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Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of 5.46 billion USD in the first six months of this year, nearly 1.5 billion USD higher than the estimated 4 billion USD, according to the General Department of Customs.

The illegal import of pigs from Cambodia has been rampant in the border area of the southern province of An Giang.

Many coastal hotels in the central city of Danang have been put on sale after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnam’s effective containment of COVID-19 should allow it to make a quicker rebound than most other economies in the region and its GDP growth can be around 2.3 percent this year, Sian Fenner, an economist from Oxford Economics wrote

The country has risen to the second place in terms of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions with total domestic investment of US$872 million, the majority of which was driven by US$651 million worth of investment from Vinhomes, received from

The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) officially launched an application to buy train tickets and pay online on smartphones from July 15 to improve customer services.

HCM City Department of Tourism has expressed optimism about the local tourism after Covid-19 during a question and answer session with the deputies from HCM City People's Council.

Vietnam Airlines will launch two new domestic routes and re-open two others from July 22.

The Central Institute for Economic Management said with good results in preventing the pandemic and the chance for economic recovery, Vietnam still needs to be cautious in the second half of the year.

Forestry exports will be no lower than 12 billion USD this year, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan told a meeting in Hanoi on July 10.

As many as 1.2 million people have been laid off in the first six months of this year due to Covid-19 pandemic.

The southern region may face severe electricity shortage starting from 2021, according to the Electricity of Vietnam Group.

The runway extension project at Con Dao Airport will reclaim 120 metres from the sea and cost VND2.3trn (USD99m).

Many industrial zones have been left unused for years, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

SM Entertainment, one of the largest entertainment companies in the Republic of Korea (RoK), plans to open its first store in Vietnam, based in the southern hub of Ho Chi Minh City.

Many people have rushed to sell gold to take advantage of rocketing prices.

Many tour boats in Ha Long Bay may have to close and go bankrupt, said Chairman of Quang Ninh People Committee Nguyen Van Thang at a meeting session with the provincial people's council.

Many bus co-operatives in HCM City may suspend operations from August 15 due to financial difficulties.

Vietnam’s public investment disbursement in the first half of 2020 was estimated at VND156 trillion (US$6.7 billion), according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).