Mountainous areas and islands need investment

PhD Doctor Lê Quốc Phương, former deputy director for the Information Centre for Industry and Trade, under the Ministry of Trade, talks to the Vietnam News Agency on key requirements in trade development in mountainous areas and islands

State needs solutions to reduce logistics cost for farm produce The State should develop solutions to reduce high logistics costs in trading agricultural products to improve the competitiveness of Vietnamese farm produce on the market, according to experts.

Footwear exports to the US set for tough year Demand for footwear products in the US saw declines in January-May and the downward trend was forecast to continue for the remaining months of this year.

Bitter harvest for Mekong fruit farmers Many fruit farmers in the Mekong Delta have suffered losses this year due to crop failure caused by drought and saltwater intrusion and lower demand for fruits.

Consumer lending expected to recover well after pandemic ends

Will consumer loans remain a money-spinner for banks post-COVID-19? This was a question recently posed by market observers after witnessing the pandemic’s big economic impact on individuals and households, dragging down demand for personal loans.

Credit declines in first half of April due to COVID-19 pandemic Low demand for capital due to COVID-19 has caused bank credit in the first half of April to drop 0.5 per cent compared with the end of March, according to the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV).

Real estate market has lowest transaction volume in Q1: VARS The domestic real estate market in the first quarter had the lowest transaction volume in the past four years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Việt Nam Association of Real Estate Brokers (VARS) said.

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Seafood exporters floundering due to COVID-19 A survey by the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (Vasep) found that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was hitting seafood companies hard, especially since the beginning of March.

Việt Nam’s cashew exports to US up in two months Việt Nam’s cashew exports to the US in the first two months of the year rose by 21 per cent in volume to 17,900 tonnes and 3.6 per cent in value to US$126.2 million year-on-year, according to the General Department of Customs.