Pandemic

Hanoi's economic growth is set to rebound to 7.5% next year as the city continues to pursue the dual target of both containing the pandemic and boosting economic recovery.

During the Hanoi Midnight Sale, as the clock was ticking towards midnight, the steeper the discount will be that could go to the maximum of 100%.

About 13% of households in a panel of approximately 4,000 households had applied for at least one of three new Covid-19 relief programs since February, but only 2.3% of these households received any money by July/August.

Hanoi has played a key role in forming supply and production chains among local enterprises from various provinces and cities, said a senior government official.

Despite disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Vietnam – Japan relations have become even stronger.

In Vietnam’s new framework to promote digital transformation, enterprises would stay at the center of the process, while the government is responsible for gathering the required conditions to promote digital economy.

A 50% reduction in the registration fee for domestically-produced cars is seen as discriminatory treatment against imported ones.

This growth was supported by expansion in both the government and corporate bond segments, stated the ADB.

ASEAN stays united with common efforts against the pandemic and consensus on recovery plans.

For the first time, the Vietnamese government would issue a list of sectors with limited market access for foreign investors under the negative list principle.