Vietnam has for the first time surpassed India and Thailand to become the largest rice exporter to Singapore by shipping 36.15 million SGD (26.55 million USD) worth of rice in the first three months of this year, an increase of 80.46% over the same period in 2023, winning 32.03% of the market share, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore.

Dr. Phan Huu Thang, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Industrial Park Finance Association, former Director of the Foreign Investment Department (Ministry of Planning and Investment), said that basically, developing an industrial park successfully or not mainly depends on businesses, entrepreneurs - industrial park investors.

In the first months of 2024, export turnover of goods grew strongly, continuing the recovery momentum from the end of 2023. Along with that, the risk of trade defense investigations also escalated

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia organised a seminar on April 19 on prospects for Vietnam-Russia digital economic cooperation, attracting over 100 delegates representing ministries, sectors, research institutes, and business associations of the two countries.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecasted that Vietnam will have many opportunities from digitalisation and green transformation, according to IMF Asia and Pacific Department Director Krishna Srinivasan.

The strategy should also aim to increase the market share of domestically produced automobile products gradually, with the intent to replace imported products.

U.S. President Joe Biden's push to triple tariffs on Chinese steel imports strikes a mostly symbolic blow on an industry facing bigger concerns over faltering local demand and threats of even stronger blowback against China's surging exports.

Having identified its weakness in 2023, entering the first quarter of 2024, Vietnam's shrimp industry has undergone a clear change, reflected through increases in exports to major markets.

There are still many challenges hindering the process of turning e-commerce into a playground for co-operatives to reach customers and find outlets for their products.

The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Vietnamese garment and textile sector has rebounded thanks to the country’s sound investment climate and abundant workforce as well as its open economy, according to insiders.