VOV.VN - By November 15, Vietnam’s rice exports had reached 8.05 million tonnes with a value of US$5.05 billion, according to statistics from the General Department of Customs.

Vietnamese authorities and businesses are rolling out comprehensive promotion programmes to boost consumer spending for the upcoming Tet holiday (Lunar New Year).

The National Assembly (NA) on November 12 adopted a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2025, targeting a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 6.5 - 7%.

Although Vietnam’s rice exports have traditionally focused on Asian markets, experts have advised businesses to pay more attention to Africa which has emerged as a key potential market.

PwC's 2024 Asia-Pacific Consumer Insights Survey reveals that 63% of Vietnamese consumers intend to increase spending on essential goods over the next year, followed by 52% on clothing and 48% on healthcare products.

Vietnamese consumers showed the highest level of optimism regarding their country’s economic outlook compared with their regional peers, according to a recent study by Singapore’s United Overseas Bank (UOB).

Vietnam’s total retail sales of consumer goods and services saw a year-on-year increase of 8.5% to over VND5,246 trillion during January – October, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.

Hanoi’s total retail sales of goods and consumer services revenue reached VND77.5 trillion (over US$3 billion) in October, up 2.7% month-on-month and 9.4% year-on-year, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Finance has said it is not the right time to adjust the family tax deduction rate, reasoning that the Consumer Price Index has not fluctuated significantly.

VOV.VN - The second Vietnamese consumer goods week in 2024 kicked off at the Carrefour supermarket in Collégien city of France on October 18, introducing Made-in-Vietnam goods to local French consumers.