Insiders said export opportunities are abundant in the remaining months of this year, due to rising market demand, free trade agreements, and government efforts to overcome obstacles and boost production.

Vietnam always attaches importance to and wishes to bolster multifaceted cooperation with Côte d'Ivoire – its traditional friendship partner in Africa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang has said.

Food enterprises should study the market demand carefully together with branding strategies to expand their international reach, experts said.

Despite a downward trend in aquatic product exports in the first half of 2023, the lower pace of month-on-month decline is giving hopes for a recovery in the remaining months of this year.

Manufacturers in Vietnam continued to struggle in the face of weak market demand as the second quarter drew to a close. Output and new orders fell again, with the former in part reflecting power outages caused by heatwaves, according to S&P Global.

Vietnam is now ranked 7th and 5th worldwide in terms of tea production and exports, respectively.

The making of young rice crackers in Tan Thanh ward in the southernmost province of Ca Mau began nearly half of a century ago. The Tan Thanh brand has affirmed its position in the market amid competition from new types of snacks with appealing packaging.

Favourable weather and soil conditions give central Ha Tinh province the opportunity to grow peach blossoms. Many localities in the province have developed large-scale peach blossom villages, bringing in a source of income for growers whenever Tet comes around.

As the number of COVID-19 cases has surged since the fourth wave hit the country in late April, the need for chemical products like oxygen and disinfectants have increased, requiring chemical producers to ramp up production to meet market demand.

Earnings from shrimp exports reached 3.85 billion USD last year, up 15 percent year-on-year despite difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Experts believe that the real estate market is unlikely to fall into a crisis and housing prices will remain stable because market demand remained high while supply is limited.

The global spread of COVID-19 has had an insignificant impact on An Phat Bioplastics JSC’s performance in the first three months, shareholders were told on March 25.

The standard for university admission should be raised to ensure higher quality of training, said Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha.

The number of locally-made cybersecurity products increased last year, said the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on January 3.

Vietnam exported 120,000 tonnes of tea in 2018, earning revenue of 219 million USD, year-on-year decreases of 8.4 percent in volume and 3.4 percent in value, respectively.

A forum discussing ways to enhance application of technologies in agriculture and aquaculture production take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on May 25.

The Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Corporation (Vinacomin) set a goal of selling about 36 million tonnes of coal in 2018, up 2.5 million tonnes compared to 2017.

The Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) has produced 24.58 million tonnes of coal in the first eight months of the year, accounting for 68.3 percent of the annual plan.

Vietnam's economy this year bounced back and exceeded expectations with the GDP growth rate reaching an estimated 6.7 percent - the highest rate in five years.

The Hanoi People's Committee has said local committees and other city agencies should use the E5 biofuel, which contains five percent ethanol, in their official cars.