Since the beginning of this year, a diverse range of foreign products have entered the Vietnamese market, with Ho Chi Minh City experiencing a surge across various promotional channels.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has suggested Vietnamese enterprises further learn about Thai consumers’ taste and the country’s regulations and technical standards to boost exports to this market.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will focus on enhancing consumer protection in order to maintain sustainable e-commerce development, Minister Nguyen Hong Dien said at the National Assembly’s question and answer session on June 4.

The capital city of Hanoi experienced a robust economic upswing in January-May, with positive growth across trade, services and tourism sectors.

Vietnam’s total retail sales of consumer goods and services during January-May increased 8.7% year-on-year to top VND2.58 quadrillion (US$101.3 billion), according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

More than 30% of Vietnamese consumers are interested in purchasing electric vehicles (EVs), according to a recent Deloitte’s global automotive consumer study.

VOV.VN - The General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on May 29 that the May consumer price index (CPI) inched up by 0.05% on-month, with this mostly being due to increases occurring in the prices of pork meat and electricity.

Inflationary pressure may increase between now and the year’s end due to impacts of multiple factors, requiring the Government to take proactive and flexible actions, some experts have said.

VOV.VN - The export market is showing numerous positive signs of growth, with increasing consumer demand helping Vietnamese businesses to confidently make a breakthrough in exports in the time ahead.

Hanoi’s total retail sales of goods and consumer services revenue reached VND266.2 trillion (US$10.46 billion) in the first four months of this year, up 9% year-on-year, according to the municipal People’s Committee.