HALCERT, operating under QUACERT, will oversee certification activities and facilitate discussions, training and international cooperation in the Halal sector.

The Asia – African Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade on Wednesday sent a warning about signs of frauds related to shipments imported from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Vietnam's CPI must stay within the upward 0.26-0.39 per cent range for the rest of the year to keep inflation within 4.0-4.5 per cent in 2024.

A ceremony to announce the list of the top 500 fastest growing enterprises in Vietnam (FAST500) and Top 5 and Top 10 real estate - construction - building materials companies in 2024 was held by the Vietnam Report JSC on April 25.

Vietnam has become a leading market for the digital industry for both local and international players.

“Our bananas have been in high demand in recent years. They have always sold, even during the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Ly Minh Hung, director of Thanh Binh Cooperative.

Vietnam is set to revise its existing Law on Value-Added Tax with a reclassification of products in areas like agriculture and fisheries, with the hopes of making them more favourable in performance.

Another bidding session for 16,800 taels of gold bullion will be held on April 25, the State Bank of Vietnam said in a statement.

LNG-fired power is seen as a good solution to emission reductions because power plants running on LNG generate 50 percent fewer CO2 emissions than one burning coal. But production costs will be high, VND2,400-2,800/kwh.

The total retail revenue of the five largest e-commerce platforms in Vietnam (Shopee, Lazada, Tiki, Sendo and Tiktok Shop), reached VND71 trillion in the first quarter of 2024. A large proportion of revenue came from skincare products.

Standard Chartered Bank has moved to lower Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast for the year to 6% from the previous figure of 6.7% due to lower-than-expected growth in the first quarter of the year and global trade headwinds.

The police have officially started legal proceedings against Vice Chairman of the Vinh Phuc provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Khuoc and five others for their suspected involvement in the case at the Phuc Son Group JSC.

The State Bank of Vietnam on April 23 took some moves in the inter-bank market in the face of surging USD/VND exchange rates.

Though the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced it is selling the US dollar to intervene in the USD/VND exchange rate since April 19, the greenback price has remained high, which has been directly affecting many domestic enterprises.

Vietnam's economy is showing mixed signs of recovery in early 2024, with growth forecast to reach 5.5% in 2024 and gradually rise to 6.0% by 2025, according to the latest World Bank Taking Stock bi-annual economic update released on April 23.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) released the outcome of the gold bullion auction on April 23, with two winning bidders securing 34 lots, equivalent to 3,400 taels of SJC-branded gold bars.

The manufacturer has cut Mercedes cars’ suggested retail prices by VND210-719 million, and dealers have cut prices further.

Building Nha Trang into a Global Creative City, where the world's intellectual resources and elites would gather, will be the solution to opening a new stage of development for the coastal city.

Domestic construction companies will continue to face difficulties in the second quarter of this year with capital shortage top of their problems, a report has revealed.

The semiconductor industry is struggling with a serious shortage of workers, offering a great opportunity to Vietnam.