The third Vietnam Connect Forum 2023, themed “Breakthroughs for central Vietnam, green and digital transition in sustainable economic growth strategies”, was held in the central city of Da Nang on March 17.

The protection of consumer rights online has been the focus amid the boom of e-commerce and the digital economy since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - In addition to waste sorting and collection infrastructure, technology and innovation play an important role in facilitating the development of recycled plastic packaging, thereby driving the recycling industry and the circular economy.

Measures have been taken to boost domestic trade to maintain an 8-9% growth rate per year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Many enterprises forecast less optimistic business results in the first quarter of the year, due to weak domestic macro data in the first few months.

VOV.VN - While external woes will likely continue over the near-term, some recovery in the tourism industry may partially cushion some headwinds faced by the national economy this year, according to HSBC experts.

VOV.VN - Foreign direct investments (FDI) has been one of the key catalysts spurring and transforming the nation into one of the most open economies in the region, said Joonsuk Park, head of International Subsidiary Banking and Wholesale Banking at HSBC Vietnam.

A data management strategy for Ho Chi Minh City by 2025 with a vision towards 2030 was launched on March 3, part of cooperation between the southern metropolis and the World Bank (WB) in 2022-2023.

VOV.VN - The nation can become involved in the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) in order to utilise Europe’s initiatives and experience in this regard, according to Cillian Lohan, vice president of the ECESP.

From a backward, poor and essentially rural-based society and economy, isolated from the rest of the world, Vietnam has developed into a thriving, dynamic, modern, middle-income country with extensive international commercial and human links, former Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Graham Alliband has said.