The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Business Associations has proposed authorities to resolve difficulties faced by businesses suffering from a sharp drop in export orders.

The European Union (EU)’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which is set to take effect in 2024, will impact production and trade activities of Vietnamese manufacturers, especially in high carbon emission industries like iron and steel, aluminium and cement, as well as the whole economy, said experts.

Dozens of enterprises have been supported to raise their awareness and be trained to implement digital transformation which has become an inevitable trend and an important solution for current businesses.

Vietnam International Café Show 2023, a coffee, food and beverage exhibition, opened in Ho Chi Minh City on April 13, attracting more than 400 domestic and international exhibitors.

Vietnam must invest to raise its fuel reserve capacity, said economists and policymakers during a conference on April 12 discussing how to encourage investment from the private sector in fuel infrastructure and to stabilise fuel supply and demand.

A digital art space called SongLab will open in May in Hue city, central Thua Thien-Hue province, bringing visitors a multidisciplinary space integrating technology, art, entertainment, and education.

Dozens of Indonesian and Vietnamese travel agencies met in an exchange on April 12 to create more tourism products for Vietnamese and Indonesian people.

Having hold of a large amount of bad debts mortgaged by real estate, Vietnam’s four biggest State-owned banks are urgently recovering the debts, but the work remains tough for them due to the slowdown of the realty market.

In Vietnam, business-to-business (B2B)-focused fintech presents new revenue and growth streams for enterprises of all sizes, experts said.

Cambodia, the host country of the 32nd SEA Games, will feature never-before-seen sports in previous events and the Vietnamese delegation will not only participate but also aim to win medals.