A Nordic delegation to Vietnam International Sourcing 2025 in September will feature leading names in retail, consumer goods, logistics, and sustainable manufacturing, including global fashion giant H&M, offering fresh prospects for partnerships in fashion, textiles, and green supply chains.
According to Seoul’s Tourism Industry Department, approximately 20,000 Vietnamese visitors travel to the city each year for medical treatment. Vietnam consistently ranks among the top 10 countries with the highest number of medical tourists to Seoul.
Both local authorities and business community are diversifying markets, products, and supply chains; while improving product quality and competitiveness. They are also capitalising on free trade agreements to sustain export and import competitiveness.
This includes over 269 million USD poured into 43 new projects, nearly three times higher than the same period last year and an additional 40 million USD injected into 12 existing projects, 69 times higher than the amount recorded in the corresponding period of 2024.
In the long-term, enterprises hope that the Government will manage exchange rates flexibly to benefit exports and prioritise reasonable loan quotas for agricultural exports as domestic raw material prices increase.
An increasing number of Vietnamese enterprises are showing interest in Saudi Arabia, particularly in the sectors of Vietnam's advantages and the Middle East country's needs, a diplomat has said.
A hybrid forum to foster economic and trade exchange between Vietnamese enterprises and those in France’s Aix - Marseille Provence metropolitan area was held in Marseille city on September 23.
With Singapore seeking public feedback as part of its ongoing efforts to refine regulations and enhance its National Standardisation Programme’s trade management framework, the Vietnamese Trade Office in Singapore has advised Vietnamese businesses to closely monitor these adjustments and new policies that are currently in effect or will be implemented.
Most of Vietnamese businesses have acknowledged the importance of sustainable production to their competitiveness and long-term development in the context of the growing green consumption trend.
Vietnamese companies have been upbeat about the current business environment, according to the Business Outlook Study 2024 (SMEs & Large Enterprises) conducted by Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB).
As one of the top three foreign investors in Laos, Vietnam has funneled nearly 5.5 billion USD into 240 projects in the country so far, contributing greatly to the local socio-economic development.
Vietnamese firms are participating in the 31st International Exhibition for Food, Beverage and Food Raw Materials (Prodexpro 2024), which is being held in Moscow, Russia, from February 5-9.
Joining the FHA-Food & Beverage expo – a leading food and beverage trade event in Asia that will take place in Singapore on April 23-26 - will provide an opportunity for Vietnamese enterprises to popularise their brands and expand their markets, heard a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on December 13.
Marko Walde, Chief Representative of the Delegation of the German Industry and Commerce in Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, has suggested Vietnamese businesses to utilise the support of competent agencies, international trade promotion agencies and associations in order to further penetrate into the demanding EU market.
In 2018, only 14 Vietnamese firms had made it to the list of top 50 national brand enterprises, accounting for 28% of the total. However, as of 2022, this number has increased to 21 enterprises, which now accounts for 42% of the total.
An online seminar on India’s foreign trade policy in 2023 was held by the Vietnam Trade Office in New Delhi on April 5, attracting the participation of representatives from Vietnamese agencies and businesses, and researchers.
The consumption of organic food has become popular in the world. Recognizing this global trend, Vietnamese investors in Laos have been producing organic farm produce, bringing stable incomes for Lao people.
The Dutch Business Association Vietnam (DBAV) and the Netherlands-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce (NVCC) have jointly hosted a get-together in Amsterdam for representatives of Dutch businesses operating in Vietnam and Vietnamese firms investing in the Netherlands.
