A Vietnamese technical delegation scheduled to visit the US in early May for trade discussions
The early start of negotiations signals that Vietnam is among a group of countries prioritized by the U.S
Topic: commerce
Vietnam - US trade talks scheduled to begin on May 1
The early start of negotiations signals that Vietnam is among a group of countries prioritized by the U.S
Q1 import, export turnover reach $202.52 billion
Of the Q1 trade turnover, exports reached $102.84 billion, up 10.6 per cent year-on-year.
Import-export turnover increase by 15.8 per cent year on year after 10M
In the first ten months of 2024, total import-export turnover reached $647.87 billion, a year-on-year increase of 15.8 per cent, with exports rising by 14.9 per cent and imports by 16.8 per cent.
US Considers Vietnam's Market Economy Status Amid Trade Tensions
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Commercial and tourism facilities to be built along northern border in Lang Son
Total investment in new facilities near the Tan Thanh Border Gate estimated at $350 million.
Vo So & Viettel Store join top 10 popular e-commerce platforms on social networks
According to the Information Monitoring and Analysis System on the network environment (Reputa), Shopee and Lazada continued to hold the No. 1 and No. 2 positions in popular e-commerce platforms on social networks in Vietnam in September. Vo So and Viettel Store both appeared in the top 10 for the first time. Despite the difficulties posed by Covid-19, Reputa said, e-commerce platforms still grew strongly and are being widely used.
Vietnam seventh in Asia-Pacific regarding digital society
According to the GSMA’s Digital Society Index released in August, Vietnam ranks seventh among countries in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of digital society, after Australia, South Korea, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, and Malaysia. It also ranked fifth in terms of digital commerce pillars and seventh in terms of digital lifestyles. The Ministry of Information and Communications has said that the total number of users on Vietnamese digital platforms reached over 494 million in August, an increase of 23.56 per cent year-on-year.
Trade in remote areas gets boost
At the recent “Propaganda and promotion to support the development of trade in mountainous areas and islands in 2022” conference, Mr. Tran Duy Dong, Director of the Domestic Market Department at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said the production potential of mountainous and remote areas and islands is significant because of their area and geographical location, with many products bestowed upon them by nature.