Vietnamese firms are facing steeper cost increases than the global average due to tariffs and trade uncertainty, according to HSBC’s Global Trade Pulse 2025 survey.

Several leading footwear companies in Vietnam have secured contracts extending through mid-2025, according to Phan Thi Thanh Xuan, Vice Chairwoman and General Secretary of the Vietnam Leather, Footwear, and Handbag Association (LEFASO).

A programme to boost connection between businesses of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and those of the northern province of Bac Ninh was held in the province on May 18.

COVID-19 outbreaks since early 2020 are like tsunamis sinking tourism sector regardless of its effort to swim upward. Still, tourism firms have been trying to hang tight and wait for recuperation when the pandemic is eased globally.

Business and production performances are expected to be better or remain stable compared to Q3 of 2019.

Dozens of Vietnamese and Japanese firms joined a conference promoting investment in and trade with Dong Nai province – a top destination for foreign investors in Vietnam – in Tokyo on September 19.

Ho Chi Minh City and 13 localities in the Mekong Delta region are stepping up efforts to boost cooperation and diversify inter-regional travel packages to attract tourists.

In 2019, Vietnamese businesses are poised to promote textile and garment exports to the North American nation under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Aquatic firms in Ho Chi Minh City and Mekong Delta provinces have been hampered by a labour shortage for processing and exporting works.

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Vietnam has been named among the top 6 most-attractive retail markets in the world this year. The ranking was rated by A.T. Kearney in its Global Retail Development Index.

Food Safety and Inspection Service, the public health agency under the US Department of Agriculture, has allowed two more Vietnamese firms to export catfish to the United States.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will accelerate the completion of management policies and documents to tighten multi-level marketing regulations while limiting licensing for the activity, said Min

Singapore has more than 1,600 valid investment projects with a total registered capital of over 37.9 billion USD in Vietnam at present,making Singapore the third largest investor in the country.

Deputy Managing Director of the JETRO Office in Ho Chi Minh City Fukagawa Atsuko held a working session with authorities of Tay Ninh province on July 18 to explore local investment environment.

Japan’s companies have planned to open a rice processing and trading firm in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.

Vietnam’s garment-textile sector still plays a passive role in the global supply chain (GVC) as they mainly specialise in straightforward production stages without studying market demands.

Local fertiliser producers are facing obstacles from the State’s regulations on procuring production licences, producers said at a recent meeting held in HCM City to discuss the regulations.

Japanese sliding door manufacturer Bunka Shutter has bought 30 percent of the European Plastics Window Company Ltd. (Eurowindow) shares from Private Equity New Markets fund.

Vietnamese garment and textile firms are increasing their investments in locally made raw materials in an effort to satisfy strict rules of origin set by free trade agreements.