The city’s total import-export turnover reached US$60.1 billion in 2024, up 11% year-on-year.

The city will continue to support businesses in exploring new markets, capitalizing on the Free Trade Agreement of which Vietnam is a member.

Local consumers prefer shopping options that offer convenience and assurance of product origin.

According to the Vietnam Administration of Forestry, after two-year implementation of a forestry restructuring plan, forestry production value has increased strongly, reaching an average annual growth of 6.57% per year over the last three years.

Vietnamese businesses are showcasing their products for the first time at the 2015 Lisbon Fair held in Portugal from June 27 to July 5.

The Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment launched the Vietnam portal on foreign investment procedures on June 29.

Attending at the 22nd Southern African International Trade Exhibition (SAITEX), which took place in Johannesburg city from June 21-23, Vietnamese goods attracted the interest of South African partners.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in the first half of the year, exports in forestry products increased by 8% compared to the same period last year, generating 3.29 billion USD.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development topped the 2014 Ministerial Efficiency Index (MEI 2014) on business law development and implementation, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) revealed on June 22.

According to the Hanoi Statistics Office, the municipal consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.13% in June against last month and 0.98% compared with the same month last year, buoyed by the increase in petrol prices.

A workshop assessing the impacts of free trade agreements (FTAs) on State budget revenues was organised in Hanoi on June 19 by the National Institute for Finance (NIF) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has required ministries, agencies and localities to expeditiously submit the implementation of the Statistical Development Strategy for 2011-2020, with a vision up to 2030.

Representatives from ministries, business associations and experts gathered at a conference in Hanoi on June 18 to review the implementation of a Government resolution on improving the business environment and national competitiveness, also known as Resolution 19.

The 12th International Exhibition on Automobile and Supporting Industry (Vietnam AutoExpo 2015) was organised at the Giang Vo Exhibition Centre in Hanoi from June 17-20.

The National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations held a conference in Hanoi on June 16 to inspect the establishment of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), one of the three pillars of the ASEAN Community that will be formed at the end of this year.

Hanoi has seen a strong demand for air-conditioners and fans over the past month as blistering heat waves have raised temperature in the capital up to 43 degrees Celsius.

Business executives met with Vietnamese commercial attaches and counsellors who will soon be stationed in India, the US, Belgium, Sweden, Egypt, Mexico, Morocco, and Japan at a meeting in HCM City on June 16.

Hanoi People`s Committee organized a ceremony to debut its Agency of Tourism, Trade and Investment promotion on June 15.

Luc Ngan lychee of the northern province of Bac Giang sold well in supermarkets in Paris and southern Toulouse city, as provided by Thanh Binh Jeune Import-Export company.

A Vietnam Business Forum was held in Tokyo on June 12, aiming to support Vietnamese businesses in Japan to expand their operations in the host country and head to the homeland.

Vietnam and the European Union (EU) will conduct the next round of negotiations on Free Trade Agreement (EV-FTA) in Brussels, Belgium this week.

The number of businesses halting operations declined 5.3 percent to 22,700 in the first five months of this year, with many waiting for opportunities to return the market, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dang Huy Dong.

Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade in collaboration with Emart Supermarket, one of the largest retailers in the Republic of Korea (RoK) opened a week of Vietnamese goods in Emart on June 8.