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With achievements made in 2023, Hanoi has set its tasks and plans for investment, trade and tourism promotion for 2024 to increase its effectiveness. A meeting was held on December 29 to review the performance of Hanoi’s investment, trade and tourism promotion 2023 and set tasks for 2024.

According to the World Bank, Vietnam's Logistics Performance Index (LPI) ranking decreased by four places to 43rd in 2023. Despite this drop, Vietnam's LPI score increased to 3.3 points from 3.27 points in 2018, indicating gradual improvements, particularly in customs efficiency and infrastructure quality.

The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Inde (PMI) posted 48.9 points in December, remaining below the 50 and signalling a fourth consecutive monthly decline in business conditions in the sector. That said, the index rose from 47.3 points in November to point to a softer rate of deterioration.

The economy continued to maintain quarter-on-quarter recovery pace this year, expanding 3.41 percent in January-March, 4.25 percent in April-June, 5.47 percent in July-September, and 6.27 percent in October-December.

The forestry sector targets to raise export value to US$17.5 billion in 2024, said Trieu Van Luc, Deputy Director of the Forestry Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

According to the World Bank, Vietnam's Logistics Performance Index (LPI) ranking decreased by four places to 43rd in 2023. Despite this drop, Vietnam's LPI score increased to 3.3 points from 3.27 points in 2018, indicating gradual improvements, particularly in customs efficiency and infrastructure quality.

At the recent conference on tax and customs policies and administrative procedures for 2023, jointly organized by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Ministry of Finance, VCCI President Pham Tan Cong expressed appreciation for the resolute determination and reform efforts demonstrated by the Ministry of Finance, the tax sector, and the customs sector.

In the first 11 months of 2023, seven commodities of Vietnam posted export value of over 10 billion USD, accounting for over 60% of the country's total export turnover.