He said Rahmah Madani sales, aimed at alleviating the cost of living burden, are being held at various locations across the country, including supermarkets, retail premises, and mobile units.
Israeli businesses expressed their interest in seeking more goods supply sources from Vietnam to meet the demand of domestic consumers at a trade promotion and business connection event in Tel Aviv on June 4.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has directed localities, enterprises, and relevant agencies to review the supply and demand of goods and establish supply plans for the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, especially in the context of the ongoing new outbreak of COVID-19.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a range of stringent social distancing measures, including restricting people from leaving their homes and banning gatherings of more than two people in public.
Fifty five provinces and cities nationwide have submitted reports, with action plans and scenarios to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak at five levels, according to the domestic market department.
The Domestic Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has worked with major distributors such as VinMart, Big C and Saigon Co.op as well as manufacturers to have scenarios and plans to ensure sufficient supply of essential goods amid the nCoV-2019 epidemic.
Vietnam’s total revenue from retail trade and services in the first nine months of this year reached 3.6 quadrillion VND (around 155.3 billion USD), 11.6 percent over the same period last year.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will enhance trade promotion programmes and give more support to businesses to increase their competitiveness in the local market in 2018.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged better preparations to ensure goods supply as well as the maintenance of political security, and social order for the upcoming New Year and lunar New Year.
Departments of Industry and Trade in localities prone to flood and storms must take stock to ensure a stable supply of essential goods and services for affected areas in the rainy and stormy season.
