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Vietnamese authorities are expediting negotiations over new free trade agreements (FTAs) with markets that the country has yet to tap.

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, has renewed its memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the HCMC Department of Transport to transform urban mobility across the city.

Commercial flights between Hanoi City and the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau will be launched from April 30, with three weekly flights.

HCMC – Despite the Government’s financial packages, low-income buyers still have difficulty acquiring a social home in HCMC due to red tape.

The United Kingdom (UK) Government has appointed TheCityUK, a financial and related professional services body, to support the HCMC authorities to develop the southern city into a regional financial and business center.

Work began yesterday on a VND8.2-trillion project to rehabilitate the heavily polluted Tham Luong-Ben Cat-Nuoc Len Canal.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has set a target to achieve a disbursement rate of at least 95% of all public investments planned for this year, equivalent to over VND676 trillion.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has told Dong Nai Province and the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to expedite the clearing of the remaining areas to deliver all sites of the first phase of the Long Thanh International Airport project this quarter.

Given the shortfall of new orders for this year, PouYuen Vietnam will not renew its employment contracts with around 3,000 workers this month.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said the Government will not bail out the struggling real estate sector.

The struggle for the seat of board chairman of Hoa Binh Construction Group since late last year has begun showing signs of ending as one of two individuals involved has left.

The European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) has proposed Vietnam expand its visa waiver program to all European Union (EU) countries and offer a longer visa-free stay to attract European visitors, EuroCham said in its 14th White Book launched in Hanoi on February 16.

The first month of 2023 saw two-way trade between Vietnam and neighboring China reaching US$11.1 billion, General Department of Vietnam Customs data showed.

The Ministry of Finance had a working session with the EU-ASEAN Business Council (EU-ABC) to strengthen the bilateral partnership in green economy and digital transformation on February 14.

Nguyen Duc Thai, former chairman of the member council of the Vietnam Education Publishing House, and three others were prosecuted and arrested on February 13.

Samsung Vietnam is seeking to develop its current R&D center in the Tay Ho Tay urban area in Hanoi City into a world’s leading one.

Investors of the international transshipment port project in HCMC’s outlying district of Can Gio plan to complete the project’s pre-feasibility study and seek approval for it in the first quarter of this year.

The Ministry of Finance is seeking feedback on a draft Government decree on the rescheduling of payments of value-added tax (VAT), corporate income tax (CIT), and land rent amounting to over VND100,000 billion.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, during his official visit to Singapore, met with President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to discuss areas of mutual interest such as economy, security, defense, education, human resource development, tourism needs stimulation and cooperation in marine networks and new areas.

The Buon Don Tourist Center in the Central Highlands province of Daklak will suspend elephant riding service starting today.

Vietnam’s labor market has improved, sending goods news to workers being laid off in the final quarter of last year due to a shortfall of new orders faced by their companies.

Interbank interest rates surged last week as the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the country’s central bank, shifted from net cash injections to withdrawals from the banking system.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has injected more money into the banking system since the Lunar New Year holiday ended more than 10 days ago.

Vietnam has set a target of exporting goods worth US$393-394 billion in 2023, up by US$22 billion or 6% against last year, said a trade official.

Over 871,000 international tourists have come to Vietnam in the year to date, surging by 44.2-fold year-on-year, according to data of the General Statistics Office.