The forum will serve as a platform for dialogue between policymakers, investors, and technology enterprises. It will cover key topics such as innovation policies, strategies to mobilise private investment, support for startups and opportunities in Việt Nam’s private capital market.

The banking sector is vital to this transformation, playing a leading role in meeting customer demands and contributing to national digital goals. Recent years have seen significant advancements in the Vietnamese banking industry, aligning with the Digital Transformation Plan for the Banking Industry to 2025, which has a vision extending to 2030

Businesses in Cần Thơ that are dependent on exports to the US face losses or even bankruptcy due to a 46 per cent import tariff the US could slap on Vietnamese goods, delegates told a dialogue held between the city administration and businesses affected by the taxes on April 14.

According to the Ministry of Finance, as of 2024, Việt Nam had 671 SOEs with total assets exceeding VNĐ5.6 quadrillion (over US$216 billion).

The Vietnam National Brand Week will take place from April 16 to 21 this year.

The GO! Hưng Yên supermarket and shopping centre is set to open in July.

Stakeholders gathered at the GSMA Digital Summit Hanoi to drive secure, inclusive digital growth and tackle rising fraud threats head-on as Việt Nam fast-tracks its transformation into a leading digital economy.

The railway sector was a focal point of the signing ceremony, with four key documents aimed at accelerating the preparation and implementation of transnational railway projects.

Previously, only aircrafts with certificates from the FAA, EASA, or the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam were imported to Việt Nam.

Efforts are being ramped up to fast-track three railway projects linking Vietnam and China, with the aim of making them symbolic project in bilateral cooperation, according to the Ministry of Construction.

In the wave of encroachment into real estate in recent times, besides steel or construction companies that can take advantage of their own advantages to seize market opportunities, there are also names from completely different industries.

The card offers two standout benefits : a lifetime annual fee waiver with up to 57 days of interest-free credit and unlimited cashback on all spending.

According to analysts of the VCB Securities Company, the outstanding export loans to the enterprises only account for five per cent of the total outstanding loans of the whole banking system,

According to the Việt Nam Maritime and Inland Waterways Administration under the Ministry of Construction, by 2030, Việt Nam's fleet is expected to expand to 1,750 vessels with a total capacity of 18 million tonnes.

In the financial system, the capital market must play a central role, not only in providing financial resources, but also creating confidence for investors, say experts.

During the session, both ministers expressed satisfaction with the progress made over the past year, particularly since the 13th meeting, and acknowledged that bilateral trade in 2024 reached approximately US$81.5 billion, up 7.3 per cent compared to 2023.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính noted that the draft project has yet to identify bottlenecks and constraints hindering the private economic sector's growth and stressed the need to include concrete tasks and solutions to boost the sector.

The ministry has set an ambitious goal of cutting at least 30 per cent of unnecessary business requirements currently enforced under valid legal documents and upcoming draft regulations scheduled for submission in 2025.

The ministry has set an ambitious goal of cutting at least 30 per cent of unnecessary business requirements currently enforced under valid legal documents and upcoming draft regulations scheduled for submission in 2025.

Amid rising protectionism and unilateral challenges, China and Vietnam are pressing ahead with industrial upgrading and digital transformation, positioning themselves to tap into new growth opportunities across key sectors such as advanced manufacturing, green energy, smart logistics, e-commerce and regional supply chain integration, they said.