With just a few days to go for Tết sales of goods used to celebrate the Lunar New Year have increased sharply, according to retailers.

Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City reached around 6.6 billion USD in 2021, up 9 percent from the previous year, according to Nguyen Hoang Minh, head of the Vietnam Banks Association’s Office in HCM City.

European companies ended 2021 more positive and optimistic about Việt Nam’s trade and investment environment, according to the Business Climate Index (BCI) from the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham).

Petrolimex and PVOIL, two of Việt Nam's largest oil traders, said they have made contingency plan regarding a possible supply disruption related to Nghi Sơn Refinery and Petrochemical (NSRP).

A ground-breaking ceremony marked the significant start for tesa's new production base located in DEEP C Industrial Zones in the northern port city of Hải Phòng.

A new warning function for cargo congestion at border gates was launched on the national single window portal on January 27, said the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Some Vietnamese airlines, travel companies and hotel businesses have proposed the Prime Minister announce the point of time for resuming international tourism in the country right in February.

Vietnamese shares declined on Wednesday, dragged by market heavyweights as selling pressure increased significantly towards the closing minutes of trading.

Major e-commerce marketplaces have rolled out programmes to boost sales of Tet goods until the end of January 31 as the largest and longest festival of Vietnamese people is approaching.

Vietnam’s leading steelmaker Hoa Phat Group recorded its highest ever after-tax profit of 34.5 trillion VND (1.5 billion USD) in 2021, 1.5 times higher than the previous year and surpass 92 percent of the whole year’s set target.

Masan High-Tech Materials has been named among the ‘Top 50 Vietnam The Best in 2021’ by Vietnam Report JSC and VietNamNet.

Techcombank record a US$1 billion pre-tax profit in 2021 despite COVID-19, reinforcing the resilience and potential of its business models.

Online shopping will still be booming this year, even if the COVID-19 pandemic is over, experts have said.

Vietnam expects good results in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction in 2022 and following years, with good signals seen right from the beginning of this year, reported the Da tu (Investment) newspaper.

European companies ended 2021 more positive and optimistic about Vietnam’s trade and investment environment, according to the Business Climate Index (BCI) announced by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) on January 27.

The People’s Committee of the northern province of Thai Binh held a meeting with foreign enterprises in the province on January 27 on the occasion of Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

Despite negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, oil and gas enterprises still recorded a prosperous year thanks to the sharp rise in oil prices. As oil prices are expected to remain high in the short term, enterprises in the industry are believed to continue benefitting.

As many as 160,035 automobiles were imported to Vietnam last year, up 52.1 percent annually, mostly from Thailand, Indonesia and China, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnamese, especially those from the north, believe that a bath using coriander leaves can remove misfortune, so many are boiling it to get rid of bad luck before the Tết holiday.