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.

The year 2015 is providing a golden opportunity for Vietnam’s wood exporters to boost their global exports, according to the Handicrafts and Wood Industry Association of Ho Chi Minh City (HAWA).

Inflation this year will fluctuate at about 3 percent due to adjustments in public services, taxes and fees, the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) has forecast.

The Prime Minister has issued a number of mechanisms and policies to encourage bus companies to develop public transport bus services, including infrastructure development, investment in buses and subsidies of passengers` bus fares.

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Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have officially signed a free trade agreement (FTA) after over two years of negotiations.

Industry and Trade sector must seek markets to consume agricultural and fishery products in 2015. It was requested by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh at the meeting "Discussing solutions to boost export" held in Hanoi on May 4.

The third meeting of the Vietnam-Malaysia trade joint committee took place in Kuala Lumpur on April 25, targeting measures to further intensify economic and trade cooperation.

Hanoi`s consumer price index (CPI) in April rose by 0.2% compared to the previous month and up 0.74% against the same period last year.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 23 asked relevant agencies to translate determination into tougher actions in fighting smuggling and trade frauds.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan called for more support to develop Vietnamese craft villages for the sake of the national economy and culture during a workshop held in Hanoi on April 20.

The prices of 50 types of milk products for children below 2 years of age will drop by between 0.4 and 4 percent beginning on April 20.

The 2015 Vietnam Trademark Forum opened in Ho Chi Minh City on April 17, focusing on the theme of connecting national brands for improved competitiveness.

Vietnam is participating the 2015 International Food Fair (Fiar), which opened on April 15 in the city of Rosario, Argentina.

The central city of Da Nang has once again topped Vietnam’s Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI), finishing in first place in 2014, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and USAID announced on April 16.

Investment opportunities in Cuba was the central theme of a workshop organised by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) on April 14 in Hanoi.

Economic Committee of the National Assembly announced at the press conference on April 13 that the 2015 Spring Economic Forum will be held on April 21-22 in the central province of Nghe An.

The considerable potential of Vietnam`s domestic retail market is being actively promoted by large retailers looking to expand their businesses at a faster pace.

The Department of Market Management under the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Cooperative Vereniging SNB–REACT U.A (React), an anti-counterfeit network in Vietnam, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in combating fake goods and enforcing intellectual property rights.

The FTA talks between Vietnam and the European Union have been continuous process that requires efforts of both sides, Chairman of the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee Bernd Lange said at a press conference in Hanoi on April 8.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has pushed for the signing of the Vietnam – European Union free trade agreement (FTA) in mid-2015, describing it as a key milestone to lift bilateral ties.