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Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2021 is estimated to rise 4.48 percent, higher than 3.68 percent recorded in the same period last year, Vietnam News Agency quoted the General Statistics Office (GSO) General Director Nguyen Thi Huong saying that at a press conference on March 29.

The Interoperable QR Code for retail payment linkage between Vietnam and Thailand was launched on March 26, signifying the successful implementation of the cooperation in the area of financial innovation between the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) which began in 2019, reported Vietnam News Agency.

The Vietnamese tea sector saw positive signs in exports in the first two months of 2021 when shipping 17,000 tonnes abroad and earning 29 million USD, down 1.6 percent in volume but up 11 percent in value year-on-year, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam expects to earn US$ 8-10 billion from fruits and vegetables exports, with revenue of processed products accounting for at least 30 percent of the total by 2030, said the Vietnam News Agency.

The National Assembly is to convene its last session during the 2016-2021 tenure in Hanoi on March 24 and is expected to elect key leaders in the State apparatus, including the State President in early April, reported VOV.

The Mekong Delta province of Long An targets at least 60,000 tonnes of aquaculture production this year, about 2,000 tonnes higher than in 2020, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Ho Chi Minh City is striving to earn 70 billion USD in export turnover by 2025 and 108 billion USD by 2030, and maintain an average annual export growth of 9 percent during 2026-2030, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam has emerged as the fourth largest seafood exporter to Japan, with its products making up 7% of Japan’s total seafood imports in January 2021, an increase of 0.4% compared to data a year earlier, VOV News quoted figures of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam has moved up four places to rank 79th in the United Nations-sponsored World Happiness Report 2021, which was released on March 19, reported VNA.

Total two-way trade between Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reached 809 million USD in the first two months of this year, up 58 percent from the same period last year, reported Vietnam News Agency.

According to the General Department of Vietnam Customs, foreign direct investment (FDI) firms’ import-export value reached 68.52 billion USD in the first two months of 2021, a surge of 31.5 percent from the same period last year.

Vietnam is now among the world’s top ten aviation markets After serving over one million passengers last week.

The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has granted geographical indication (GI) certification to Luc Ngan lychee that originates from Bac Giang, a northern Vietnamese province, according to the Bac Giang Department of Science and Technology, reported VOV News.

The initial phase of clinical trials on the second domestically-produced COVID-19 vaccine known as Covivac, developed by the Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals (IVAC) was started on March 15 by the Hanoi Medical University, reported VOV.

As many as 10,041 Vietnamese people have been given AstraZeneca vaccine shots since the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign was launched on March 8, and no serious side-effects have been reported.

Ho Chi Minh City has targeted posting export revenue of 48.1 billion USD this year, giving a boost to the shipment of its key earners, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Over 100 representatives of organisations and enterprises from Vietnam, Algeria and Senegal are expected to attend a virtual matchmaking seminar on farm produce among the three countries next month, according to Vietnam News Agency.

Head of the Hanoi Department of Health Tran Thi Nhi Ha said that Hanoi is to launch its COVID-19 vaccination at Thanh Nhan Hospital on March 9, with 8,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine delivered in the first inoculation drive, according to the VOV.

Traditional Vietnamese dishes and products are introduced at the Francophonie Festival 2021 entitled “Gender Equality” which opened in Singapore on March 8.

The first doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine produced in the Republic of Korea (RoK), will be injected into local people from March 8, the Voice of Vietnam quoted Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long saying that at a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on March 5.

VinFast Trading and Production LLC, a subsidiary of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, plans to set up an automobile plant in the US after establishing a 50-member R&D office in San Francisco in preparation for California automobile sales in 2022, Vietnam News Agency quoted Bloomberg’s report.

The US imported the largest volume of Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery products in the first two months of the year, with 2.04 billion USD, up 57.3 percent year on year and accounting for 33.05 percent of the total market share, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Restaurants in Hanoi are allowed to re-open under certain requirements as from 0:00 on March 2 as the city records no new domestic cases for 14 consecutive days.

Vietnam has climbed up three spots to rank 47th out of 105 countries in Brand Finance’s Global Soft Power Index Report 2021, reported Vietnam News Agency.

According to the General Department of Customs, Vietnam’s trade balance posted positive, 1.29 billion USD, in the first two months of the year.

The Ministry of Health is considering importing two more COVID-19 vaccines produced by Moderna of the United States and Generium of Russia, reported VOV News.

Vietnam attracted about 5.46 billion USD worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) as of February 20, equivalent to 84.4 percent of the figure recorded in the same time last year, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the information of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

On February 24, a plane carrying the first batch of 117,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccine landed at HCM City-based Tan Son Nhat international airport.

Vietnam’s aquatic product exports are expected to rake in 9.4 billion USD this year, a surge from 8.5 billion USD in 2020, driven by a strong rebound in demand of export markets and the support of free trade agreements, Vietnam News Agency quoted statistics from the Vietnam Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters (VASEP) saying that.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has just approved a project on restructuring the Vietnam's rice industry until 2025 with a vision to 2030, reported Nhan Dan News.