A report on the food and beverage business in Vietnam in 2023 found that Vietnamese spend up to VND70,000 on each visit to a café.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will increase the supply of gold bullion to handle the existing huge difference in domestic and world gold prices, SBV Deputy Governor Pham Thanh Ha told the press on April 12.

VOV.VN - During the past three months of the year, Italy continued to be Vietnam's largest iron and steel import market, with the country’s export turnover approximating US$299 million, marking increases in both volume and value over the same period from last year.

VOV.VN -A total of 10 wind turbine towers with a capacity of 10MW produced by CS Wind Vietnam factory will be exported to the Republic of Korea (RoK) in late April in order to serve the Jeonnam 1 wind power project (99MW), according to a representative of the factory based in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province's Phu My industrial park.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam on April 12 received Chairman of the South Australia-Vietnam Business Council Francis Wong, who underscored the state's keen interest in the Vietnamese market.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha chaired the first meeting of the National Steering Committee on the implementation of the Strategy for Sustainable Development of Vietnam's Marine Economy till 2030, with a vision to 2045.

Industrial and export processing zones in Ho Chi Minh City attracted US$191.93 million in investment in the first quarter, equivalent to 34.9% of the target for 2024 and 112.12% higher than the figure in the same period last year, the HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA) reported on April 12.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue hosted receptions for leaders of several Chinese corporations in Kunming city, Yunnan province, on April 12 as part of his official visit to China.

VOV.VN - Gold prices in the domestic market maintained an upward trend on April 12, with gold bars reaching a new high of VND85 million per tael, and gold rings setting new record of VND78.20 million per tael.

Vietnam needs to take advantage of opportunities to overcome difficulties and keep up with global trends; and create good, better quality foundations in terms of institutions, infrastructure and human resources for breakthrough development, according to an economist.