Total retail sales of goods and revenue from consumer services in January are estimated at VND479.9 trillion (nearly US$20.77 billion), up 3.7% month-on-month and 6.4% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Vietnam’s goods exports were valued at US$27.7 billion, up 0.2% from the previous month and 50.5% from the same period last year, according to the latest data unveiled by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).

VOV.VN - A wide range of Vietnamese goods have been gone on sale at stalls in Woolworths, one of the two largest supermarket chains in Australia, in the buildup to Vietnam’s traditional Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

The National Election Council (NEC) on January 19 held a meeting with relevant agencies to prepare for a virtual national conference to popularise the Politburo’s directive on the implementation of the upcoming general election.

VOV.VN - The situation in the Middle East shows the importance of ongoing co-operation between the UN and regional organisations, including the Arab League (AL), Pham Hai Anh, chargé d'affaires of the Vietnamese mission to the UN Ambassador, said during a meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on ties with the AL.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese customs officers at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat International Airport have found and confiscated 4.72kg of marijuana transported from Canada to Vietnam.

Vietnamese and Indian businesses sought partnership opportunities in garment and textile sector during an online conference held by the Vietnamese Trade Office in India and the Indian Importers Chambers of Commerce and Industries (IICI) on December 30.

Reductions in business conditions and related administrative procedures have helped save about 18 million workdays, or VND6.3 trillion (US$273.4 million), each year, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung said.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Algeria has introduced a 65-page handbook on doing business with Benin in a bid to equip Vietnamese enterprises with information on the market and tips for successful transactions.

VOV.VN - Despite accounting for a mere 14% of the national population and 27% of the local workforce, the annual working-class contribution to the nation makes up more than 65% of GDP and over 70% of the annual State budget.