Amid economic uncertainties and fierce competition, improving connectivity between domestic and global logistics networks has become a pressing demand, experts said at a logistics forum with Asia-America 2023 held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in Ho Chi Minh City on December 21.

The upcoming New Year holiday from December 30, 2023 to January 1, 2024 is expected to be a good start for the tourism industry, with localities, travel agents and accommodation establishments making thorough preparations to anticipate increasing travel demands.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong underlined the need to develop the diplomatic sector imbued with the identity of "Vietnamese bamboo" at the 32nd Diplomatic Conference which opened in Hanoi on December 19.

Participants at a conference in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau on December 11 looked into the development of the shrimp sector and solutions to ensure its sustainability.

Garment and textile firms are urged to flexibly implement measures to bring into full play market opportunities and promote growth, so as to fulfil the set goal of over US$40 billion in export revenue this year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dropped slightly in October, posting 49.6 amid muted new order growth, according to the latest report released by S&P Global on November 1.

Vietnam’s total revenue from tourists is estimated at VND582.6 trillion (US$23.7 billion) in the first ten months of 2023, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s trade turnover in October reached US$61.62 billion, up 4.1% month on month and up 5.6% year on year, according to the latest data from the General Statistics Office.

The upgrade of Vietnam-US relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will usher in a new era of possibilities, including improved access to cheap feedstock for Vietnam's husbandry sector.

Amid a rising trend of green and sustainable tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam is advised to design a strategy and measures to promote green tourism development and better meet tourists’ demands.