Economy

Vietnam posted a trade surplus of nearly 1.9 billion USD in the first four months of the year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency.

Hanoi’s first metro service running from Cat Linh to Ha Dong will start commercial operation from May 1 as directed by the Prime Minister.

The Duc Hue district People's Committee of Long An province held the opening ceremony of the Duc Hue night market and officially put into operation in Dong Thanh townlet with such many stalls as cuisine, fashion, handicrafts.

Support is to be provided to small and medium–sized enterprises, enabling them to use intellectual property rights to build stronger, more competitive and resilient businesses.

If breakthroughs in institutional reforms are achieved to improve growth quality, coupling with timely and sound fiscal and monetary policies, the Vietnamese economy could expand 6.76 percent a year.

Chairman of the Long An People's Committee - Nguyen Van Ut chaired an online conference to check the situation and results of implementing construction investment procedures, construction process in 2021.

With its high food sales and position as a major transshipment hub that supplies goods to ASEAN countries and China, Vietnam offers attractive prospects for Russian exporters.

The UK – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, which will take effect on May 1, is expected to open up opportunities for UK health care companies to navigate the Vietnamese market.

On April 22, the Long An People's Committee held a conference to summarize the project on "Sustainable agricultural transformation in Vietnam" in Long An province for the period of 2016 - 2020 and implementing the plan in 2021.

Vietnamese food processors have opportunities to tap into the billion-USD Halal market when attending a hybrid exhibition on Halal products and processed food scheduled in late May in Singapore.

Ho Chi Minh City will implement a number of key transport projects, including those connecting regions, belt routes, projects in the city’s gateway area, and in Thu Duc city.

The Long An People's Committee held "Seminar on orientations for developing high-tech economic zone".