NDO - The production and consumption of agricultural products will encounter many difficulties amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in terms of fruit in harvest season such as lychee and longan. (3 hours ago)
NDO/VNA – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has forecast that Vietnam would maintain its position as the world’s second biggest rice exporter this year.
NDO – Vietnam’s Vinamit Joint Stock Company has announced that its sugar-cane juice and freeze dried sugarcane juice has just been patented by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in the US market.
NDO – The growth target for 2021 of 6.5% is no small challenge for the Vietnamese economy as growth drivers for the new period still need time to be clearly defined, while the main ones such as exports, consumption, private investment and foreign direct investment (FDI) continue to be affected by the Covid-19 pandemic globally.
NDO - According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam exported 428,000 tonnes of coffee worth US$771 million in the first quarter of 2021, a decrease of 17% in volume and 11.3% in value compared to the same period last year.
NDO - The resurgence of community infections in some localities since late April is once again testing the resilience and adaptability of the Vietnamese economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
NDO – In April 2021, Vietnam saw nearly14,900 newly established enterprises with total registered capital of VND179.9 trillion, up 33.1% in the number of enterprises and up 59.1% in terms of registered capital compared to March 2021. In addition, the country also witnessed 5,745 enterprises resuming their operation in April, up 26.8% compared to March and up 50.8% compared to the same period in 2020.
NDO/VNA – Vietnamese firms invested US$545.9 million in overseas projects in the first four months of 2021, a year-on-year rise of 7.9-fold, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
NDO – Disbursement of public investment in April was estimated at VND30.4 trillion (over US$1.3 billion), a sharp increase of 23.9% over the same period last year and equivalent to 6.6% of the yearly target, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
NDO/VNA – A new report finds that 43 percent of US-based respondents cited Vietnam among their top three buying geographies as of early 2021, doubled from 2019, according to Material Handling & Logistics, a US website.
NDO – Bamboo Airways has been officially granted slots (landing and take-off times) to operate regular direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco and Los Angeles starting September 1.
NDO - With the domestic economy witnessing positive growth in the first quarter, spurred on by a rise in business confidence, the government has continued demonstrating its strong will to drive the economy towards further growth, with export-oriented manufacturing, increased investment, and expanded trade being the key drivers.
NDO - Operating for many years in Vietnam, social enterprises have made certain contributions to sustainable economic development thanks to their main goals of solving social and environmental problems and attaching importance to promoting initiatives and benefits for the community. However, for many different reasons, the social enterprise model in our country still faces limitations, has yet to be replicated, and has yet to achieve results as originally expected.
