Economy

The Ba Ria – Vung Tau People’s Committee has told agencies to speed up work on crucial transport projects to facilitate connections to the Cai Mep-Thi Vai port complex in the province’s Phu My Town.

Dong Thap province’s Chau Thanh district has expanded the cultivation of high-quality sweet potatoes for export and will develop processed sweet-potato products.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam said it is making active preparations so that work on the passenger terminal T3 of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City can begin in October 2021.

Many international organizations have forecast robust economic recovery for Vietnam in 2021.

A plan is being devised to develop large-scale State-owned enterprises (SoEs), especially multi-ownership ones, to promote their role in paving the way for and guiding businesses in other economic sectors.

On March 10, the Long An People's Committee held a meeting and working session with the Korea International Cooperation Agency and the Korean business delegation to visit and learn about the investment environment in Long An.

After a period of time, dragon fruit prices are continuously low, since after the Lunar New Year of Buffalo 2021 until now, the price of dragon fruits has risen again.

Vietnam's agro-forestry-fishery exports hit 6.17 bln USD in the first two months of this year.

The World Bank has signed a 11.3-million-USD grant with the State Bank of Vietnam to support the development of a commercial financing market for industrial energy efficiency investments.

Private enterprises do not need money but institutional support to enjoy a stable and safe business environment, bringing them equality and respect.

Vietnam’s economic freedom score is now 61.7, making its economy the 90th freest in the 2021 Index of Economic Freedom.

Vietnam’s consumer price index in February was up 1.52% over the previous month and 0.7 percent year on year, according to the General Statistics Office.