Asia’s manufacturing activity grew in October as emerging economies saw Covid-19 infections subside, but rising input costs, material shortages and slowing Chinese growth cloud the outlook, business surveys showed on Monday.

To align Vietnam's coffee, fruit and vegetable industries with international standards on responsible business practices and sustainable growth, the sectors have agreed to abide by a unifying Code of Conduct (CoC) on how they operate. The move was announced at a virtual workshop on October 27.

After a month of gradually returning to the new normal state, economic activities in Ho Chi Minh City have gradually been restored and are becoming more and more vibrant, especially in the service and trade sectors.

The COVID-19 pandemic – a global catastrophe that has swept through most countries in the world – has had a disastrous impact on the entire socio-economic life of mankind. Việt Nam is no exception, but the country’s situation is quite different from the rest of the world.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to France from November 3-5 at the invitation of his French counterpart Jean Castex is expected to open up new opportunities and lift bilateral ties to a new height.

President Biden’s trade policy recalls Samuel Beckett’s play Waiting for Godot. This is exactly what Biden wants the business community, foreign partners and the Congress to do: wait until two massive domestic ‘infrastructure’ spending bills — the term’s use should be understood loosely — make their way into law.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is seeking to increase foreign investment into Vietnamese projects in the 2021-25 period. To do so, the ministry recognises that more information is required when proposing projects in the future.

Singaporean investors injected a total of US$6.77 billion into Vietnam during the opening 10 months of the year, thereby making it to top the list among a total of 97 countries and territories investing in the nation, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Taiwan will seek support for its bid to join a trans-Pacific trade pact when it attends a meeting of economic leaders of the Asia-Pacific group APEC next week, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday.

Vietnam has been an engaging contributor to ASEAN and a role model in FDI attraction in the region, Dr Oh Ei Sun, Principal Adviser for Pacific Research Centre of Malaysia, has told Vietnam News Agency in Malaysia.