NDO - It was thought that Vietnamese lychee would “miss an opportunity” on the Japanese market in the first year they were licensed for export due to Covid-19; however, the first batches of lychees still reached the market in time, opening up an opportunity to diversify the market and affirm the brand and quality of Vietnamese lychee. 

NDO – Hanoi authorities have devised two growth scenarios for the remaining six months of the year, as the Municipal Party Committee convened its 24th session on June 30. 

NDO - The Sankei Building Co., Ltd, via its Vietnam-based subsidiary, Visaho Joint Stock Company, has been appointed to provide property management services for Capital Place - Hanoi’s first international grade A modern office development. 

NDO –Vietnam’s economy unexpectedly expanded in the second quarter, through at its slowest pace since 2011 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Bloomberg. 

NDO – Vietnam’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) expanded by 0.66% in June compared to the previous month, mainly due to three consecutive increases in petrol prices and soaring pork prices. 

NDO – A conference entitled “Effectively taking full advantage of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA): development opportunity for Vietnamese businesses after the shock of COVID-19” was held in Hanoi on June 29. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased 1.81% during the first six months of 2020, the lowest first-half growth pace since 2011, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). 

NDO - The number of new enterprises increased across all industries in June, especially those hit by the coronavirus, compared with the previous month, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. 

NDO –Thailand Week is taking place in the northern port of Hai Phong from June 25-28, aiming to introducing Thailand’s high-quality products to Vietnamese consumers. 

NDO – Vietnam’s local currency bond market posted a healthy 9.5% quarter-on-quarter growth in the first quarter of 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest issue of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Asia Bond Monitor. 

NDO - In recent days, Luc Ngan lychee in the northern province of Bac Giang have been continuously exported to Japan by air. 

NDO - The Vietnamese National Assembly has adopted a resolution to cut corporate income tax in 2020 by 30% for enterprises with revenue of no more than VND200 billion (US$8.6 million). 

NDO - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered its growth forecast for Vietnam in 2020 to 4.1%, but the country will remain one of the best-performing economies in Southeast Asia, which is expected to shrink overall by 2.7% due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

NDO – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has recommended that agricultural and aquatic exporters strengthen the quality of supervision before exporting their products to China amid the new COVID-19 outbreak that has been detected in Beijing.