Việt Nam’s top 10 economic highlights of 2023

Despite falling slightly short of the year's set target of 6.5 per cent, Việt Nam's 5 per cent GDP growth has been assessed by international financial institutions as outperforming many economies given the ongoing global economic downturn.

Central bank urges caution in gold trading

The price of gold bullions in Việt Nam had skyrocketed over the past weeks, even peaking at VND 83 million (US$3,419) per tael. The difference between domestic and world gold prices has continuously expanded in recent days, reaching nearly VND 20 million per tael at certain moments.

Forestry industry aims for $17.5 billion in exports in 2024

In 2023, the forestry sector marked a significant milestone when the processes were completed to transfer 10.3 million tonnes of carbon emission reduction to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) through the World Bank (WB) at a unit price of $5 per tonne of CO2, amounting to $51.5 million.

Local automobile market experiences a hard year

The decline in the local auto market affected both domestically-produced and assembled vehicles, as well as imported vehicles, prompting car manufacturers to take action to reverse the trend.

VinBigdata launches ViGPT

The first 1,000 people to register will experience ViGPT, a Vietnamese version of ChatGPT, for a period of 15 days. After gathering feedback from users, VinBigdata will refine and update the system.

VN conference to redefine global cashew supply chain

The 13th VINACAS Golden Cashew Rendezvous to be held from February 26 to 28 in Quảng Bình Province’s Đồng Hới City will seek to redefine the global supply chain after Covid and this year’s economic downturn, according to the Việt Nam Cashew Association.

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