Economy

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group still enjoyed profit of more than 10 trillion VND and contributed over 38 trillion VND to the State budget in the first seven months of 2020 despite Vietnam being hit by COVID-19.

Authorities of the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City are continuously taking preventive measures to ensure safety for tourists to overcome difficulties to promote tourism for the post-pandemic period.

Dozens of tonnes of Vietnamese longans have been exported to Australia and distributed in the states of South Australia and Western Australia over the past few weeks.

As a gateway linking the Mekong Delta, Ho Chi Minh City, and the southeastern region, Tien Giang province is becoming increasingly attractive to domestic and foreign investors.

The People's Committee of Long An province has just approved the project of industrial promotion, supported by the local industrial promotion budget, phase 2 in 2020.

Footwear exports were estimated to hit 9.53 billion USD in the first seven months of 2020, a year-on-year decline of 7.9 percent, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Currently, the price of lemon in districts of Ben Luc and Duc Hoa of Long An province is quite good, farmers are very excited.

The Ministry of Construction has announced a national action plan on green growth in 2020-2030 focusing on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and implementing the Paris Agreement.

Textile and electronics have been the two export-oriented sectors mostly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, an official has said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a directive on the building of plans for socio-economic development and State budget estimate for 2021, with a target of about 7 percent of economic growth for the year.

The European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement not only promotes trade and investment growth between Vietnam and the EU but also creates a driving force to boost cooperation in improving growth quality.

The Long An Department of Agriculture and Rural Development cooperated with Thanh Hoa district People's Committee to hold a ceremony to award the certificate of apricot blossom village in Tan Tay commune.