NDO – The positive achievements in socio-economic development in 2020 amid the prevalence of COVID-19 have offered Vietnam a further premise for the successful realisation of its socio-economic development targets this year. 

NDO - Vietnam began its Doi Moi reform and international integration as a backward and closed economy 35 years ago. Today it has become a middle-income country with a dynamic and highly open market economy recording relatively high and inclusive growth, ensuring that all benefit from the fruits of growth. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnam earned US$3.26 billion from exporting fruit and vegetables in 2020, a year-on-year decline of 13%, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has reported. 

NDO - Vietnam’s stock market has been witnessing explosive trading sessions that have been exceeding all expectations. The trading volume of recent sessions has continually set new records, with the first session of 2021 hitting VND18.580 trillion (over US$800 million). 

NDO/VNA – The planning and investment sector has sketched out 13 major tasks for 2021, focusing on introducing measures to support the implementation of socio-economic targets in the 2021-2025 period, economic restructuring, and renovation of the growth model. 

NDO/VNA – Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh, who is also Chairman of the Vietnam - US Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council, has held phone talks with US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer to discuss bilateral economic and trade issues. 

NDO - An estimated 2,100 enterprises were established in the first week of 2021, after the 2020 Law on Enterprises began to take effect, up 46% from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI). 

NDO/VNA – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) targets a credit growth rate of 12 percent in 2021, equivalent to the growth of 12.13 percent last year, according to SBV Deputy Governor Dao Minh Tu. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnam earned over US$3 billion from exporting rice in 2020, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA), a year-on-year increase of more than 10%. 

NDO - 2020 was an extremely difficult year for the domestic and global economies due to the negative impacts of Covid-19 and global trade disruption. But Vietnamese exports recorded an impressive performance, becoming a bright spot and laying the foundation for a firm economic recovery in 2021. 

NDO – The Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission reviewed its operations in 2020 and launched new tasks for the new year at a conference held in Hanoi on January 5. 

NDO - The Institute of Economics and Finance under the Academy of Finance held a workshop on January 5 to review Vietnam’s economic performance in 2020 and make forecasts for 2021. 

NDO/VNA – The Prime Minister has issued the National Strategy on the Fourth Industrial Revolution by 2030 to fulfil goals set in the Politburo’s Resolution 52-NQ/TW that outlines policies guiding Vietnam’s active involvement in the revolution. 

NDO - Vietnam boasts multiple qualities for a night-time economy to grow, including a rich culture, superb foods, a young population and many deeply integrated cities.