NDO – The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) and the US state of West Virginia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on advancing bilateral energy, economic and commercial cooperation in Hanoi on February 25. 

NDO - The central province of Quang Tri has expressed interest in cooperating with Italian energy firm Eni to transfer natural gas from the Ken Bau field to the shore for use. 

NDO/VNA - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved projects on the construction and infrastructure development of three industrial parks (IPs). 

NDO – “Southeast Asia's growth leader in 2021 may well be Vietnam. The country managed a 2.9% economic expansion last year thanks to its success in containing the virus along with robust exports of electronics and other consumer products”, Nikkei Asia stated in a recent article on ASEAN's 2021 GDP forecasts. 

NDO/VNA – The central city of Da Nang on February 23 granted investment licences to six investment projects in local Hi-Tech Park and industrial parks, including three foreign-invested projects. 

NDO - Vietnam's export value in terms of livestock products (pork, chicken, eggs, processed meat, sausages, and honey) reached approximately US$300 million in 2020, according to the Department of Livestock Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. This result remains modest compared to its potential, so how to increase the export value of livestock products remains a challenge for the industry. 

NDO - Vietnamese exports to Australia are still growing steadily, especially in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic affecting world trade in general. 

NDO – With 17 FTAs, 2020 marked an important step into a new, more extensive and comprehensive stage of international economic integration. This is considered as a launch pad for Vietnam's economic recovery, helping Vietnamese goods and businesses reach out to the "great sea". 

NDO - Vietnam exported US$9.94 billion worth of goods in the first half of February, up 2.5% over the same period of 2020, data released by the General Department of Customs showed. 

NDO - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has just approved a project on restructuring the Vietnam's rice industry until 2025 with a vision to 2030. 

NDO – The construction of the My Thuan - Can Tho expressway and the My Thuan 2 bridge recently commenced in the southern province of Vinh Long in the presence of Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The. 

NDOVNA – A conference has been held in Moscow to discuss the outlook of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the role of Vietnam and Belarus in the expansion of the Asia-Europe development space. 

NDO – 2021 has been identified as the year of economic recovery in Vietnam with a growth rate target of 6.5% set by the Government, 0.5 percentage points higher than thatassigned by the National Assembly, requiring the whole political system to drastically take part right from the first days and quarter of the year.