VOV.VN - Vietnam requires a timely response to maintain its export market in the face of fluctuations occurring in the global economy, high inflation hitting many countries, and the increase in trade protectionism from importing countries leading to many difficulties for the nation's production and exports.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Israel have announced the conclusion of negotiations for their free trade agreement (FTA) which will serve as a premise for both nations to sign the deal this year.

VOV.VN - With the country's total import-export turnover reaching nearly US$123 billion between January 1 and March 15, Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of roughly US$3 billion, according to figures released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Measures have been taken to effectively exploit the domestic market with a population of nearly 100 million to fulfil the goal of an increase of 8-9% in retail sales of goods and services, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - Vietnam spent approximately US$1.7 billion on importing petroleum of all kinds during the initial two months of the year, an increase of 56.3% year on year, with crude oil imports witnessing a 2.2-fold rise in volume and a 2.1 fold-rise in value, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade working in collaboration with Alibaba.com co-hosted a seminar on March 1 in Hanoi as part of efforts to devise orientations for Business Strategy on Digital Platforms in the period of VUCA (Votality, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguilty).

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued an action plan on climate change adaptation to 2030, with a vision to 2025, aiming to reduce the sector's greenhouse gas emission by 25%-30%.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s exports to the Americas region reached US$8.21 billion in January, whilst it imported US$1.64 billion from the market, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade has set a target of an average industrial value-added growth rate of over 8.5% per year, with the proportion of the manufacturing industry as part of GDP reaching about 30% by 2030.

VOV.VN - Prices of consumer goods during the 2023 Lunar New Year remained relatively stable, whilst the supply of goods was abundant, according to details given by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.