Economy and commerce
Decline in ODA poses challenge for Vietnam’s agricultural sector: Minister
The diminishing availability of ODA funding presents a significant challenge to the continued development of the Vietnamese agricultural sector, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan.According to Minister Le Minh Hoan, no new ODA projects have been signed in the agricultural sector ...
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Vietnam continues preparing for EU deforestation regulation inspite of implementation postponement
The enforcement of the EUDR has been postponed to December 2025 to ensure smooth and consistent compliance across global supply chains.The European Union (EU) has postponed the enforcement of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) but Vietnam will not delay its preparation and adaptation progress ...
Chu Khôi
Draft amendments to solve paradoxes in public investment activities
According to the SGGP Newspaper, in the first nine months of the year, the public disbursement rate reached 47.29 percent of the plan, lower than the same period in 2023 which achieved 51.38 percent. Currently, 31 ministries, central agencies, and 23 localities have failed to ...
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Green export: Change or exit the “game”?
Green export is an irreversible trend and businesses are forced to grasp this trend to maintain growth rate and market share to participate in the “game” globally.Nguyen Cam Trang, Deputy Director of the Import-Export Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), said that ...
Ha Anh
Vietnam drafting law to revitalize build-transfer investment projects
The Vietnamese government is considering reviving Build-Transfer (BT) projects as a means to attract investment and stimulate economic development.A draft law to amend and supplement four key pieces of legislation – the Planning Law, Investment Law, Law on Investment under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, ...
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Vietnam's agricultural advantage edge at risk due to lack of deep processing
Vietnam has emerged as one of the top ten global exporters of agricultural and food products. However, despite growing demand, businesses are struggling to meet orders due to limitations in deep processing technology and infrastructure.According to the latest data from the Ministry of Agriculture and ...
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Legal framework critical to boosting green credit
Green growth and sustainable development is now an inevitable trend and a goal that all countries are striving for, including Vietnam, as it faces environmental problems heavily impacted by climate change.There remain many barriers to green credit supply. Among them, there is still a lack ...
Vietnam adapts to global trends in environmental, social and governance practices
Practicing responsible business in accordance with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria is considered a key that contributes to realising Vietnam’s commitment to bring net emissions to zero by 2050.On the journey towards green growth, ESG criteria are the standard for measuring and evaluating an ...
New policy promotes green banking development in Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is pushing all credit institutions to go green in terms of banking and credit. They have issued a decision (Decision No 1663/QD-NHNN) aimed at making it easier to access green capital for green projects and the SBV requires all ...
Vietnam still a darling for FDI
Favourable fundamentals have positioned Vietnam as a prime FDI destination, outperforming ASEAN peers.Competitive costs and a favourable investment climate play a key role in drawing foreign firms, especially manufacturers, to set up factories in, and export goods from, Vietnam, according to HSBC’s report “Vietnam at ...
Ngoc Lan
