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VIETNAM NEWS HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 2021

By Bloomberg, Vietnam’s economic growth accelerated in the fourth quarter as manufacturing revived and exports extended their recovery from the pandemic slump earlier this year.

1. Vietnam Business Operations and the Coronavirus: Updates

Vietnam Briefing

This article will be updated as further developments in Vietnam become available.

2. Vietnam’s PM approves $209mn S.Korea-funded expressway project in southern province

Tuoi Tre News

A 26km thruway project funded by a South Korean loan of over US$209 million has been approved by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for development in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap for five years.

This map shows a 26-kilometer expressway, positioned between the two yellow stars, that will be constructed to connect My An Town and Cao Lanh City in Dong Thap Province, part of the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam. Photo: My Thuan Project Management Board

3. Trade rises to new high

VNExpress

Foreign trade surged 22.6 percent in 2021 to a new high of $668.5 billion despite the supply chain disruptions caused by Covid-19.

4. Samsung to invest additional 850 mln USD in Vietnamese subsidiary

Nhan Dan

Electronics giant Samsung of the Republic of Korea’s recent board meeting has approved the spending of some 850 million USD for its unit in Vietnam to manufacture flip-chip ball grid arrays (FC-BGA), according to KBS News.

5. Quang Tri to develop first airport under the PPP model

Vietnam Investment Review

Quang Tri will develop its very first airport with a total investment capital of VND5.82 trillion ($253 million) under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.

The design of the upcoming Quang Tri airport

6. WB remains positive on Vietnamese GDP growth target for next year

Dtinews

The nation’s target of recording GDP growth of between 6% and 6.5% next year is entirely feasible, providing it can effectively control COVID-19 and ensure supply-demand balance, according to Jacques Morisset, lead economist and programme leader for the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam.

7. Foreign investment up over 9% this year

The Saigon Times

HCMC – Vietnam had attracted some US$31.2 billion in foreign investment in the year to December 20, up 9.2% year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

8. Gov’t Sets Growth Target of at least 6% for 2022

VCCI

The Government sets a growth target of 6-6.5 percent next year, according to a report presented by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the opening ceremony of the National Assembly’s second sitting this morning.Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presents a report at the opening ceremony of the second sitting of the 15th National Assembly, Ha Noi, October 20, 2021. Photo: VGP

9. E-commerce giant Amazon aims to expand in Vietnam

Vietnam Insider

E-commerce giant to promote shipping service under scrutiny elsewhere.

10. Vietnam - a major driver of global trade growth by 2030

Hanoi Times

The country benefits from strengthening international integration through multiple free trade agreements.

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VIETNAM NEWS HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 2021.

Vietnam progressively put in place a range of social distancing and movement restrictions during the fourth wave of Covid-19, which will have long-term and inequitable impacts on its economy. However, in comparison with countries in the region, Vietnam has been the least hit and is expected to be the fastest economy to recover.

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VIETNAM NEWS HIGHLIGHTS - AUGUST 2021

The Vietnamese Government is showing its drastic actions to implement its vaccine diplomacy policy for containing the Covid-19 pandemic to soon return to new normal life and recover the manufacturing nationwide.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to resume all economic activities after January 15, 2022, what should enterprises do to re-start their business?

By cafef.vn, HCMC plans to reopen all economic activities after January 15, 2022 in a three-phase roadmap through a so-called “Covid-19 card”. In addition, the City also offers many solutions to support enterprises recover their business and manufacturing after the Covid-19 pandemic.

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