Total revenue of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector is estimated at nearly 65 billion USD in the first half of 2021, up 22 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Information and Communication.
Export revenue of the garment and textile sector surged 21.2 percent year on year in the first five months of 2021 to about 15.2 billion USD, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS).
Vietnamese logistics enterprises reported outstanding business results in the first quarter of 2021.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has called on local travel companies to actively implement promotional programmes and plans to lure tourists now that COVID-19 has been largely brought under control.
The PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP), a subsidiary of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), contributed nearly 2.3 trillion VND (99.8 million USD) to the State budget in the first four months of 2021, or 43 percent higher than the set plan.
The rapid suppression of the new COVID-19 outbreak in late January 2021 has helped maintain Vietnam’s positive outlook for economic recovery this year, the World Bank (WB) has said.
Export revenue in 2020 is estimated to reach 267 billion USD while imports are to reach 260 billion USD, resulting in a trade surplus of some 7 billion USD. Experts said 2020 has been a tough year for all economic sectors, but foreign trade has been profitable.
The third Congress of the Party Organisation of the Central Enterprises Bloc (CEB) opened in Hanoi on October 20 with the participation of nearly 293 delegates.