China is resuming coal trade with Australia after a three-year halt following strained relations between the two countries over wider issues.

Last year was a challenging one for the cashew industry, with exports falling from the previous year, but 2023 might be even worse.

Vietnamese seafood exports to China are expected to boom after China opens its borders and lifts all isolation measures to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic this month.

Industries helping the world shift to net-zero emissions could be worth $10.3 trillion to the global economy by 2050, sustainable development consultancy Arup and economics advisory firm Oxford Economics said in a report on Tuesday.

Vietnam is now considered a highly potential market for businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) which have dominated some sectors in the Southeast Asian nation.

A workshop discussing measures to promote business cooperation between Vietnam and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) of China was held in Hanoi on January 10.

Vietnam will continue to be one of the fastest growing mid-range economies with an economic expansion of around 6% in 2023

India's economic growth will slow to 6.6% in the next fiscal year from an expected 6.9% in the current year, the World Bank said in its latest economic update.

Economic experts said that the reopening of China after two years of implementing strict regulations will definitely create a boom in import and export activities between Vietnam- China.

The main requirements for the Vietnamese business community amid the current context is to focus on green development goals moving forward in the year ahead.