VOV.VN - Along with typical items such as cosmetics, jewelry, and clothes, flowers always prove to be a special gift on Vietnamese Women’s Day, which falls on October 20 annually, with imported flowers dominating the local market this year and proving more popular than ever.

Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Xuan Sang has signed a decision approving a project to build a merchant fleet capable of handling a fifth of the country's imports and exports by 2030.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) on October 12 held a news conference where the media mostly grilled the ministry over the temporary closures of many gas stations in southern Vietnam, especially Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Phuoc, Can Tho and An Giang.

VOV.VN - The capital is scheduled to host the Hanoi International Gifts and Handicrafts Fair 2022 from October 20 to October 23.

Members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) sold 33,463 vehicles of all kinds in September, representing a month-on-month rise of 8.5%.

The Finance Ministry always offers all possible support to firms, especially distributors and retailers, to ensure stable petrol supplies, thus stimulating production-business and daily activities, said Minister Ho Duc Phoc.

Vietnam plans to focus on improving the science and technology market with the establishment of three trading platforms in order to reduce reliance on imports, Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat has said.

The import and export value of goods and services transferred via Lao Cai province’s international border gates neared US$1.7 billion in the first nine months, down 39.4% year-on-year.

Vietnam’s maritime sector is striving to upgrade its international merchant fleet in order to reduce the country’s dependency on foreign-owned vessels in export-import activities.

Soaring inflation, rising production costs and fluctuation in exchange rates have caused great difficulties for production and import-export activities, and will linger on to the rest of the year.