VOV.VN - As of mid-October, Vietnam’s totalimport-export turnover surpassed the US$600 billion mark, reaching US$610.56 billion, with a trade surplus of US$21.24 billion.

VOV.VN - A refrigerated truck carrying 2,700 fresh Vietnamese coconuts successfully cleared customs and entered China through the Hekou border gate of China’s Yunnan province, adjacent to Vietnam’s Lao Cai border gate, on October 15.

VOV.VN - The price of gold rings Vietnam rose by VND550,000 on October 18 morning to reach a record high of VND85 million per tael, fueled by rising global prices, according to local media reports.

Vietnam is 99th out of the 165 countries in the Economic Freedom of the World ranking by Canada’s Fraser Institute, up four places from last year.

The 10th international exhibition on food, beverages, food processing and packaging technology equipment - Vietfood & Beverage - Propack Vietnam 2024 - will take place in Hanoi from November 6 – 9.

Japan signed loan agreements with Vietnam totalling JPY102.2 billion (approximately US$678 million), marking the highest amount since 2017, during the Japanese financial year from April last year to March this year.

Vietnam is becoming a global automotive tyre manufacturing hub, with the export turnover of technical rubber products expected to reach US$4 billion in 2024, according to Nguyen Quoc Anh, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Rubber and Plastics Manufacturers Association.

Vietjet launched its first flights using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Tan Son Nhat Airport on October 17, flying to Melbourne and Seoul, marking a step towards sustainability in Vietnam's aviation sector.

VOV.VN - Hoa Phat Refrigeration said on October 17 that it has exported the first batch of its Double Inverter two door top-freezer refrigerators, with a capacity of 286 liters, to the US market.

Germany international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) recently ran an article on its website spotlighting several factors driving Vietnam’s economic growth.