Việt Nam News

The MoIT urged local departments to create favourable conditions for enterprises providing essential goods while launching temporary points of sale, especially for people in isolated areas.

To encourage customers to deposit money online amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many banks have raised interest rates for online savings by up 1.4 per cent higher than over-the-counter deposits.

A three-day rally does not mean Vietnamese shares have returned to the growth track as risks are still persistent and there is no clue they have faded away, experts have said.

Founded by one of the country’s largest tour operators Vietravel, the airline is scheduled to start commercial operations in the third quarter this year with a fleet of three airplanes, which could be raised to eight by 2025.

The price of pepper and cashew in southern Việt Nam is falling as demand has dropped due to the COVID-19 crisis, affecting farmers and businesses. 

Việt Nam exported 7.5 million tonnes of cement and clinker in the first quarter of this year, earning US$291 million, statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Trade revealed.

Vietnamese leaders have consistently espoused their determination to ratify the EVFTA as soon as possible.

Raw material imports from China are no longer the concern for many Vietnamese industries, and it is now the frequent cancellation of orders by US and EU customers, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Việt Nam’s crude oil and natural gas production face downside risks, in light of a double-whammy of global oil price collapse and sluggish demand due to continued spread of Covid-19, according to Fitch Solutions.