Among localities in the region, Đồng Nai Province recorded the most impressive results in foreign investment attraction.

Export of wood and wood products has had positive growth, exports of wood and wood products have increased significantly.

The India – Vietnam Business Conference 2024 was held in Ho Chi Minh City on March 8, creating business cooperation opportunities for enterprises of both sides.

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) boast huge potential for economic and trade cooperation, especially after their ties were upgraded to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Vietnamese Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc said on March 8.

The postal service revenue has experienced average growth of over 20 per cent between 2019 and 2023, which has led to fierce competition on the market, raising concerns about the emergence of unhealthy competition.

In less than two months, tea exports earned nearly US$24.2 million (equivalent to about VND600 billion), a sharp increase compared to the same period last year.

2024 will continue to be a challenging year for the leather and footwear industry but there are still many prospects to increase exports this year, according to Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (Lefaso) Phan Thi Thanh Xuan.

Việt Nam has 14 million hectares of forests, which, if well-managed, offer opportunities for the country to capitalise on the carbon credit market, a dialogue heard in HCM City.

To date, Vietnamese exported goods have been involved in 239 trade remedies investigations. Typically, products such as shrimp, tra fish, honey and aluminium have always coped with investigations, investigation warnings, lawsuits, and imposition of anti-subsidy taxes.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined New Zealand businesses in a seminar in Wellington on March 11 to learn about investment cooperation potential and demand between the two countries.