VIET NAM RANKS THIRD IN LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE INDEX IN ASEAN
Việt Nam ranks 39th among 160 countries and territories, and third in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in logistics performance index (LPI), heard a workshop held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on Friday.
HCM CITY CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT WANTS CRACKDOWN ON DUBIOUS REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES
The HCM City Department of Construction wants the People's Committee to prevent illegal real estate activities by stepping up propaganda and publicly naming and shaming offenders.
VIETNAM’S ECONOMY FORECAST TO GROW BY 4.5-5.1% IF VIRUS CONTAINED BY END OF SEPTEMBER
The Vietnamese economy will likely expand by 4.5-5.1% this year if the pandemic is contained at home by the end of September and vaccination is accelerated towards herd immunity in the second quarter of 2022.
JULY RETAIL SALES PLUNGES NEARLY 20 PCT YEAR-ON-YEAR DUE TO COVID-19
Total retail sales of goods and services shrank 8.3 per cent month-on-month in July to VNĐ339.4 trillion (US$14.84 billion) as a result of restrictions induced to stem the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
SEAPORTS FACE CHALLENGING FORECASTS
Despite reaching better business performance in 2021 so far compared to a problem-strewn previous year, foreign-invested joint venture seaports are facing challenges related to full capacity and container attraction.
U.S. TRADE AGENCY DROPS TARIFF THREAT AGAINST VIET NAM OVER CURRENCY PRACTICES
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on July 23 issued a formal determination in the Viet Nam Currency Section 301 investigation reflecting the agreement reached earlier this week between the Department of the Treasury and the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV).
VIET NAM TARGETS AVERAGE GROWTH RATE OF AT LEAST 6.5% IN NEXT FIVE YEARS
The National Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for the 2021-2025 period, targeting an average growth rate of 6.5-7% over the period.
VIETNAM’S ECONOMY FORECAST TO GROW BY 4.5-5.1% IF VIRUS CONTAINED BY END OF SEPTEMBER
The Vietnamese economy will likely expand by 4.5-5.1% this year if the pandemic is contained at home by the end of September and vaccination is accelerated towards herd immunity in the second quarter of 2022.
