High consumption demand during the Lunar New Year holiday, and the strong tourism recovery fuelled retail sales of consumer goods and services in January.

Vietnam has been participating in Ambiente, the world's leading trade fair for consumer goods, handicrafts, and interior decorations, for over 20 years.

The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market is eyeing a booming year in 2025 when delayed deals are likely to resume thanks to a better business environment, according to experts.

Vietnam’s total retail sales of consumer goods and services saw a year-on-year increase of 8.5% to over 5,246 trillion VND (207.5 billion USD) during January – October, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.

The 2024 Zhejiang International Trade Exhibition and the 12th Zhejiang Export Fair (generally referred to as Zhejiang Expo 2024) will kick off at Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City on September 26.

Most of Vietnamese businesses have acknowledged the importance of sustainable production to their competitiveness and long-term development in the context of the growing green consumption trend.

Most of Vietnamese businesses have acknowledged the importance of sustainable production to their competitiveness and long-term development in the context of the growing green consumption trend.

Hanoi’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the January – July period rose 5.51% from the same time last year, according to the city’s statistics office.

Economic outlook, demographic transformation and changing consumer trends are among macro shifts reshaping Vietnam’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) landscape, according to marketing data and analytics company Kantar Worldpanel.

Vietnam and Hong Kong (China) have great potential to promote cooperation in fields from finance to technology, food, and consumer goods, heard a business meeting held in Ho Chi Minh City on March 19 by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Singapore and Invest Hong Kong.

Compared to three years ago, domestic investors outperformed on the merger and acquisition (M&A) market, but the most valuable deals still belonged to foreign investors, heard a conference on M&A trends in Ho Chi Minh City on March 12.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Spain has warned domestic enterprises to be cautious when signing contracts with Spanish businesses to avoid risks.

The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) is closely monitoring the flood situation in the southern region of Thailand, ensuring an adequate supply of consumer goods, and preventing price gouging.

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment (MPI) Tran Quoc Phuong stressed human resources development in the semiconductor industry while speaking at a government press conference in Hanoi on September 30.

Total retail sales of consumer goods and services have increased 10.4% year on year to almost 3.53 quadrillion VND (149 billion USD) in the first seven months of 2023, compared to a rise of 15.7% during the same period of 2022, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Total revenue from retail sales of consumer goods and services increased 10.9% year-on-year in the first half of this year, to more than 3 quadrillion VND (127 billion USD), according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Ho Chi Minh City’s economic growth is expected to climb to 5.87% in the second quarter of 2023, its leader has said.

Total revenue from retail sales of consumer goods and services in May was estimated at 519 trillion VND (22.09 billion USD), an increase of 1.5% over the previous month and 11.5% year on year thanks to the long holidays in the beginning of the month, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Hanoi’s Department of Industry and Trade on May 18 kicked off “Hanoi Sales Promotion 2023” at Thong Nhat Park and introduced activities within the programme from May to November.

Following two years of low sales during Tet (the Lunar New Year), things are expected to look up for the fast moving consumer goods industry this time around since the Vietnamese economy has recovered and consumers have a positive outlook on economic prospects, according to market research company Kantar Worldpanel Vietnam.