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SUPPORT NEEDS TO GO TO RIGHT BUSINESSES
Vietnamese businesses will weaken over time if the COVID-19 pandemic persists. Therefore, it is necessary to have an immediate solution to support businesses to restore production and business.
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INFOGRAPHIC: SOCIO-ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 2021
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Viet Nam's industrial production in first five months of 2021 increased by 9.9 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.
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FRUIT, VEGETABLE EXPORT REACHES 1.35 BILLION USD
Fruit, vegetable export of Vietnam reached 1.35 billion USD in the first four months of this year.
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FOREIGN ENTERPRISES PLACE TRUST, RAISE INVESTMENT IN ĐỒNG NAI
Investors' trust in the local businesses climate and support from authorities for enterprises have helped the southern province of Đồng Nai almost reach its foreign direct investment (FDI) target for the year.
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VIETNAMESE PRODUCTS HAVE ROOM FOR GROWTH IN THE JAPANESE MARKET
Nguyễn Duy Kiên, from the Department of Markets for Asia and Africa, MoIT said although Việt Nam's exports increased sharply in recent years, they still accounted for a very small proportion of Japan's total imports, adding Japan is the country's third-largest export market, after China and the US.
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BINH DUONG LICENSES FIVE FOREIGN-INVESTED PROJECTS OF $1 BILLION
Foreign-invested Polytex Far Eastern (Vietnam) Co., Ltd., a member of Far Eastern Group, has been greenlit to pour an additional $610 million into its project at Bau Bang Industrial Zone (IZ) to expand its production of polyester synthetic fibres and spinning products.
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FOREIGN ENTERPRISES PLACE TRUST, RAISE INVESTMENT IN ĐỒNG NAI
The trust of investors in the local business climate and support from authorities for enterprises are among the main factors that have helped the southern province of Đồng Nai almost reach its foreign direct investment (FDI) target for the year.
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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION DRIVES HIGHER GROWTH FOR VIETNAM
Vietnam’s drivers of growth are relatively clear and strongly leading. Digital transformation is particularly seen as an opportunity to improve labor productivity and expand service and product distribution networks. Mr. Nguyen Minh Cuong, ADB Chief Economist, gives an exclusive interview to Vietnam Business Forum on this topic. Anh Mai reports