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Ho Chi Minh City sets up 500-billion-VND venture capital fund to support startups

Ho Chi Minh City, March 6 -- The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has approved a plan to establish a 500 billion VND (about 19.7 million USD) venture capital fund to mobilise social resources fo... Read More


PM proposes "Talented, creative and dedicated women" award

Hanoi, March 6 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 6 proposed establishing a new award titled "Talented, Creative and Dedicated Women" to further honour the contributions of Vietnamese women. H... Read More


Fleet downsizing, occupational shifts to shed EU's "yellow card"

Hanoi, March 6 -- Beyond intensifying enforcement to have the European Commission (EC)'s "yellow card" warning over illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing lifted, Vietnam is undertaking a b... Read More


Deputy PM urges early establishment of trading platforms at Int'l Financial Centre

Hanoi, March 6 -- Trading platforms at the Vietnam International Financial Centre in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang city should be launched early and introduced to the global market, according to Perman... Read More


Vietnam records nearly 3 billion USD trade deficit in two months

Hanoi, March 6 -- Vietnam's total foreign trade value reached 155.7 billion USD in the first two months of 2026, up 22.2% year-on-year, while the country recorded a trade deficit of 2.98 billion USD, ... Read More


FDI disbursement in Jan-Feb reaches five-year high

Hanoi, March 6 -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursed in Vietnam during the first two months of 2026 is estimated at 3.21 billion USD, up 8.8% year-on-year and the highest level recorded for the... Read More


Vietnam's CPI rises 1.14% in February on Tet demand

Hanoi, March 6 -- Vietnam's consumer price index (CPI) in February rose 1.14% from the previous month as prices increased in most major groups of goods and services, the National Statistics Office (NS... Read More


Middle East tensions likely to have moderate impact on Vietnam's economy: VinaCapital

Ho Chi Minh City, March 6 -- Analysts at finance firm VinaCapital said the direct impact from rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East on Vietnam's economy under the baseline scenario is expect... Read More


VinFast partners with six e-scooter dealers in Indonesia

Hanoi, March 6 -- VinFast on March 6 announced the signing of strategic Memoranda of Understanding with six electric scooter dealers in Indonesia, marking a new milestone in the expansion of its distr... Read More


Gia Lai becomes Vietnam's first locality to install VMS on 12-15m fishing vessels

Gia Lai, March 5 -- Gia Lai has become the first locality in Vietnam to install vessel monitoring systems (VMS) on fishing boats measuring from 12 metres to under 15 metres in length, as part of effor... Read More