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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged relevant agencies to conduct a feasibility study on the construction of an additional international airport in the southern Red River region in northern Vietnam.

China’s Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and his wife are scheduled to pay a state visit to Vietnam on December 12 and 13 to bolster ties between the two neighboring countries.

Tax authorities had refunded VND127,783 billion worth of value-added tax by the end of November, achieving 68.7% of the estimate for tax refunds this year.

The government of HCMC has set a target to achieve an annual gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth rate of 7.5% to 8% in 2024.

India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has taken the first step in conducting a sunset review of countervailing duties on stainless steel welded pipes imported from Vietnam.

Vietnam’s import and export value amounted to US$619.2 billion in January-November this year, up by 8.3% against the same period last year, showed data of the General Statistics Office.

Vietnam has attracted 1.23 million foreign tourists this month, up by 11% against the previous month. This is the highest monthly number of foreign tourist arrivals this year.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, speaking at a meeting in Hanoi on December 1 with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, said Vietnam highly regards its bilateral relationship with China.

The National Assembly (NA) has approved the extension of the two-percentage-point reduction of the value-added tax (VAT) for specific items until June 30, 2024.

New foreign investments in January-November have soared by 14.8% year-on-year to nearly US$28.85 billion, according to a Ministry of Planning and Investment report.

Vietnam and Japan on November 27, issued a joint statement announcing the elevation of their bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world.

Vietnamese law enforcement has busted a major drug trafficking ring and confiscated 1.3 tons of ketamine. Seven individuals have been charged in connection with the case.

With less than six weeks before the year 2023 is out, Vietnam is seeing the public investment disbursement target for the year as an impossible mission.

Savills Vietnam has forecast the domestic real estate market will be able to get back to its high-growth path in the next two years despite current economic challenges.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a decision establishing the State Steering Committee for critical national energy programs, projects, and initiatives.

Beginning December 1, all transactions of real estate, foreign exchange and game prizes must be reported to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) if they are valued at VND400 million or above each.

HCMC is inviting Indian investors to participate in the city’s major schemes, including 12 metro and monorail projects and eight high-technology ventures.

HCMC could miss its public investment disbursement target this year as a mere 38% of the total has been disbursed so far, according to the HCMC People’s Committee.

Gas stations are teetering on the brink of closure if the Government pushes forward with the immediate enforcement of electronic invoicing, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Authorities have approved an increase in the charter capital of  the management company of Metro Line No. 1 in HCMC, addressing the challenges caused by a shortage of capital that the company has faced in recent years.

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong has reaffirmed Vietnam’s determination to harness technologies for the achievement of net-zero emissions and sustainable development.

The Government has proposed strict sanctions against brokers involved in facilitating Vietnamese fishing boats’ Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing activities in foreign waters.

The allocation for the Long Thanh International Airport resettlement totaled nearly VND22.86 trillion but as of end-2022, VND2.5 trillion that remained undisbursed was removed from the budget, affecting the resettlement progress.

Vietnam is seeing an uptick in investments from the U.S. and Europe, driven by its robust economic growth, skilled labor and reputation as a preferred destination amid the changing investment landscape.

Vietnam’s State President Vo Van Thuong will travel to the U.S. next week to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco.