Japanese sushi chain Genki Sushi plans to open new stores in Vietnam

The Japanese sushi chain Genki Sushi plans to expand to Vietnam in 2025, alongside its entry into the US state of Texas, as part of a broader strategy targeting international markets, particularly Southeast Asia and North America.

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Untying the knot for green finance

Green finance is a crucial resource for greening businesses. Completing the policy framework for green finance is urgently needed to unlock this capital flow.

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Promoting agricultural exports to the Japanese market

Japan's high-quality standards have become a driving force for continuous improvement in Vietnamese agricultural products to meet global consumer expectations and build a strong brand for Vietnamese agricultural products on the world map.

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Increasing consumption demand, steel enterprises face many opportunities

Vietnam's steel industry is benefiting from increasing domestic and export demand for steel. However, entering 2025, the industry still faces many challenges.

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Australia relationship has never been better

The Australia-Vietnam relationship has never been better. Developing over the past 51 years to be firmly set in friendship and trust.

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Tech goals require teamwork

Following rapid growth over the past 20 years, the global semiconductor industry continued to accelerate strongly in 2024 and reached a value of nearly $600 billion. The demand for chips serving AI is rising high, the electric vehicle industry is developing rapidly, and 5G network coverage is increasing the demand for chips.

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Dong Thap pioneers ecosystem for startup businesses

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has been named an exemplary locality for building a startup ecosystem, underscoring the province’s efforts to foster a constructive environment for local startups.

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Vietnam economy in 2025: Ready for the new era

The National Assembly aims 2025’s GDP growth target at 6.5-7%, asking the Government for efforts to achieve 7-7.5%, which is higher than this year’s budget and equalling the actual target of 7% for 2024, reflecting a high hope for improvement of the economy next year.

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E-commerce leads digital transformation in businesses

E-commerce has become a key driver of the digital economy, with an impressive growth rate of 25% in 2023, and is projected to account for 10% of total retail revenue by 2025. This trend not only creates significant opportunities but also pushes businesses to adapt quickly and achieve critical milestones in digital transformation.

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Ensuring efficiency and transparency in use and management of houses and land at State enterprises

According to the Ministry of Finance, the issuance of Directive on strengthening management, improving the efficiency of use and handling of houses and land at State-owned enterprises to ensure the effective management, use and handling of houses and land for the right purposes, and to avoid loss and waste.

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A look back at ups and downs of the Vietnam economy in 2024

Vietnam has also experienced a lot of ups and downs given its open economy and integration to the world.

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Industrial parks to go green, adopt sustainable models: forum

Domestic and international industrial parks and related stakeholders shared experiences implementing smart and sustainable industrial park models and proposed policy solutions to transition Vietnamese industrial parks from traditional models to smart and sustainable ones at the Vietnam Industrial Park Forum held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 19.

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Viet Nam Back as ASEAN’s Growth Star: HSBC

From a challenging in the first quarter of 2024, Viet Nam’s domestic economy outlook has turned more positive as the recovery continues to firm up as the year progresses, which brings Viet Nam back as ASEAN’s growth star.

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Stronger decentralization key to Hanoi's urban railway ambitions

With transformative policies that include amendments to the Capital Law and specific proposals for urban rail projects, Hanoi is committed to achieving its intended goals for urban rail development.

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E-commerce spearheads business digital transformation

E-commerce has emerged as a pivotal force in the digital economy, achieving an impressive growth rate of 25% in 2023 and is forecasted to contribute 10% of total retail revenue by 2025. This dynamic trend presents vast opportunities while compelling businesses to adapt rapidly and reach key milestones in their digital transformation journey.

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Ho Chi Minh City Customs: Satisfactorily resolving problems for Japanese businesses

At the recent roundtable conference between Ho Chi Minh City Government and Japanese Business Association in Ho Chi Minh City, businesses were satisfied with the guidance and answers from the Customs agency.

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Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line launched after years of delay

Ho Chi Minh City marked a significant milestone in its long-awaited mass transit development on December 22, with the official launch of its first metro line after years of delay.

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Official implementation of the program encouraging enterprises to voluntarily comply with Customs Laws

After a two-year pilot phase, the Customs sector has officially launched the program encouraging enterprises to voluntarily comply with customs laws as of December 4, 2024, with the goal of enhancing compliance levels and ensuring consistent adherence among enterprises.

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