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Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Huong Giang (Photo: VNA) Bac Ninh (VNA) – The northern province of Bac Ninh is applying measures with the aim of rising to the top five localities in the provincial competitiveness index (PCI) rankings, according to Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Huong Giang. Giang noted that in 2020, Bac Ninh stood at the 10th position out of 63 cities and provinces across the country in PCI rankings with 66.74 points, dropping six places over the previous year, but still in the group of localities with good results. In order to improve its PCI ranking, Bac Ninh will design policies to support human resources development and create favourable conditions for goods circulation, while assisting local firms in applying pandemic prevention and control measures and recovering production and business in the new normal situation in the rest of 2021. The province will reform its mechanisms and policies to make them …

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Animal feed exports see surge in H1 Luc Ngan lychee of Bac Giang province is protected geographical indication in Japan. Vietnamese firms are urged to pay more attention to register for intellectual property protection in foreign markets. (Photo baochinhphu.vn) Vietnam’s animal feed exports hit nearly 523.88 million USD in the first six months of 2021, up 52.7 percent year-on-year, according to the General Department of Customs. China remains the biggest importer of Vietnam’s animal feed, with turnover reaching 188.3 million USD in the reviewed period. In June alone, China spent 36.62 million USD on importing animal feed from Vietnam, up 47.3 percent from the same period last year. Vietnamese exports of animal feed to Cambodia in January-June rose 41.7 percent to 74.81 million USD, maintaining Vietnam’s second largest importer. Meanwhile, the US surpassed India to become Vietnam’s third biggest importer of livestock feed with turnover hitting 56.42 million …

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Many large manufacturers have been dealing with a shortage of wokers due to travel restrictions. Photo: Le Toan Japanese-backed Brother Vietnam Co., Ltd. has suspended operations at its manufacturing plant in Tan Truong Industrial Zone (IZ) in the northern province of Hai Duong for one year starting this month. The plant, representing the total investment of $73 million, has been making industrial sewing machines and accessories for the textile and apparel industry. “COVID-19 has dealt a strong blow to the industry. We have to temporarily cease operations as the demand has abated,” a company representative told the media. In the immediate future, the company’s manufacturing plant in China will take over fulfilling orders. The representative also noted that before suspending operations, the company has fulfilled all welfare benefits for its 300 employees. Meanwhile, Brother Industries Co., Ltd., which produces and trades in printers, fax machines, and electric equipment, …

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"Observers are more worried about the spread of the pandemic now, especially because it is taking place in the national economic locomotive," said Le Duy Binh, managing director of consulting firm Economica Vietnam told VnExpress. In a report released late June, Dragon Capital Vietnam said it was very hard to predict the country’s economic situation due to the latest Covid-19 developments. The fourth wave had become more complex and dangerous than the combined three previous ones, which affected many production zones and key economic areas like HCMC and Binh Duong. Since the new wave started on April 27, Vietnam has registered 74,519 community transmissions in 62 of its 63 cities and provinces. HCMC is leading in the number of infections, with 48,863 cases. Vietnam’s economy was valued at VND6,300 trillion ($273.9 billion) in 2020, over 20 percent of it contributed by HCMC. Last year, the city’s GRDP was over VND1,370 trillion, nearly 30 percent higher Hanoi’s. HCMC’s …

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The possibility of imposing stricter restrictions rather than Directive 16 is very likely. The Vietnamese Government has asked all southern cities and provinces to flexibly apply proper measures under Directive 16 that imposes stay-at-home order and bans non-essential activities. Special focus should be placed on social distancing to ensure the proper distance between people, between families, and neighborhood groups, the Government said in a resolution issued on July 20. A deserted road in the central part of Ho Chi Minh City during the restrictions. Photo: Thanh Nien It means that all 19 cities and provinces, including Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), need to stress the importance of the implementation of Directive 16 that also mandates closures of non-essential businesses and limits transportation services. Stay-at-home order is placed except for emergencies and purchase of essential goods like drug and food. The Government affirmed it will continue sparing no …

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A worker at Lecas' factory during the fourth wave of COVID-19 outbreak. VNS Photo Viet Thang Even though efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have helped the country’s footwear and handbag industry attract more orders from international brands, it has still been hit hard by the pandemic in many aspects. The industry, which is considered to be one of the driving forces for Viet Nam economic growth, even recorded double-digit growth in footwear export turnover in the first five months of the year. Statistics from the General Department of Viet Nam Customs showed that during this period, the country’s export turnover of footwear rose 25.4 per cent compared to the same period last year to nearly US8.4 billion, while the export turnover of handbags also grew 5.9 per cent to nearly $1.4 billion. Footwear is one of six industries posting export turnover of more than US$5 billion in the first five months of 2021. However, the footwear and handbag industry has been heavily …

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Up to 75% of the country’s total infections were detected in the south which includes 19 cities and provinces. Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction has set up a task force in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to assist the metropolis and southern localities in building makeshift hospitals amid the rising Covid-19 infections in the region. The task force will have the right to requisition the ministry’s existing facilities in the localities to serve the mission. A field hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Dan Tri Southern cities and provinces will continue building makeshift hospitals to serve the treatment of Covid-19 patients. Normally, this kind of facility is used to treat asymptomatic cases. In HCMC, apartment blocs have been used as makeshift hospitals. Meanwhile, in Binh Duong, the World Trade Center, the largest exhibition center in the south with an area of 22,000 square meters, has been used as a field hospital of 1,500 beds. In Cantho City and other …

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Ho Chi Minh City logged more than 3,500 domestic coronavirus cases on Wednesday, when over 5,300 infections were found in the community across Vietnam. The city reported 3,556 locally-infected patients, which is the second-biggest daily case increase this month, according to the Ministry of Health's data. It detected a record high of 4,692 infections on July 18. The southern Vietnamese economic hub has documented 41,343 since the nation was hit by the fourth and worst virus wave on April 27. The health ministry confirmed 36 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, including 32 in Ho Chi Minh City, two in Long An Province, and two in Dong Thap Province. The agency reported 5,357 local cases in 35 provinces and cities the same day, 1,081 of which were found in the community while the rest were in centralized quarantine centers or isolated areas. Binh Duong Province, an industrial park hub just outside Ho Chi Minh City, accounted for 964 of the infections. Dong Nai Province, …

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The Ministry of Health announced more than 6,000 domestic COVID-19 cases in Vietnam on Thursday, including over 4,000 locally-infected patients in Ho Chi Minh City. Thirty-six provinces and cities logged 6,164 local infections while another 30 were imported from abroad, the health ministry said. A total of 1,000 cases were found in the community whereas the remainder were detected in centralized quarantine facilities or isolated areas. Ho Chi Minh City recorded 4,218 of the latest domestic cases, Binh Duong Province 679, Long An Province 432, Dong Nai Province 210, and Dong Thap Province 117. Today’s locally-acquired infection rise is the biggest so far, after a record was set at 5,887 cases on July 18. Since the fourth COVID-19 wave began in Vietnam on April 27, Vietnam has documented 70,672 domestic cases in 61 out of 63 provinces and cities. Ho Chi Minh City sits atop the table with 45,561 patients, followed by Bac Giang Province with 5,733, Binh Duong Province with …

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Domestic and foreign businesses are pushing for more efficient support from local authorities in charge. Photo: Le Toan Management boards are supporting financiers and businesses to carry out administrative procedures related to setting up projects in the industrial zones (IZs), export processing zones (EPZs), and economic zones (EZs). However, their support has been criticised by investors. Nguyen Mai Dung, deputy director of Nam Anh Trading JSC said, “Our dossier had met all requirements of Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA), but we were requested to redo it over and over again. Moreover, the official of the authority asked us to revise the application, but did not clarify how,” said Dung. Nam Anh is one of Vietnam’s leading dye and textile manufacturers, supplying for local and foreign fashion companies in Japan, South Korea, Germany, Australia, and the United States. In addition to the factory in the southern province of Dong Nai …

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