VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the State Bank of Vietnam to direct banks to further lower lending rates to increase the economy’s access to capital.

Economic outlook, demographic transformation and changing consumer trends are among macro shifts reshaping Vietnam's fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) landscape, according to marketing data and analytics company Kantar Worldpanel.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese enterprises should strive to meet the relevant standards in terms of product quality, food safety, and hygiene, especially Halal certification, in order to make inroads into the Malaysian market, suggested industry insiders.

German enterprises are particularly interested in expanding investment cooperation with Binh Duong province, Urs Unkauf, Federal Managing Director of the Global Economic Network under the German Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade (BWA), said at a working session with leaders of the southern province of Binh Duong on April 16.

The People’s Committee of the southern province of Long An on April 16 held a dialogue with enterprises from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to help them deal with difficulties and obstacles when doing business in the locality.

VOV.VN - The government seeks to facilitate Vietnamese business operations in Cuba, bringing benefits to businesses and people of both countries and contributing to Cuba’s socio-economic development, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz told Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang in Havana on April 15 (local time).

The Department of Science and Technology of the northern port city of Hai Phong is organising the International Techfest Connect 5+, a science and technology festival to promote connectivity in the northern coastal region, from April 15-16.

VOV.VN - The Voice of Vietnam online paper (VOV Online) will host a business forum in Hanoi on April 17 to seek ways to accelerate green economic development in Vietnam.

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.

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.