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Weekly News Bulletin - No. 01, December 2023
Vietnam’s exports of textile and garment products to Australia in the first ten months of the year rose 8 per cent year-on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Revenue in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector in the first two months of the year reached over VND598 trillion ($24.4 billion), up 25 per cent year-on-year.
Vietnam attracted $4.29 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first two months of 2024, a year-on-year surge of 38.6%. Notably, several large-scale projects were granted investment registration certificates in February, such as Trina Solar Cell project in Thai Nguyen province and the Gokin Solar Hai Ha Vietnam project in Quang Ninh. In the southern key economic region, a series of FDI projects were licensed in labour-intensive industries and those that use new and environmentally friendly technologies. Dong Nai topped the localities with 27 foreign-invested projects worth $439 million
Last week highlight
The Incheon Port Authority (IPA) announced on March 6 that international shipping group Maersk had launched a PH5 service from Incheon Port to Vietnam, China and Thailand starting from March 4. According to an official from the IPA, the number of trips making calls in Vietnam and Thailand has increased to 29, creating opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to expand their export markets and providing shippers and freight forwarders in urban areas with more options.
Let’s look at some other key financial and business headlines during the past week
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