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First-quarter low growth seeks solutions The nation's economic growth in the first half of the year was at a rate lower than that targeted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic hurting production and business activities. The government is mulling over new solutions to drive the economy forwards, with some international forecasts still proving upbeat. Based on economic performance in the first five months of this year, the government has just reported to the National Assembly Standing Committee its fresh forecast that the economy’s total GDP in the first six months of this year will be nearly VND4 quadrillion (US$174.4 billion), up about 5.8% year-on-year, or 0.42 percentage points lower than the target of 6.22% as set out in the Resolution No.01/NQ-CP released on January 1 on the key tasks for the implementation of the socioeconomic development plan and state budget estimates for 2021. The 5.8% rise will also be 0.12 percentage points lower than the government’s … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JUNE 19

HCM City to kick off COVID-19 vaccination campaign on June 19 Ho Chi Minh City is set to begin its COVID-19 vaccination campaign on June 19, with priority groups to get injected with about 800,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses donated by the Japanese Government. Checking the vaccine preservation at a cold storage warehouse in the Cat Lai Industrial Park on June 17, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son said among the 966,300 vaccine doses donated by the Japanese Government to Vietnam, 836,000 doses were allocated to HCM City. He noted according to regulations, a batch of vaccine delivered to Vietnam will undergo examination, which will take 48 hours, at the Hanoi-based National Institute for Control of Vaccines and Biologicals, and only when the vaccine gets the quality certificate can it be put into use. The largest-ever vaccination campaign in HCM City is scheduled to last for about five to seven days, targeting the priority groups identified in the … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 18

Apart from specialities such as Vinh oranges and eel vermicelli soup, Nghe An Province is also famous for its bánh mướt (rice roll) cake thanks to its unique flavour. Different from rice rolls in the north, bánh mướt is made of a special rice variety named Vê in the province’s Quynh Luu District and can be eaten with beef soup or chicken soup, but local people prefer it with pig’s tripe. Nguyen Thi Nguyet, 60, recently returned to the province from Germany and said she always missed the dish while living abroad for almost 40 years. Nghe An's bánh mướt (rice rolls) can be eaten with pork paste. Photo baoquocte.vn “I still remember the tastiest and delicious dish made by makers in Quy Chinh Village of Nghe An's Dien Chau District," she said, adding that her home was one kilometre from the So Market where her mother often bought the dish home. “The image of my mother returning home bringing us the cake wrapped in fresh banana leaves always moved me,” Nguyet said, … [Read more...] about Nghe An’s ‘banh muot’ goes down a treat with pig’s tripe

First flow of gas pumped out of Su Tu Trang oil field in phase 2A At the ceremony (Photo: VNA) Amid complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony was held online, marking the operation of the project 16 days ahead of schedule. Addressing at the event, PetroVietnam's General Director Le Manh Hung said Block 15-1 is the flagship in oil and gas exploitation activities in Vietnam, bringing benefits to all involved parties, and contributing about 10.4 billion USD to the Vietnamese Government’s budget. PetroVietnam highly valued efforts of Cuu Long Joint Operating Company (Cuu Long JOC) and its partners to completed the drillling of the oil-well on schedule, ensuring their commitments in the gas purchase and sale contract and field development plan, he said. Cuu Long JOC's General Director Nguyen Van Que attributed the success of the project to concerted efforts of Cuu Long JOC and its partners, along with the maximum support from PetroVietnam, … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JUNE 20

Indian firms to seek investment opportunities in Vietnam after COVID-19 Many Indian companies want to come to Vietnam and explore investment opportunities after the COVID-19 situation comes under control, Dr Madan Mohan Sethi, Indian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, has said. Vietnam is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and “is the country to watch out for” and “every provincial government has an open door policy and always encourages investments,” he told the first ever Invest Vietnam conclave organised by the Indian Investors Federation, the Vietnamese embassy in India and Leaps and Bounds Consulting Vietnam. The webinar, which aimed to present Vietnam as an investment destination in various sectors, attracted the participation of 110 investors from India and other parts of the globe, officials from both governments and Indian business executives in Vietnam. Vietnamese Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau said Vietnam is one of the most open economies … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JUNE 21