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A Vietnamese consumer goods week kicked off at the Carrefour supermarket in Collégien city of France on November 4, with the presence of Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, in the framework of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit to France.

Vietnamese consumers are more and more interested in locally-made products and place greater trust in local retail brands, market researcher Nielsen has said.

An online conference took place on July 9 to support Vietnamese businesses in exporting consumer goods to the Chinese market and seeking cooperation opportunities wiht their peers in Zhejiang province of China.

The Vietnamese Consumer Rights Day will be held this year under the theme “Protecting consumers in e-commerce,” according to a plan by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The sixth Vietnam-Laos-China ‘con’ festival, themed “Colour of friendship”, will take place in Muong Te district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau from December 29-31.

US carmaker Ford has said it is making every effort to bring at least one new model to Vietnam every year.

Thanks to optimism in jobs and personal finances, Vietnam has risen to the 2nd position in the consumer confidence benchmark globally with a nine-point increase in Q3/2018.

Up to 70 percent of Vietnamese consumers put their spare cash into savings, ranking second globally, according to the Global Consumer Confidence Survey recently issued by Nielsen and The Conference Board.

Social platforms are effective channels where online tourism firms interact with potential customers, and the travel industry must transform to keep pace with technological changes, experts have said.

The latest quarterly survey from the Financial Times Confidential Research showed that Vietnamese consumer sentiment towards the economy is at a three-year high.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Competitive Management Department launched a programme in Hanoi on January 20 encouraging businesses to take actions to protect consumer rights.

Vietnam’s consumer confidence index in Quarter II dropped by 2 points from the previous quarter to 107 points.

A ceremony announcing March 15 as Vietnamese Consumer Rights’ Day took place in Hanoi on March 12.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is preparing for a ceremony to announce March 15 as Vietnamese Consumer Rights Day.