Việt Nam’s exports reached nearly US$33.6 billion in January, a 42 per cent surge over the same period last year and the highest level since April 2022.

It’s time to further promote the role of large corporations in this period when the Vietnamese economy needs added impulse to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and global economic slowdown, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

While Government expenditure was the main driver for the economy in 2023, local consumption will regain the spotlight in 2024, experts predicted.

Embarking on the journey into the transformative Year of the Dragon, Việt Nam aims to become a dragon-like force in the global landscape.

In Việt Nam, listed companies must now include ESG information in annual reports or submit sustainability reports.

Vietnamese have splashed tens of billions of VND on ao dai (traditional long dresses), the national costume, via e-commerce platforms to dress up for the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Global economic uncertainties, challenges in the Australian economy, high inflation and exchange rate fluctuations are contributing factors to the decline.

Vietnamese fruits have been introduced at the Fruit Logistica, the world's largest fruit and vegetable exhibition in the world, which is underway in Berlin from February 7-9.

A week-long event to honour Vietnamese products was launched at the Carrefour hypermarket in the Westfield Carré Sénart shopping centre in Seine-et-Marne province, Île-de-France, on February 7.

Petrol prices were slashed by up to 900 VND per litre by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance from 3pm on February 8.

Localities and tourism businesses have prepared many products and services to attract tourists during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Two-way trade reached US$79.43 billion last year, with Vietnamese exports shrinking 12.3 per cent year-on-year to $53.49 billion. 

Sustainable development poses a big challenge for footwear businesses.

Leaders from foreign-invested companies shared their insights with Việt Nam News reporters, discussing their expectations for Việt Nam's economic growth in 2024 and outlining their key focuses for the year ahead.

Statistics of e-commerce data platform Metric showed that Vietnamese spent VNĐ41.5 billion (US$1.7 million) to buy 245,000 áo dài on four e-commerce platforms including Shopee, Lazada, Tiki and Sendo in December, two months before Tết, a rise of 6 per cent against the same period last year.

Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast will introduce right-hand drive EV models to the international market for the first time as part of its upcoming participation at the Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) 2024 slated for February 15 – 25.

The People’s Committee of south central Khanh Hoa province has submitted a request to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to approve the project of “Piloting high-tech marine farming”, worth 1 trillion VND (41.1 million USD).

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has recently issued a dispatch aimed at enhancing logistics connectivity to drive the consumption and export of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products, considering it one of the key tasks in agriculture and rural development.  

Total export-import value in the first month of the year was estimated at $64.22 billion, a rise of 5.5 per cent month-on-month.

Prodexpo, an annual trade fair for the food industry held every February, saw the participation of more than 2,100 companies from 40 countries and territories.