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Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam exported goods with an estimated value of 99.36 billion USD in the first five months of 2020, a year-on-year decline of 1.7 percent. Export turnover of domestic businesses maintained double-digit growth, however, of 10.4 percent, reaching 33.3 billion USD. The outcome is considered a highlight of goods exports since early in the year, especially given that the export turnover of the FDI sector fell 6.9 percent year-on-year due to the impact of COVID-19, according to trade experts. The US remained Vietnam’s largest market in the first five months, with turnover of 24.6 billion USD, up 8.2 percent, followed by China, the EU, ASEAN, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. From January to May, Vietnam posted a trade surplus of nearly 1.9 billion USD - a much better result than the trade deficit of 256 million USD in the same period last year. The figure is encouraging amid the pandemic, which has seen restrictions placed on a number of trade activities at border … [Read more...] about Vietnam striving to boost export growth over remainder of 2020

According to Mr. Vu, HCMC and the Mekong Delta has implemented the cooperation agreement on tourism development for six months. Under the heavy impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the two sides have striven to obtain initial results. For the last two months, over 50,000 tourists have registered tours provided by five big travel firms in HCMC to travel the Mekong Delta. … [Read more...] about HCMC, Mekong Delta promote domestic tourism for post Covid-19 recovery

Passengers queue to take flights from Stansted airport in Essex. Now, arrivals coming from local European countries such as France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Greece have been named among those who are exempt from undergoing quarantine restrictions. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA … [Read more...] about UK offers isolation exemption for 59 countries, including Vietnam

In the last few years, with the increasing number of legal, fee-based movie and music sites in Vietnam like Netflix and Spotify, several pirate sites have experienced a decline in business due to worsening quality and the onslaught of local authorities and operators. … [Read more...] about Pirated film sites face doomsday in Vietnam

During the meeting, the PM also asked the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the State Bank of Vietnam to expedite the implementation the Government's aid packages for those seriously affected by COVID-19. — VNS … [Read more...] about Vietnam not open to international tourists yet: PM