More than 1,000 new enterprises were established in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho in the first nine months of 2020, accounting for 12 percent of a total 8,600 operational ones in the city at present.
Gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho in the fourth quarter of this year has been forecast at 2.91 percent, according to the Director of the municipal Department of Statistics, Le Ngoc Bay.
Malaysia’s domestic tourism continued to record better performance last year, recording a double-digit growth of 12 percent to 92.6 billion RM (22.4 billion USD), according to Bernama news agency.
Singapore’s retail sales in July fell by 8.5 percent year-on-year, an improvement from June’s 27.7 percent plunge, according to the Department of Statistics (SingStat).
Exports by Ho Chi Minh City companies in the first eight months of the year reached 28.4 billion USD, a 4 percent increase year-on-year, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.
Singapore’s total retail sales decreased by 52.1 percent in May – the highest decrease since 1986, the country’s Department of Statistics released on July 3.
Malaysia’s unemployment rate in April spiked to 5 percent, the highest level since 1990, amid the movement control order (MCO) applied to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Malaysia's foreign direct investment (FDI) increased 3.1 percent to 31.7 billion ringgit last year from 30.7 billion ringgit recorded in 2018, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
The closures of factories and sales outlets during the Movement Control Order (MCO) will result in an estimated 28 percent drop in new vehicles sales this year.
Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth fell sharply to 0.7 percent in the first quarter of this year, the lowest seen since Q3 2009, according to a statement from the Department of Statistics Malaysia.
Singapore’s retail sales in March dropped 13.3 percent compared with the same period last year, the biggest decrease in 22 years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Singapore Department of Statistics.
Ho Chi Minh City’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) has been estimated at 335.6 trillion VND (14.26 billion USD) in the first quarter of 2020, up 0.42 percent year-on-year.
Singapore’s retail sales in February fell by 8.6 percent year-on-year, compared to the 5.3 percent reduction in the previous month, according to the country’s Department of Statistics.
The national pork output in 2019 stood at 3.3 million tons, 13.8 percent lower than that in 2018. The short supply affected the price and pushed the common CPI to rise by 0.83 percent.
An assessment by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) shows that currently, less than 40 percent of Vietnam’s firms can join the global supply chain.
The northern province of Vinh Phuc has become popular among both domestic and foreign investors as a friendly and promising destination for successful projects.
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