Vietnamplus

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho made big strides in economic development over the first half of this year, according to the municipal Department of Planning and Investment.

Ho Chi Minh City is striving to record a gross regional domestic production (GRDP) growth of 8 percent in 2016.

The 14th International Precision Engineering, Machine Tools and Metalworking Exhibition and Conference will be organised in HCM City from July 5-8.

Iron and steel product manufacturing posted stable growth over the first five months of 2016 with an output of more than 5.8 million tonnes, rising by nearly 1 million tonnes or 19.3 percent yearly.

The slowdown in retail and manufacturing sectors has reduced the speed of HCM City’s economic engine despite significant gains in services, trade, industry and agriculture.

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in the first five months of 2016 picked up 7.5 percent from the same period last year, with May’s figure increasing 7.8 percent year-on-year.

The industrial production index (IPI) of Hanoi in the first five months of this year expanded 7.7 percent year-on-year, the municipal People’s Committee reported.

The national index of industrial production (IIP) posted a year-on-year increase of 7.3 percent in the first four months of this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

HCM City's Industrial Production Index increased by 5.7 percent in the first quarter, the highest growth rate in the past five years.

The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long saw its industrial production index rise of 10 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period last year.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh raised a number of measures to boost industrial production at a meeting in Hanoi on March 28.

Socio-economic development in Ho Chi Minh City in the first three months of this year continues to show strong growth across fields, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

The national index of industrial production (IIP) in the first two months of this year posted a year-on-year increase of 6.6 percent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Hanoi’s index of industrial production for February fell by 27.2 percent from the previous month, but increased by 6.1 percent compared with that of the same period last year.

Goods-oriented agriculture development and promoted-agriculture restructuring have significantly helped the northern province of Hung Yen reap fruitful results in its socio-economic development in 201

Despite the negative impacts of prolonged drought, the Central Highlands region still saw positive socio-economic development in 2015.

The central city of Da Nang has set targets of raising its industrial production value by 11-12 percent and the city’s industrial production index by 10.8 percent in 2016.

Vietnam’s index of industrial production (IIP) in January posted a 5.9 percent increase year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Despite the negative impacts of prolonged drought, the Central Highlands region still saw positive socio-economic development in 2015, with its GDP valued at nearly 140 trillion VND, up 7.06 percent.

Vietnam targets ten percent export growth in 2016, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh during a teleconference on December 31.