New policies drafted to encourage investment in agriculture The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) is drafting a decree to support the development of enterprises investing in agriculture and rural areas in a bid to draw investment into the sector.

Tết sales increase sharply on low prices With a week to go for Tết (the Lunar New Year) sales of goods bought to celebrate the Lunar New Year have increased by 30-40 per from normal times, according to market observers.

Pork price not expected to spike during Lunar New Year

Demand for pork rises in the run up to Lunar New Year (Tết), prices are expected to increase, but not rise to the levels seen last year.

Livestock industry targets production growth of 6 per cent Việt Nam’s livestock industry hopes to increase its average production growth rate in 2021 by 5-6 per cent, according to the Department of Livestock Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

November CPI falls slightly on lower fuel prices The GSO said that lower fuel prices caused a slight drop in the CPI this month.

Positive economic signs in August despite pandemic: PM Việt Nam’s economy in August saw positive moves despite the tremendously negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country’s socio-economic development and people’s daily life, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said on Friday.

Việt Nam aims to be free of African swine fever by 2025

The targets are set in a 2020-2025 national plan on African swine fever prevention that has been approved by deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng.

Three horses to pull nation's economic growth: PM Phúc

PM Phúc said the task of economic recovery was more urgent than ever and that Việt Nam must make use of the fact it has controlled the COVID-19 pandemic early.

VN aims to keep inflation under 4 per cent while maintaining growth The PM insisted on the importance of keeping inflation under 4 per cent, an objective set by the National Assembly.

Việt Nam begins to import live pigs from Thailand The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has permitted the import of live pigs from Thailand for farming and slaughter from today.