The local consumer price index (CPI) fell to the lowest level in five years this month, but for the first five months of the year, the CPI still peaked due to rising pork prices.
Up to 35 Vietnamese and Thai businesses operating in processing, garment-textile, household utensils and food are showcasing their products at an expo in Bangkok, Thailand.
In the context of increasing international integration, Vietnamese goods must ensure conditions of environmental protection, safety, high quality, low cost, great competitiveness, domestic market dominance and deep penetration of international markets.
Retailers have taken Asanzo-branded items off their shelves after Asanzo Viet Nam Electronics JSC was accused of selling products imported from China as ''Made in Vietnam'' goods.
Goods and services trading continued its upward trend in the January-April period with the retail sale value increasing at the highest rate since 2015.
Nine months after joining the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Vietnamese
goods still face strong competition in national and regional markets
from products from other ASEAN countries, experts said.
During her business trips to ASEAN member countries, Nguyen Hong Hoa of
HCM City finds it very hard to find Vietnamese goods on supermarket
shelves in Malaysia or Singapore.
Big cities and provinces in the country have
completed stockpiling of goods reserves keeping in mind the increase in
demand in the coming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.