The Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore has advised Vietnamese manufacturers, exporters, and distributors of household water heaters and commercial refrigerators to take note of the island nation’s new energy-saving regulations for these products, which will be effective next year.

VOV.VN - More than 500 businesses from 13 Chinese provinces are showcasing their products at a trade fair which opened at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City on March 27.

Eighteen cooperatives with 70 households engaging in cow breeding and 14 households specialising in beekeeping in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh have benefited from a livelihood support project financed by Samaritan’s Purse International Relief (SPIR) – a US non-profit organisation (NGO).

Vietnam had more than 1.58 million poor and nearly-poor households in 2023, representing approximately 5.71% of the total population, according to the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids, and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

The total retail sales of goods and consumer service revenue in February increased by 8.5% over the same period last year to VND509.7 trillion (US$20.63 billion), according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - Intelligent Technology Exhibition in Vietnam 2023-OCTF, the first of its kind in the country, is scheduled to take place from September 21 to 23 at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Global Sourcing Fair Vietnam 2023, an event connecting global buyers with suppliers in Vietnam and other Asian countries, opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, on April 26.

The Global Sourcing Fair Vietnam will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from April 26-28, expected to bring together hundreds of suppliers from Vietnam and other Asian nations, and welcome 6,000 buyers.

Authorities of Ho Chi Minh City plan to spend more than VND10.2 trillion (US$433 million) on a sustainable poverty reduction programme this year.

VOV.VN - Mini Thailand Week 2023 is scheduled to take place from March 16 to 19 in the northern border province of Quang Ninh to promote bilateral trade between Thailand and Vietnam.