Vietnam is viewed as an attractive and potential investment destination with stable policies and abundant human resources, according to foreign businesses.

Vietnam shipped 230,000 tonnes of coffee abroad in January, earning 623 million USD, up 61.6% in volume and 100.3% in value year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam spent $500 million last year to import lobsters. Alaska and Australian lobsters imports at times have sold for half the price of Vietnamese lobsters.

Improving the quality of the workforce and using Big Data and AI in recruiting workers are the solutions to digital transformation, experts say.

Participation in the carbon market is an opportunity for organizations and businesses to transform to green production, so many businesses are starting to pay attention.

The appearance of Generative AI (artificial intelligence) has helped many finance companies and banks make great strides in customer service, operations, and new business models.

Vietnam will soon perfect its legal framework for the future sale of carbon credits after the Southeast Asian country has sold 10.3 million forest carbon credits.

In November 2023, the National Assembly- passed new Law No. 29/2023/QH15 on Real Estate Business and the Housing Law 2023 which will come into effect from 1 January 2025 are expected to help the real estate market develop sustainably.

On HoSE, foreign investors net bought a value of VNĐ186 billion in January 2024, equivalent to 64.7 million shares.

Only a few large real estate firm reported profits for 2023, while most firms reported losses amid a stagnant property market.

Leaders from foreign-invested companies shared their insights, discussing their expectations for VN economic growth in 2024 and outlining their key focuses for the year ahead.

Manufacturers are engaging in price competition, and dealers are proactively reducing prices on various motorcycle models, ranging from a few million to tens of millions of VND, depending on the model.

Serving customers through the long Tet holiday is not the choice of most retailers, but some electronics shops plan to sell on Tet days as well.

Tet holiday is about to begin, but securities investors are busy collecting shares which now have reasonable prices.

The People’s Committee of Khanh Hoa Province has submitted a request to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to approve the project of “Piloting high-tech marine farming”, worth VND1 trillion (US$41.1 million).

Problems and solutions to the slowdown of global transport through the Red Sea were discussed during a meeting among business executives, officials from the Vietnam Maritime Administration and the Ministry of Industry and Trade on February 6.

The settlement of bad debts will face many difficulties this year as there are no legal regulations related to repossessing collateral assets, industry insiders said.

The Government has issued a decree which provides special policies and mechanisms for corporate and personal income tax exemption in Ho Chi Minh City.

Coffee prices are increasing because of a global shortage.

Estimating that 400 tons of gold are in people’s coffers, experts have urged the use of gold as capital for the national economy through the issuance of gold deposit certificates.