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Ameii Vietnam exported 10 tonnes of fresh lychee to Thailand by sea on June 5, marking the first time the fresh fruit of Vietnam hit the shelves in Thailand, reported Vietnam News Agency.

For the first time, Vietnam’s fresh lychees have displayed to sell in supermarkets in Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture, as part of a “Vietnam’s goods” week in the Kagoshima AEON Mall from June 4 to June 6.

Vietnam will have more than 120 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in 2021, Vietnam News Agency quote the Health Ministry’s announcement on June 3.

The export of aquatic products to the United States posted a sharp growth in the past three months despite the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy, reported Vietnam News Agency.

The Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) Canada and the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) signed a cooperation agreement via videoconference on June 1 to improve the export capacity of women-led enterprises in Vietnam during the 2021-2024 period, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam, will take stronger measures to control the COVID-19 outbreak as soon as a social distancing order is due to come into effect as of 00.00hrs on May 31, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

Vietnam shipped overseas 130.94 billion USD worth of goods in the first five months of 2021, up 30.7 percent annually, Vietnam News Agency quoted figures of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Following successful sales of lychees, efforts have been made to sell other Vietnamese farm produce on e-commerce platforms.

Disbursed foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam this year hit 7.15 billion USD as of May 20, an increase of 6.7 percent compared to the same period last year, reported Vietnam News Agency according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnam plans to outlay 2.87 quadrillion VND (124.5 billion USD) on public investment in the 2021-2025 period, up 120 trillion VND compared to the previous estimate, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Binh Duong province surpassed Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to top the nation’s per capita monthly income in 2020, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the information of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

A batch of fresh lychees grown in Thanh Ha district of the northern province of Hai Duong has arrived in Japan to cater to local consumer tastes, reported VNA.

Several electoral units recorded voter turnout of 100%, including 23 constituencies in Bac Lieu and 10 constituencies in Vinh Phuc, according to Nguyen Khac Dinh, vice chairman of the National Assembly (NA) and member of the National Election Council (NEC), reported VOV News.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has decided to allocate 12.1 trillion VND (around 523.28 million USD) from the remainder of last year’s State budget to buy COVID-19 vaccines, said the Vietnam News Agency.

The sending of Vietnamese labourers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) was officially resumed on May 21 morning, after more than one year of disruption due to the expiration of the two countries’ agreement on this issue and COVID-19 outbreaks, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam has emerged as an investment destination for 140 countries and territories globally, attracting 33,000 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with total registered capital of US$394 billion.

The northern province of Bac Giang which is close to Hanoi capital, recorded a further 63 out of 85 community infections confirmed by the Ministry of Health (MoH) at noon on May 18.

The volume of rice exported last month is estimated at 700,000 tonnes with a value of 362 million USD, reported Vietnam News Agency.

According to the Ministry of Health, Vietnam received the second shipment of 1.682 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses through COVAX Facility – the global vaccine access mechanism on May 16 afternoon, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam posted solid export performance in the first quarter of 2021, and at such a growth speed, its export turnover is likely to hit 600 billion USD for the whole year, the Vietnam News Agency qouted the sayings of experts.

​THACO has shipped another 50 semi-trailers to the US market earlier this month, its second batch to the market after a first comprising 69 units in 2020, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

German firms have expressed their optimism about Vietnam’s economy in both mid-and long terms in a recent survey released by the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) on May 12, reported VNA.

A new book on President Ho Chi Minh has come to the public to commemorate the leader’s 131st birth anniversary (May 19, 1890-2021), reported Vietnam News Agency.

The State budget revenue was estimated at 543.4 trillion VND (over 23.7 billion USD) in the first four months of 2021, equivalent to 40.5 percent of the estimate and up 7.3 percent from a year earlier, said the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

Disbursement of public investment in April was estimated at VND30.4 trillion (over US$1.3 billion), a sharp increase of 23.9% over the same period last year and equivalent to 6.6% of the yearly target, the Nhan Dan newspaper qouted the information of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Bamboo Airways is finalising preparations to operate regular direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco and Los Angeles of the US, starting September 1, 2021, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Necessary procedures are being prepared by Hai Duong province to offer from 5-10 products meeting standards in the “One Commune - One Product” (OCOP) program, including Thieu litchi, for sales on e-commerce platforms before May 18.

Vietnam has recorded the world’s highest percentage of its people satisfied with the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent survey shows, reported VNA.

Vietnam’s exports of meat and meat products to the Republic of Korea (RoK) in February witnessed robust growth due to increasing demand, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Australia has said it has taken measures to protect Vietnamese rice trademarks after an Australian firm registered for trademark protection of rice varieties ST24 and ST25, reported Vietnam News Agency.