Feasibility report ready for Vietnam’s $58 billion high-speed railroad

Vietnam’s north-south high-speed railway is expected to cost $58 billion, according to a feasibility report released at a meeting Tuesday. The 1,545-kilometer route from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City will have double standard-gauge tracks of 1.435-m width and …

Global giants crave for pieces in Vietnam e-commerce market

Foreign investors have been pouring billions of dollars into the e-commerce market, seeking to change shopping habits in Vietnam and eventually profit from a likely online boom. Since the pandemic began, Tran Thi Linh in Hanoi has picked up a new habit of …

Vietnam eyes $300 bln exports in 2020

Vietnam targets its export revenues of $300 billion next year despite concerns over trade deficits amid a global economic slump. The target, announced by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at an online meeting with leaders of cities and provinces on Monday, …

Vietnam News Agency re-elected to OANA Executive Board for 2025–2028 term

Vietnam to import coal from Laos

Vietnam has signed a deal with Laos to import around 20 million tons of coal a year for the next five years. The memorandum of understanding was signed for the purpose Thursday by the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Lao Ministry of Energy …

Vietnam News Agency wins four prizes at 2025 National Press Festival

Singapore partner pulls out of Vietnam taxi joint venture

Singaporean transport firm ComfortDelGro has decided to sell its entire stake in the Vietnam Taxi Company to a local company and pull out of Vietnam. Under a deal it has signed, it will transfer its 70-percent stake in Vinataxi to the HCMC-based Helios …

Campaign launched to celebrate 30 years of US-Vietnam relations

Campaign launched to celebrate 30 years of US-Vietnam relations The US Mission to Vietnam has launched the “30 Years of US – Vietnam Relations” campaign to commemorate three decades of diplomatic ties between the United States and Vietnam. The initiative …

Vietnam Economic Report 2025: OECD insights on sustainable growth strategy

Vietnam Economic Report 2025: OECD insights on sustainable growth strategy The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), hosted a seminar to launch the …

Vietnam gears up to navigate shift in automotive industry

Vietnam gears up to navigate shift in automotive industry Vietnam’s automotive market is poised to improve its value chain and tap into new opportunities amid the changing global landscape. Vu Ba Phu, director of the Trade Promotion Agency under the …