NDO/VNA – Vietnam could expect the strong growth of recent years to return next year, and will likely see its position as an offshoring location reinforced once the global economy begins to recover, as assessed by the Mckinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm. 

NDO - Vietnam’s industrial production grew by a modest 2.71% in the first six months of 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus, according to the General Statistics Office. 

NDO – After a long period of “hibernation” due to the Covid-19 epidemic, with great internal effort and the practical support of the Government and their partners, domestic airlines have recovered impressively and expanded their markets and are ready and willing to reopen international routes as permitted. 

NDO – A fair introducing Thai products to Vietnamese customers opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 3, offering a chance to connect trade between Vietnamese and Thai businesses. 

NDO/VNA - Squid and octopus exports fell by 21.2% year-on-year in the first five months of the year to US$192 million as demand was hit by COVID-19, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers. 

NDO/VNA – From July 1, Mme. Carolyn Turk will work at the World Bank (WB) Hanoi office as its country director in Vietnam, according to the office. 

NDO – Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces’ economic growth are still showing positive signals, despite the COVID-19 pandemic having laid negative impacts upon the socio-economic situation in the two locomotives of the southern key economic region. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnamese lychee was officially put up for sale in Singapore’s FairPrice supermarket chain, making the first year when the specialty fruit has been imported from the Southeast Asian country on a large scale. 

NDO - It was thought that Vietnamese lychee would “miss an opportunity” on the Japanese market in the first year they were licensed for export due to Covid-19; however, the first batches of lychees still reached the market in time, opening up an opportunity to diversify the market and affirm the brand and quality of Vietnamese lychee. 

NDO – Hanoi authorities have devised two growth scenarios for the remaining six months of the year, as the Municipal Party Committee convened its 24th session on June 30. 

NDO - The Sankei Building Co., Ltd, via its Vietnam-based subsidiary, Visaho Joint Stock Company, has been appointed to provide property management services for Capital Place - Hanoi’s first international grade A modern office development. 

NDO –Vietnam’s economy unexpectedly expanded in the second quarter, through at its slowest pace since 2011 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Bloomberg. 

NDO – Vietnam’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) expanded by 0.66% in June compared to the previous month, mainly due to three consecutive increases in petrol prices and soaring pork prices. 

NDO – A conference entitled “Effectively taking full advantage of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA): development opportunity for Vietnamese businesses after the shock of COVID-19” was held in Hanoi on June 29.