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The Truong Hai Auto Corporation (THACO), a major car maker of Vietnam, recently exported more than 200 automobiles along with components and spare parts, the largest batch of goods it has shipped abroad so far, reported Vietnam News Agency.

More than 200 Kia vehicles and auto parts of Automobile producer THACO have been exported to Thailand, Myanmar, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (RoK), reported the Vietnam News Agency.

Over 14,000 tonnes of dragon fruit were exported to China from February 10-17 (the seven-day Lunar New Year holiday) through border gates in Lao Cai province, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the report of the provincial Border Gate Customs Sub-Department.

The Drug Administration of Vietnam under the Ministry of Health has approved the import of the first 200,400 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine of the UK for emergency use, reported VNA.

An automated real-time PCR system for COVID-19 testing, worth 5.2 billion VND (224,000 USD), was presented to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health by the Hung Thinh Group on February 17, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam gained growth in the export of cassava chips and cassava-made products in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Nhan dan newspaper reported.

Some 190 tonnes of dragon fruits were shipped to China through Kim Thanh II International Border Gate in the northern province of Lao Cai on February 12, the first day of the lunar New Year (Tet), according to Vietnam News Agency.

The Prime Minister has approved a project aiming to increase Vietnam’s agro-forestry and fishery export value to between around 60-62 billion USD by 2030.

The Northern region has suffered chilling winds and rains while snow and ice have fully covered Fansipan peak in Lao Cai Province’s Sa Pa Tourism Site on February 9 morning

There was an increase in interest in Ho Chi Minh City which ranked sixth among Asia Pacific investors’ most preferred property markets for investors, according to a survey by market research firm CBRE polling more than 490 Asia Pacific-based investors in November and December 2020, reported Vietnam News Agency.

The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) has announced that it will import 30 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the UK in the first half of 2020.

The enforcement of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in 2019 served to turn Canada into a ‘billion-dollar’ export market for the local textile and garment industry, the Voice of Vietnam reported.

Various drastic measures aimed at containing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic must be taken due to the virus spreading rapidly, the VOV quoted the sayings of Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long during a regular cabinet meeting held in Hanoi on February 2.

As many as 16 cities and provinces nationwide have moved to temporarily shut schools a week ahead of the lunar New Year (Tet) break in an attempt to slow the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Vietnam’s goods exports valued at 27.7 billion USD, up 0.2 percent from the previous month and 50.5 percent from the same period last year, Vietnam News Agency quoted the latest data unveiled by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) saying that.

(CPV) - Intel has invested an additional 475 million USD in Intel Products Vietnam (IPV), its largest global electronic chip assembly and testing site, over the past 17 months, according to Nikkei Asia magazine.

The first batch of jasmin rice including 60 tonnes shipped to the UK under the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) hit the shelves in London on January 26, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnamese students have two golds, five silvers, and four bronzes in maths and five silvers and four bronzes in science at the 2021 International Mathematics and Science Olympiad (IMSO).

Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vu Tien Loc, as Chairman of the East Asia Business Council (EABC) in 2020, recently handed over the EABC Chair to Hak-hee Jo, Executive Managing Director of the Korea International Trade Association, reported Vietnam News Agency.

The country ran a trade deficit of USD250 million during the first half of January, with the country’s total import and export turnover reaching USD26.05 billion, the Voice of Vietnam quoted statistics by the General Department of Vietnam Customs as saying that.

A ceremony was held in Nghe An central province by Biomass Fuel Vietnam Co., Ltd to mark the export of the first shipment of 8,500 tonnes of biomass wood pellets by ITOCHU Vietnam Co., Ltd to the Japanese market, according to the VOV.

Twenty volunteers received the second shots of Nanocovax - a Vietnam-developed COVID-19 vaccine at the Military Medical University on January 20.

The International Football Federation (FIFA) has recognised three local female referees, in addition to three assistant referees, as coming up the standards of its Elite level, reported VOV.

HSBC believes that Vietnam can benefit from Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), stable FDI flows and technology to lead the recovery process.

Over 1.37 billion medical face masks of various types were exported throughout 2020, the Vietnam News Agency quoted a statistics of the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The US Trade Representative (USTR), in its report released on January 15 on findings in the Section 301 investigation of Vietnam’s acts, policies, and practices related to currency valuation, did not mention or recommend the imposition of tariff or any sanction measures on Vietnam’s exports, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on January 16.

The trials of COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam strictly follow the guidance of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and international organisations in terms of safety and immunity, said Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang at a press conference in Hanoi on January 14.

Vietnam News Agency quoted the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) as saying that it is providing loans for 6.4 million poor and near-poor households.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced two more Vietnamese dairy producers granted with transaction codes for exporting their products to China by the Chinese General Administration of Customs.

Experts from the British Royal Caves Association (BCRA) has created a detailed map for 404 caves that have staggering length of 231km in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Central province of Quang Binh after they have researched for some 30 years, the Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper qouted the sayings of Mr. Pham Hong Thai, Director of the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.