Economy

The first batches of fresh “thieu” lychee to Japan, more than 2 tonnes in total, have gone through customs clearance at Japan's Nirata International Airport and will be hitting shelves soon.

A development strategy is being drawn up for the building material industry for 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, as the management and development of the sector are still facing a number of shortcomings.

Thieu lychee, a specialty fruit of Luc Ngan district in northern Bac Giang province, is expected to soon be readily-found in one of the most choosy markets in the world.

The East Asia Business Council has recently convened its 47th meeting in an online format, attracting representatives from 13 East Asian nations.

Long An Provincial Party Committee Secretary, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council - Pham Van Ranh visited to grasp the investment and operation situation of Tan Duc Industrial park.

A group of investors led by US-based private equity firm KKR, including Temasek Holdings of Singapore, invested 15.1 trillion VND in a stake of the Vinhomes Joint Stock Company.

The Mekong Delta has topped six economic regions nationwide in terms of provincial competitive index over the past five years, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vo Tan Thanh.

High-tech agriculture towards clean agriculture is one of the priority tasks in the Provincial Agriculture sector restructuring project.

Exports of vegetables and fruits fetched more than 1.5 billion USD in the first six months of the year, a year-on-year decline of 14.5 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The State will employ policies to encourage the development of cheap commercial houses to remove difficulties for the real estate market and enterprises due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, many companies and businesses actively shift to produce other products and find new sources of customers. This contributes to stabilizing production and taking care of workers.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 12 for leaders of Chinese businesses which are investing in the fields of garment and textile, high-quality fibre and automobile tyres in Vietnam.