Vinh Long province’s export revenue surpasses 1 billion USD in 2024

Vinh Long province’s export revenue surpasses 1 billion USD in 2024

The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long gained more than US$1 billion in export revenue in 2024, an increase of 32.39 percent compared to the same period in 2023, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the figures of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.
Vietnam to earn 26-27 billion USD from footwear export this year
Vietnam to earn 26-27 billion USD from footwear export this year
Vietnam's footwear and leather industry is poised to achieve 26-27 billion USD in export in 2024, marking a 3 billion-USD increase from the previous...
National standards set for key fruit and vegetable export products
National standards set for key fruit and vegetable export products
The fruit and vegetable industry has been told to set national standards for key export products to ensure robust growth over the coming years,...
Agro-forestry-aquatic exports create breakthrough at more than 62 billion USD
Agro-forestry-aquatic exports create breakthrough at more than 62 billion USD
The export of agro-forestry-aquatic products has created a breakthrough this year, generating 62.5 billion USD, up 18.7% year on year, with a record...
Four Vietnamese universities listed in QS rankings
Four Vietnamese universities listed in QS rankings

The Hanoi University of Science and Technology of Vietnam ranked 351st-400th in engineering - mechanical, aeronautical and manufacturing group, and 451st-500th in computer science and information systems group, up 50 - 100 places from 2019.

Vietnamese woman wins ASEAN Women of Impact Award
Vietnamese woman wins ASEAN Women of Impact Award

Madame Nguyen Thi Nga, President of BRG Group, became the first Vietnamese businesswoman to receive the ASEAN Women of Impact Award, on March 3rd during the ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Meeting in the Philippines.

Vietnam successfully produces SARS-CoV-2 test kit
Vietnam successfully produces SARS-CoV-2 test kit

The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology’s Institute of Biotechnology (IBT) has successfully produced a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) test kit, with a test time of 80 minutes since the RNA sample is collected.

USD30 3 million investment abroad in two months
USD30.3 million investment abroad in two months

According to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnamese businesses invested USD30.3 million overseas in the first two months of 2020.

Two additional hospitals allowed to test Covid-19
Two additional hospitals allowed to test Covid-19

​The Hue Central Hospital and the Ho Chi Minh city Hospital of Tropical Diseases were allowed by the Ministry of Health on February 26th to perform tests for SARS-CoV-2 that causes the ravaging acute respiratory disease (COVID-19).

Businesses urged to shift from direct to indirect exports
Businesses urged to shift from direct to indirect exports

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), domestic firms should look into changing from direct to indirect exports via distribution system and e-commerce channels, a move that is considered an urgent requirement due to the increasingly complicated developments of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Last of 16 Covid-19 patients in Vietnam cured
Last of 16 Covid-19 patients in Vietnam cured

Director of the Vinh Phuc provincial Department of Health Nguyen Thanh Hai has announced that the final Covid-19 patient among 16 reported in Vietnam has completely cured from the disease.

Vietnam willing to protect citizens in RoK
Vietnam willing to protect citizens in RoK

According to the direction of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has proactively and promptly implemented measures to protect Vietnamese citizens in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the context of an acute respiratory infection caused by a new strain of corona virus (Covid- 19) which is developing complicatedly in this country.

No new COVID-19 cases in Vietnam since Feb 13th
No new COVID-19 cases in Vietnam since Feb 13th

According to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, Vietnam has reported no new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) since February 13th.

Hoi An listed among world’s most romantic places
Hoi An listed among world’s most romantic places

Hoi An ancient city in Vietnam’s central coastal province of Quang Nam has continued to be selected by the US Cable News Network (CNN) as one of the world’s 13 most romantic places to visit, besides Paris, Venice and Maldives.

Long An province exports 50 tons of dragon fruit by sea per day
Long An province exports 50 tons of dragon fruit by sea per day

The Dragon Fruit Association in Long An province exports 50 tons of dragon fruit per day on average to China and other Southeast Asian nations by sea as export by road has faced lots of difficulties due to the ongoing Covid-19 epidemic.

Lists of preferential tariffs under EVFTA to be issued
Lists of preferential tariffs under EVFTA to be issued

The Ministry of Finance on February 13th said that it will build and submit the draft decree on the lists of preferential export tariffs and special preferential import tariffs to implement the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to the Government.

Vietnam successfully develops quick coronavirus test kit
Vietnam successfully develops quick coronavirus test kit

Scientists from the School of Biotechnology and Food Technology under Hanoi University of Science and Technology have developed a novel coronavirus (nCoV) test kit which provides results in 70 minutes instead of four hours.

Women’s football team enters Tokyo Olympics play-off round
Women’s football team enters Tokyo Olympics play-off round

The Vietnamese women’s football team won a ticket to the play-off round of the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 after beating Myanmar 1-0 in Group A of the third qualifying round in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on February 6th, Vietnam News Agency reported.

Vietnam doing its best to combat coronavirus Health official
Vietnam doing its best to combat coronavirus: Health official

Vietnam is doing its best to control the acute respiratory disease caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV), focusing on carrying out multi-level isolation for those suspected of infection, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long at a press conference in Hanoi on February 5th.

Vietnam confirms 9th case of nCoV infection
Vietnam confirms 9th case of nCoV infection

Vietnam confirmed the 9th case of infection by the new coronavirus from China’s Wuhan city, known as 2019-nCoV, on February 4th, according to the Ministry of Health.