US largest export market for VN’s footwear, bags

At $1.99 billion, the export value of local footwear products to the US saw a year-on-year increase of 13.9 per cent, and accounts for 35.2 per cent of Viet Nam’s total footwear export value

WB forecast: GDP target will not be met

The World Bank (WB) on Thursday released its bi-annual report on Viet Nam’s economy, keeping its country GDP forecast at 6.3 per cent this year following an economic boost in the second quarter.

Term bank deposits for foreigners

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is collecting feedback on a draft circular that will, among other things, allow non-residents legally present in Viet Nam to make term deposits in both Vietnamese Dong and foreign currencies.

ACV pours $263m into expanding major airports

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) plans to undertake projects on upgrading infrastructure of major airports with total investment capital of more than VND6 trillion (US$263.38 million).

VN could be major AI market: experts

Although Viet Nam is a relative late comer to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it can be confident of catching up if it adopts correct policies and measures, Nguyen Anh Tuan, CEO of the Boston Global Forum, told the Viet Nam CEO summit in Ha Noi.