Enterprises are sprinting on the last days of 2023 to compete their yearly production and business plans, and some are expanding their business activities to welcome the New Year 2024.
HCM City (VNA) – Enterprises are sprinting on the last days of2023 to compete their yearly production and business plans, and some areexpanding their business activities to welcome the New Year 2024.
Recently, the Ho Chi Minh City Union ofTrading Cooperatives (Saigon Co.op) put its Co.opmart Cho Moi into operation inCho Moi district of An Giang province. This is the fifth Co.opmart supermarketin the Mekong Delta province, and the 129th of this retailer.
Meanwhile, DKSH, a leading market expansionservices provider in Asia and globally, has signed a strategic cooperationagreement to develop the market in Vietnam for a series of product portfoliosof Polpharma – a pharmaceutical leader in Poland. Through this deal, it willconsolidate its role as a reliable partner providing strategic healthcaresolutions, and continue to position its operations in the Vietnamese market.
Bernardo Reiner, Head of B2B of Polpharmaand General Manager of Farmaprojects, said that DKSH's solid capacity andextensive understanding will help Polpharma not only realise its businessgrowth goals but also get closer to the industry's development goals in many potentialmarkets like Vietnam.
KBTG, Thailand's leading financialtechnology (Fintech) group, a member of KASIKORNBANK (KBank), has also madegreat strides in business operations and human resources strategy, with thevision of repositioning the fintech market in Vietnam through the establishmentof KBTG Vietnam.
Specifically, it has increased its staffby 300%, with more than 120 technology talents with diverse technicalbackgrounds. At the same time, after opening the main office in Ho Chi MinhCity, KBTG will continue to expand its presence with an office in Hanoi and is planning to broaden its Vietnamese staff to 200 people in 2024 to strengthen itsrole as a regional technology centre of KBank./.
Retailers in Vietnam are increasing inventory and have launched promotions in anticipation of opportunities in the year-end shopping season, as there are just over two months left until the Lunar New Year (Tet) – the biggest festival in a year of Vietnamese people.
With diverse resources for tourism development, localities in the southern region are planning a wide range of cultural, sport and trade promotion activities associated with tourism in order to attract more visitors during the holiday season at the year-end and the Lunar New Year.
Transportation authorities and service providers in Ho Chi Minh City are gearing up to accommodate the anticipated rise in passenger demand during the upcoming New Year holiday.
China’s Laoling city, in coordination with VINEXAD, hosted a series of events in Ho Chi Minh City from August 7-9 to seek trade and economic cooperation with Vietnam.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Minh Vu led a delegation to Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, and Kratie provinces from August 5-8, aiming to deepen economic ties and support Vietnamese businesses operating in Cambodia’s northeastern region.
Party General Secretary To Lam’s upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) is expected to mark a new milestone in the bilateral relationship, creating fresh momentum for trade and investment cooperation between the two countries.
In the context of the growing global digital economy, digital transformation and the promotion of e-commerce are key drivers helping Vietnam boost integration, enhance competitiveness, and expand export markets, according to the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency
Tilapia is considered highly competitive in export markets thanks to its affordability, ease of processing, and appeal across both high-end and mass-market segments.
In the first seven months of the year, Phu Tho attracted an impressive 651.7 million USD in foreign direct investment, including 35 newly licensed projects totaling 119 million USD in registered capital and 45 existing projects with an additional capital of 533 million USD.
Under the agreements, VinEnergo will invest in, install, and operate 43 MWp of rooftop solar power capacity and 45 MWh of BESS capacity across the three plants.
Under a draft to amend and supplement the Government's Decree 125/2020/ND-CP on administrative sanctions for violations of tax and invoice regulations, the Ministry of Finance has proposed classifying the failure to issue invoices into five different levels. Infraction levels will correspond to fines of 1 million VND to 80 million VND, depending on the nature and number of invoicing violations.
A new airline developed and invested by Sun Group — has officially announced a strategic partnership with Amadeus IT Group (Amadeus), one of the world’s leading travel technology companies. This agreement not only lays the foundation for a modern digital infrastructure but also marks a pivotal step in SPA’s global expansion strategy, enabling the airline to access international distribution networks and reach customers worldwide.
Of the total, 107,700 were new firms, with combined registered capital of 928.4 trillion VND (35.4 billion USD), up 10.6% in number and 5.5% in capital compared with the same period last year.
Experts agree that a combination of technology, enforcement, education and cross-border cooperation is essential to protect copyrighted content in Vietnam’s growing digital ecosystem.
Poland is Vietnam’s largest export market in Central and Eastern Europe, with key staples including seafood, textiles, footwear, coffee, and cashew nuts.
Cashless payments are growing at an impressive rate, averaging 30–40% annually. Vietnam’s per capita cashless transaction volume now trails only China, with total value of 295.2 quadrillion VND (11.26 trillion USD), or 26 times of its GDP.
A draft resolution on piloting a digital asset and cryptocurrency market is being developed, aiming to create a broad-enough regulatory sandbox that enables investor participation and provides practical grounds for policy refinement in areas such as risk management and anti-money laundering.
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