(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s agricultural exports rank 15th in the world, but their competitiveness in the market is not yet significant. In recent years, Vietnam’s farm produce and vegetables have overcome severe barriers on quality standards to enter demanding markets like those of Europe or Japan.

(VOVWORLD) - The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) took effect in Vietnam last Monday. Economists say opportunities and challenges brought by CPTPP depend on the capacity of Vietnamese enterprises to grasp and overcome them.

(VOVWORLD) - Industrial Revolution 4.0 is changing business and production models in a dramatic way. Global competition is now based on competitiveness instead of price or low labor cost. Vietnamese enterprises are taking the right steps to grasp existing opportunities and establishing a firm foothold in the market.

(VOVWORLD) - Last year Vietnam achieved a GDP growth of 7.08%, exceeding the target set by the National Assembly. More particularly, export revenue posted an impressive result, bringing Vietnam into the company of the world’s leading exporters.

(VOVWORLD) - Despite increasing protectionism and trade war around the world, Vietnam has consistently supported free trade with an eye toward opportunities for expansion. Both the Vietnamese government and businesses aim to participate more actively in the global supply chain.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam saw outstanding economic achievements in 2018 with an estimated growth rate of 7%, the highest rate since the world economic crisis in 2008.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has made big changes economically and socially this year to make the most of new-generation free trade agreements and integrate into the world economy.

(VOVWORLD) - HCMC has nearly 300,000 businesses; a majority of them are private enterprises whose investment accounts for 67% of the economy and contributes about 60% to the municipal’s GDP. The city’s administration has issued many solutions to boost administrative reforms and create favorable conditions for private businesses.

(VOVWORLD) - Since the European Commission (EC) issued a yellow card warning on Vietnamese seafood for failing to make progress in fighting illegal, undeclared, and unregulated fishing (IUU) last October, Vietnam has made great efforts to develop its fishery sector in a sustainable manner. It has also met the necessary regulations and requirements in fishing and seafood production so that the EC yellow card would be removed.

(VOVWORLD) - The Mekong Delta Region has many advantages to develop wind power, which result in economic benefits and a reduction of environmental pollution. The initial success of the wind power project in Bac Lieu province with an output exceeding initial forecasts has demonstrated that the region still has much potential for development.