NDO - Economic experts, representatives of international organisations, trade associations and businesses gathered at a workshop held January 20 to discuss the outlook for the Vietnamese economy in the 2021-2025 period. 

NDO – Developing dedicated technical and vocational education and training programmes is essential for Vietnam to enable its transition to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), increasing worker productivity and the country’s competitiveness, a new study of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) suggested. 

NDO/VNA – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked experts to study to seek a new driving force for development during a working session with the National Advisory Council on Financial and Monetary Policies and the economic advisory group on January 19. 

NDO/VNA – The first phase of the Gemalink international port was put into operation with the welcoming of first commercial vessel on January 19. 

NDO – The promotion of economic growth post-COVID-19 should be based on innovation, innovation and digital transformation, economists have suggested. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnam's growth accelerated to 4.5% in the last quarter of 2020, resulting in an annual growth rate of 2.9% - making it one of the fastest growing economies in the world, according to the World Bank (WB). 

NDO – Vietnam has become the sixth largest trading partner of China in 2020, up two places compared with2019. 

NDO – About 42 out of 63 provinces and cities in Vietnam are participating in the swift breeding industry with a total of 20,000 birdhouses and an annual volume of approximately 120 tonnes, worth about US$450 million. 

NDO - Vietnam exported 6.15 million tonnes of rice in 2020, earning US$3.07 billion, an increase of 9.3% in value despite a 3.5% drop in volume, which was attributed to the grain’s improved quality. 

NDO – The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) has exported 10 containers of seed milk to China early this year and is expected to ship five more containers of sweetened condensed milk products to China in the near future. 

NDO/VNA - Major Vietnamese tyre exporters have not dumped passenger tyres in the US, according to the US Department of Commerce (DOC)’s latest affirmative preliminary anti-dumping duty determinations for passenger vehicle and light truck tires from the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. 

NDO - The Bac Giang government has granted an investment license to Foxconn for a project worth US$270 million to produce notebooks and tablets at the Quang Chau Industrial Park. 

NDO/VNA – Quang Binh should give greater attention to administrative reform as well as e-government and smart city building, thus creating a transparent and open business environment to lure more investors, stated Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung at the central province’s investment promotion conference on January 17. 

NDO/VNA – Work started on a five-star hotel complex and an international convention centre, two key components of the FLC Quang Binh Beach and Golf Resort (FLC Quang Binh), in Quang Ninh district, the central province of Quang Binh, on January 17.