

A trade promotion expo featuring more than 150 Vietnamese goods of high quality is taking place in Thailand's Udon Thani province from June 24 to 27 as part of activities marking the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a slowdown in the property market but many experts believe this is only temporary and are pinning their hopes on a rebound once the virus is under control.
Shares continued to rally on Friday as Việt Nam’s benchmark VN-Index is reaching an important milestone of 1,400 points, but liquidity showed signs of weakening, showing investors’ timidity around the peak.
The northern province of Bắc Giang is applying measures to implement its investment promotion programme for 2021 with an aim to attract about US$1.3 billion worth of investment in 2021, said Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Lê Ánh Dương.
More than three tonnes of lychees from the northern province of Bắc Giang have been exported to Germany via the e-commerce platform Voso.
Exports of fruits and vegetables were worth US$2.06 billion in the first six months of this year, up 17.4 per cent year-on-year, and are expected to reach a record US$4 billion this year.
Việt Nam exported nearly 616,000 tonnes of fertiliser for US$213 million from the beginning of the year to mid-June, up 49 per cent in volume and 1.76 times in value from the same period last year.
Supermarkets in HCM City have assured there will be no short supply of foodstuffs and other essential goods until the end of the extended social distancing period on June 30, a deputy director of the Department of Industry and Trade has said.
Shares ended mixed on Thursday as selling pressure continued to weigh on the market, while the VN-Index rebounded.