

Real estate business credit and the proportion of individual corporate bond issuance have continued to increase sharply, with credit in the third quarter reaching VNĐ1.3 quadrillion.

Market breadth was negative, with 230 stocks declining, 78 advancing and 55 remaining unchanged.

The establishment of a Free Trade Zone (FTZ) integrated with a deep-sea port, a logistics zone and a production zone and a trade and service zone will help Đà Nẵng become a national and ASEAN regional centre of logistics and transhipment.