About a decade ago, Chinese car brands like Zotye Z8, Beijing X7, and Brilliance V7 entered the Vietnamese market to limited success. But a new fleet of modern Chinese vehicles began to gain traction in the Vietnam market last year.

Vietnam has successfully boosted its durian exports to China. Thailand has launched a special campaign to improve the quality of its durian products to compete with Vietnam in the market.

China continued to be Vietnam’s largest export market for cassava and cassava products in 2024, according to data from the General Department of Customs.

Work on two major automobile manufacturing and assembly plants with Chinese investments will start in northern Thai Binh province in the first half of 2025.

2024 was a bumper year for Vietnam's agricultural sector. Many traditional sectors regained their strength and brought record-high export turnover, while new sectors prepared acceleration.

Following the detection of harmful chemicals in Thailand, Chinese milk grapes remain a staple in Vietnam’s markets, with authorities ensuring compliance with domestic safety standards.