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Vietnam Economic Times April 21, 2025
Vietnam Economic Times Issue 401 | Monday, April 21, 2025
Business
E-commerce sales surpass $3.9 billion in Q1 of 2025
The total number of products sold through 4 leading e-commerce platforms in the first quarter reached 950.7 million, up 24 per cent year on year.
Property
Hanoi to build $254 mln craft village industrial cluster
The cluster to give priority to secondary investors that use clean, automated, and high-tech production processes.
Vietnam attracts nearly $7 bln in FDI in first two months
Among the 44 countries and territories investing in Vietnam in the two-month period, China is the largest investor with $679.8 million.
Vietnam to pilot digital assets and cryptos trading
A proposal for pilot program for fintech activities, including digital asset and cryptocurrency trading at financial centers will be submitted to the Prime Minister in March.
HCM City businesses struggle with order shortage, rising costs
Some 37% of businesses in the southern city stated that they are experiencing difficulties in finding new orders.
Over $1.13 bln raised from G-bonds in February
The Hanoi Stock Exchange successfully organised 16 bond auctions last month.
Over 12 banks cut deposit interest rate
Some of the banks reducing the rate by up to 0.7 percentage point.
2M seafood export revenue hits $1.42 bln
China, Japan and the US remaining the largest importers of Vietnamese seafood.