Vietnam shipped 230,000 tonnes of coffee abroad in January, earning 623 million USD, up 61.6% in volume and 100.3% in value year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Currently, Việt Nam is Canada's largest trading partner in ASEAN and this country's seventh largest import partner after the US, mainland China, South Korea, Japan, the Netherlands and Hong Kong.

Improving the resilience and self-reliance of the national economy, laying a groundwork to build an independent and self-reliant economy integrated extensively and effectively into the world, holds particular significance for Vietnam in the new context, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said.

Thailand's economy has been significantly affected by COVID-19 and is experiencing a relatively slow recovery. The country's large informal economy and dependence on tourism have made it particularly vulnerable to the impact of the pandemic.

According to experts, the measure of carbon tax on imported goods in Vietnam's major export markets is a short-term challenge but will create more innovation for Vietnam to realize its Zero net emissions target.

The much-awaited dream of producing Made-in-Vietnam chips that has been neglected for several years, is now being awoken as the world is hunting for chips, while mastering the design stages are an important step for the country to penetrate more deeply into the global semiconductor industry.

Argentina's newspaper La Nacion has run an article highlighting the business climate in Vietnam and encouraging the country's firms to explore the Southeast Asian market.

The Cambodian government is preparing a policy on establishing Cambodia-Japan special economic zones as the country is keen to attract more direct investments from Japan.

China's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) reported an improvement in business performance in January, an industry index showed Wednesday.

Positive economic signs recorded last year are anticipated to serve as the foundation for the Vietnamese economy to grow well in the year ahead, according to Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.