In 2023, the agricultural sector will promote negotiation to open more foreign markets for local farming commodities, said Hoang Trung, director of the Plant Protection Department under the MARD.

Considered one of the world’s largest regional free trade agreements, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) stole the world’s attention once again as it entered into force on 1 January 2022.

Many economies in the region could be in for a bumpy ride next year, but some may also be set to benefit as companies diversify investments away from the Chinese market.

Vietnam’s economy has been in a state of flux throughout 2022. Its COVID-recovery has been somewhat uneven and the war in Ukraine has upended many well laid plans. With that in mind, here’s four key sectors to watch in 2023.

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a free trade agreement between ten ASEAN countries and the five partners having already signed trade pacts with ASEAN, which are China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia and New Zealand.

China's tech supply chain is heading into the new year facing the twin challenges of slumping demand and staffing chaos caused by Beijing's abrupt U-turn on COVID controls.

Vietnam is viewed as a country with high potential for fast digital economic development and digital transformation trend across all fields.

It’s been almost two years since an Arabian sandstorm roiled the world’s supply networks by nudging a 1,300-foot-long container ship into the muddy bank of the Suez Canal.

European companies in 2023 are not expected to forget Southeast Asia and return their investments to China — despite Beijing shedding its draconian "zero-COVID" restrictions.

Vietnam’s economy expanded by 8.02 per cent in 2022, setting a record that covers many years.