Economy

On February 25, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Long An Province - Nguyen Van Ut attended the inauguration ceremony of the expanded CJ Foods Vietnam - Kizuna 3 factory.

Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council - Mai Van Nhieu led the delegation to supervise the management and implementation of the planning at two projects of Duc Hoa Ha and Duc Hoa Dong industrial clusters.

A record of over 1.3 billion USD was poured into Vietnamese startups in 2021, helping the country rank third in the group of the most dynamic innovative startup ecosystems.

The Long An Department of Industry and Trade has just issued the Action Program to carry out the tasks of the Industry and Trade sector in 2022.

The People's Committee of Long An province has just implemented solutions to restore the export supply chain and promote the export of agricultural, forestry and fishery products after the Covid-19 epidemic.

Vietnam’s e-commerce has been growing in a robust pace in the wake of COVID-19, fuelling a boom in transport and express delivery services.

Vietnam reported a trade deficit of 3.91 billion USD in the first 15 days of February as exports decreased, the General Department of Customs has announced.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Long An province, Châu Thành District People's Committee held a seminar on management, control and use of the geographical indication "Châu Thành Long An" for dragon fruit.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the high-level session of the annual Vietnam Business Forum in Hanoi on February 21 under the theme “Restoring the economy & Developing supply chain in the new normal”.

The Mekong province of Dong Thap held a ceremony on February 19 to announce the export of the first batch of mangoes to the European market in 2022.

The Vietnamese economy will recover strongly in 2022, starting at the end of the first quarter, said Tim Leelahaphan, Economist for Thailand and Vietnam at Standard Chartered, at a seminar held in Hanoi on February 18.

All major mobility indicators in Vietnam rose sharply ahead of the Tet celebration as vaccination coverage surpassed 73 percent of the population, according to the World Bank.