After collecting tens of billions of dong from selling tours at a tourism trade fair held in Hanoi earlier this month, travel firms hope they can earn the same at a similar event to be held in Ho Chi Minh City.

More than half of the investors seeking to buy land on Phu Quoc Island and areas to be used as special economic zones (SEZ) in the future are from the north and Hanoi.

After a quiet period, the online food market has become more active with the appearance of many new service providers.

Wooden furniture manufacturers have been warned that they will face more trade barriers as export markets have applied new policies to restrict imports.

In bankers’ eyes, 2018 is the time to try to attract foreign capital to boost growth. However, they will have to scramble and compete for investors.

Labor costs in Vietnam are expected to be higher after commitments in the CPTPP (the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) trade agreement are implemented, experts say.

To improve their competitiveness, Vietnamese livestock companies have been told to restructure their production and supply chains.

Analysts still believe that Spotify will have a hard time succeeding in Vietnam, where people usually sign up for free music websites. But others believe they will prosper as their free and paid services offer the same quality of music. 

The 2018 Vietnam E-Business Index that was released by the Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM) showed an overall 25% growth rate in e-commerce. More than 4,000 businesses were surveyed. 

The prediction about the saturation of the sausage market two years ago was a false alarm as the industry has had stable annual growth rate of 15-20%.