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Market breadth remained positive, with 194 gainers outpacing 124 decliners.

HCM City will direct funding towards transport, energy, and telecommunications infrastructure, including national highways, regional connectivity roads, Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport, Cần Giờ international transhipment port, and the Lotte Eco Smart City.

The event will see strong participation from Vietnamese enterprises, providing them with opportunities to explore cutting-edge digital technologies, advancements in green and circular economies, and innovative industry trends.

In the next few years, Tuyên Quang is dedicated to prioritising comprehensive development across various economic sectors, with industry as the primary driver, agriculture as the foundation and services playing a supportive role.

The southern province of Cà Mau wants to increase agricultural and fishery exports to Singapore and strengthen cooperation in several sectors, deputy secretary of its Party Committee, Nguyễn Hồ Hải has told Singaporean embassy officials.

Building on the success of 2024, the International Exhibition for Smart Office Solutions, Office Equipment and Stationery (VietOffice 2025) will take place from May 21 to 23 at the Hanoi International Exhibition Center (ICE).

Vân Đồn is striving to become an economic and cultural centre of the region, with focus on developing services and industries that utilise advanced science and technology.

In 2024, fresh coconut and coconut product exports surpassed US$1 billion, marking the highest figure in the past 14 years.

Provinces in the Southeast Mekong Delta are demonstrating strong potential in attracting foreign investment and are forecast to remain key FDI destinations in Việt Nam.

Following a robust performance in 2024, the landscape appears ripe for further expansion despite the challenges posed by a competitive environment.

As of January 31, ministries, sectors and localities had allocated VNĐ741.1 trillion, reaching 89.7 per cent of the plan.

Donald Trump wants to reduce computer chip sales to China, a move that a tech expert says poses more opportunities than threats to Việt Nam.

According to data from the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), shrimp products recorded a 13 per cent increase in export value in January 2025, reaching a total of $273.3 million.

The Government leader also hoped that Yamato Holdings would facilitate technology transfer to Vietnamese partners, enabling the country’s deeper participation in regional and global supply chains.

Taiwan will continue inspecting every shipment of fresh durian from Việt Nam until April 30 to ensure food safety compliance.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has forecast that Việt Nam will have over 7.5 million tonnes of commercial rice available for export in 2025.

Despite the drop, market breadth remained positive, with 179 gainers, 135 decliners and 55 unchanged stocks.

Chairman Trần Đình Long, who holds around 1.65 billion shares of HPG, saw his personal wealth diminish by over VNĐ2 trillion, bringing his total assets to nearly VNĐ42 trillion.

EzyRemit Worldwide, one of the leading fintech companies in Australia specialising in international payment solutions, held a strategic meeting with representatives from Sacombank-SBR of Việt Nam on February 17 in Sydney.

According to data from the financial data provider Wichart, the SBV issued VNĐ19.6 trillion of bills in the past week. The interest rate on the bills decreased by 0.1 percentage point, from 4 per cent to 3.9 per cent on February 14.