The top three sectors with the highest closures are general construction with 372 closures, real estate - 184 closures, and restaurants/eateries - 159 closures.

The exhibition gathers a significant number of manufacturers and buyers seeking suppliers in Vietnam, including major brands. The event continues to serve as a key platform for branding, trade promotion, and sustainable international business networking.

Many Francophone businesses expressed interest in upcoming opportunities and outlined their expectations for deeper cooperation and future investment in Vietnam.

Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City reached over 2.41 billion USD, accounted for 25.3% of the total for the entire year 2024 and marking an increase of 19.6% compared to the previous quarter.

The task force will focus on communication and information sharing. For instance, it will gather information from private sector representatives on the challenges that businesses are facing on the ground and how the Government can support them.

Tuyen Quang has actively engaged with overseas Vietnamese through international outreach, business networking, and collaboration with the Vietnam business association abroad.

The Agriculture and Environment Newspaper and the German Agricultural Society (DLG) will focus on key agricultural industries, facilitating knowledge and technology transfer between delegations from the two countries. Opportunities will also be explored to recognise individuals and organisations with significant contributions to agricultural development in both Vietnam and Germany.

He reaffirmed Laos as a key investment destination for Vietnamese and global firms, highlighting opportunities in agriculture, tourism, logistics, and infrastructure.

PM Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that the Party and State always implement numerous policies and laws to support and create favourable conditions for the development of businesses and entrepreneurs.

The Vietnam - Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area Business and Investment Connection Forum was held in Hanoi on December 20. 

A business networking session between a delegation from the Ho Chi Minh City Association of Mechanical-Electrical Enterprises (HAMEE) and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) was held on December 5 in Jakarta.

The Canada-ASEAN Business council (CABC) has recently held a conference to help Canadian enterprises seek business opportunities in ASEAN.

Over 42% of 30,587 enterprises in the processing-manufacturing sector that joined a recent quarterly survey by the General Statistics Office (GSO) expect their business performance in the fourth quarter of 2024 to be better than Q3.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung on October 1 attended a business forum on Southeast Asian markets held in the city of Brescia in Northern Italy, at the invitation of President of the Federation of Employers (Confindustria) of Brescia province Franco Gusalli Beretta.

Vietnam has increased forest coverage from 23% in 1994 to more than 45% today, demonstrating a remarkable commitment to forestation, according to Alexis Corblin, Regional Technical Advisor of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Officials of the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang held a working session on September 26 with representatives from Singaporean businesses, which are exploring investment opportunities in some areas of the locality.

The Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has downgraded Vietnam’s economic growth rate to 5.9% this year due to the impact of recent Typhoon Yagi, according to the bank’s latest report on the economic situation in the third quarter of the year.

The Vietnam-Sweden Business Forum 2024 was held in celebration of 55 years of bilateral diplomatic relations by the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnam Trade Office in Sweden, and FPT Corporation in Stockholm on September 6.

In the first four months of this year, the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) exploited 3.38 million tonnes of crude oil and 2.3 billion cubic metre of gas, 20.7% and 36% higher than the respective four-month targets, heard a recent conference of the group.

Vietnam’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 3.77% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024 due to rising prices for domestic rice and services such as electricity, water, education and healthcare.