Dong Nai city has become a leading destination for investors from the Republic of Korea (RoK), with nearly 8.4 billion USD in registered capital from the Asian country, reflecting strong business ties and the local authorities' commitment to supporting enterprises.
Vietnam’s economy recorded several important milestones in the first 10 months of 2026, with total trade surpassing 1 trillion USD for the first time, while industrial production and foreign direct investment (FDI) continued to grow.
Year-end festival demand and positive signals from key markets are giving Vietnam’s seafood exporters a chance to accelerate in the final months of 2026.
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The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho earned 1.46 billion USD from exports in the first nine months of the year, reaching 81.7 percent of the yearly target and up 14.65 percent over the same period last year, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade (DoIT).
Vietnam earned about 29.54 billion USD from agro-forestry-fishery exports between January and September, up 9.3 percent from the same period of 2017 and equivalent to 73 percent of this year's target.
With its continuous growth over the past 10 years, ASEAN has become an important market for Vietnamese seafood, and the prospect of 1 billion USD worth of yearly seafood export revenue is reachable.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho earned more than 10.5 trillion VND (451.5 million USD) in retail and service revenue in August, up 15 percent year on year, according to the city's Statistics Office.
Ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN to be opened in Hanoi on September 11, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Le Quoc Doanh has noted the outcomes of agricultural ties between Vietnam and the WEF and future cooperation prospects.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)'s Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and Russian President Vladimir Putin witnessed the signing of many cooperation agreements on September 6, within the framework of the former's ongoing visit to Russia.
Since the Law on Foreign Investment was passed in 1987, Vietnam has been successful in attracting FDI, and the investment inflows have contributed greatly to Vietnam’s economic development, according to the Lead Economist for World Bank in Vietnam Sebastian Eckardt.
Export revenue of aquatic products in August hit 739 million USD, pushing total earnings in the first eight months of 2018 to 5.5 billion USD, up 5.3 percent year on year, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Since Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) set up diplomatic relations in 1992, bilateral ties have seen robust growth in all fields, from politics, economy, security-defence to culture, education and science-technology.
Credit growth had stood at about 8.18 percent as of August 15, 2018 and is expected to be curbed at around 17 percent this year, said Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung.
Japanese firms have recently poured capital into many large-scale, high-tech projects in Vietnam.
The Can Tho Investment Promotion Conference 2018 themed "Sharing potential for mutual development" was held successfully on August 10. Nearly 600 delegates from ministries, central agencies, localities, international organizations, domestic and foreign businesses participated in the event which was chaired by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will hold an investment promotion conference on August 10, inviting investors for 54 projects worth nearly 124 trillion VND (5.44 billion USD).
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will further support local businesses to increase the number of firms eligible to export rice to China, whose demand for the grain is still growing.
Forbes Vietnam has recently released its third annual list of the 40 most valuable brands in Vietnam in 2018, estimating their total value at 8.1 billion USD, an increase of 30 percent compared to the 2017 list.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will hold an investment promotion conference on August 10, inviting investors for 54 projects worth nearly 124 trillion VND (5.44 billion USD).
The Vietbuild Can Tho 2018 International Exhibition, a traditional playground for domestic and foreign construction and real estate exhibitors, opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 2.
Businesses in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho are facing challenges providing clean agricultural products that conform to international standards, experts said on July 31 at a workshop held in the city.
Dong Nai city has become a leading destination for investors from the Republic of Korea (RoK), with nearly 8.4 billion USD in registered capital from the Asian country, reflecting strong business ties and the local authorities' commitment to supporting enterprises.
