Economy

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed an official dispatch on April 18 demanding relevant ministries and agencies to speed up the Long Thanh International Airport project, which is lagging behind schedule.

On April 18, in Ho Chi Minh City, Director of Department of Industry and Trade of Long An province - Nguyen Tuan Thanh participated in the seminar with the topic "Stimulating Trade - Investment and Product Consumption".

Long An Department of Industry and Trade informed that, electricity development infrastructure is increasingly developing, especially renewable energy projects.

Vietnam has set a target of increasing its green economy's contribution to GDP from 6.7 billion USD in 2020 to 300 billion USD by 2050, which requires drastic and breakthrough steps.

In the first quarter of 2023, the industrial production index increased; 33/58 groups of industrial products increased over the same period.

Australia has so far opened its market for four kinds of fresh fruit from Vietnam - dragon fruit, lychee, mango and longan, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The steel market is likely to recover in the third and fourth quarters of this year thanks to augmented efforts to disburse public investment and credit packages for social housing projects, along with positive signs of economy.

Vietnam International Café Show 2023, a coffee, food and beverage exhibition, opened in Ho Chi Minh City on April 13, attracting more than 400 domestic and international exhibitors.

Dong Thap Mango Festival 2023 will take place at Van Mieu Park in Cao Lanh City in the Mekong Delta province from April 28 to May 1.

On April 13, the Provincial People's Committee held an online conference to summarize food safety management, improve the quality of agriculture, forestry and fishery, prevent and control diseases on cattle and poultry in 2022.

Chairman of Can Giuoc People's Committee - Nguyen Anh Duc and related sectors inspected the construction progress of the bridge over the Can Giuoc river, connecting the two banks of Phuoc Lai commune and Can Giuoc town.

Vietnam's agricultural product exports to China are facing increasing difficulties due to tightening export requirements, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).