Vietnam’s exports of wood and wooden furniture will reach only about 13.5 billion USD in 2023, down 15.5% year on year, President of the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (VIFOREST) Do Xuan Lap told a seminar held in Hanoi on December 21.

Hong Kong and Vietnam have numerous areas in which they could closely cooperate with each other, especially in professional financial services, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong Christopher Hui said following his trip to Vietnam from December 13-15.

Malaysia’s digitalnewsasia.com on December 20 reported findings from consulting firm Oxford Economics’ recent research commissioned by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), saying that it offers a positive assessment of Vietnam's economy in 2023 and forecasts a bright outlook for a medium term.

The Vietnam Economic Times (VnEconomy) held the Consumers’ Day and a ceremony to announce and honour the top 50 cool products and services 2023, as voted by consumers.

An ESG conference provides opportunity for businesses to access a lot of useful information and answer their difficulties and problems in implementing ESG into production and business activities to improve production efficiency and competitiveness of Vietnamese goods in the world market.

Amid economic uncertainties and fierce competition, improving connectivity between domestic and global logistics networks has become a pressing demand, experts said at a logistics forum with Asia-America 2023 held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in Ho Chi Minh City on December 21.

Taking advantage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology potential responsibly and sustainably was the main topic of discussion at a symposium in Hà Nội on September 19.

This year’s programme focuses on promoting links between 12 distribution systems, five e-commerce platforms and more than 1,000 suppliers.

In accordance with supply contracts with Orion, over 400 farm households have been growing potatoes in the highlands on 500 hectares (1 ha = 10,000 sq.m) at 1,000 meters above sea level in Đơn Dương, Lâm Đồng Province, southern Việt Nam.

Vietnam should be well-positioned with its sound technical infrastructure to boost its digital economy, Assoc.Prof Yen Tran, lecturer on innovation and international startup at the University of Edinburgh Business School, has said.

The fisheries industry has set a target to earn 9.5 billion USD from exporting aquaculture products in 2024, heard a conference in Hanoi on December 21.

The signing of the memorandum of strategic cooperation is expected to open opportunities for deeper cooperation between SeABank and AEON Financial, so they may become comprehensive partners while maximising the strengths of both parties.

It is descirbed as a great opportunity for distributors, manufacturers and international partners to connect to create common benefits for the interior and exterior wood industry and wood products and facilitate consumption for the year-end period. 

The two countries' businesses also learned more about each other's import and export needs, identified potential partners, and then built appropriate production and business plans. 

Bamboo Airways continued to be the most punctual airline in Vietnam during January – November, with 92.5% of its flight taking off and landing on time, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung is paying a working visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from December 19-21 to exchange experience with Korean partners on the development of semiconductor, hydrogen, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and green agriculture.

The 19 parent groups and corporations under the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) have earned more than 1.1 quadrillion VND (45 billion USD) in revenue in 2023.

In light of a resource shortage for Hà Nội's development, economic experts are calling for the implementation of specialised mechanisms to revolutionise the mobilisation of funds beyond the budgetary constraints.

As many as 20 million Vietnamese youths will receive support to improve their digital business capacity and develop their startups under a programme launched by the Supporting Centre for Youth’s Startup, and the Centre for Enabling Startups and Knowledge Transfer and the Centre for Student Support under the Vietnam National University - Hanoi, in Hanoi on December 20.

Experts and representatives from a number of countries, organisations and businesses gathered at a conference in Hanoi on December 21 to share measures in producing and exporting products to the international Halal market, as well as key information to promote the sustainable development of Vietnam’s Halal industry.