VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long on January 18 met with Graham Stuart, newly appointed Trade Envoy of Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, to exchange measures to bolster economic-trade ties between Vietnam and the UK.

The COVID-19 pandemic might not end this year and business sectors could not fully recover, however, the situation will be more positive than 2021 thanks to the adaptation to ‘new normal’ conditions, said General Director Nguyen Thi Huong of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - Thanks to large-scale production in the last months of 2021, the seafood export value for the whole year rose 6% compared to 2021 reaching more than US$8.9 billion, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers. (VASEP).

Vietnam's 2021 coffee export revenue is estimated at over US$3 billion despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an industry official.

VOV.VN - Vietnam posted a trade surplus for the sixth consecutive year, a move that has significantly contributed to stabilising the macro-economy, curbing inflation, and helping the local economy to gain more foreign currency reserves, according to experts.

As a driving force of economic growth, enterprises should be more proactive in building production and business plans in the new situation given complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has said.

VOV.VN - Despite numerous enduring difficulties caused by the prolonged COVID-19 outbreak, Vietnam has managed to secure a GDP growth rate of 2.58% this year, beating off recent projections by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.

VOV.VN - Japanese retail group Aeon has planned to expand its operations in the coming years in Vietnam – a key market its Aeon’s business strategy in Southeast Asia.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s spectacular export growth can largely be attributed to the fact that local firms have effectively maintained traditional export markets and maximised the benefits of new-generation free trade agreements (FTAs), according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - Australian investment in the nation remains modest and fails to match the potential and strategic co-operation between the two countries, experts stated at a webinar held on December 22 aimed at improving Australia's foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam.