Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 6.76 percent, fueled by stable macro-economy, impressive rice exports, declining unemployment rate, and robust economic production, Director General of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Bich Lam said at a press conference on June 28.
The export value of forestry products edged up 18 percent year on year to 2.4 billion USD in the first three months of 2019, the Vietnam Administration of Forestry announced on April 1.
Aquaculture output in the first four months of the year hit 1 million tonnes, up 6 percent from the same time last year, according to the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Exports of agro-forestry-fishery products in the first four months of the years were estimated at 12.3 billion USD, a year-on-year surge of 11.9 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Malaysia’s opposition alliance on January 7 named former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad as its prime minister candidate for a general election in August this year.
Vietnam earned more than 2 billion USD from exporting 1.2 million tonnes of rubber during January-November, up 39 percent in value and 8.4 percent in volume, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre’s export revenue from January to November surged 16.37 percent against the same period last year to 754 million USD.
The consumer price index (CPI) in Ho Chi Minh City in November gained 0.17 percent on a monthly basis and 4.32 percent year-on-year, the municipal Statistics Office announced on November 29.
According to the General Statistics Office, prices of 11 major commodity groups posted growth, with medicine and healthcare services facing sharpest hike.
Travel firms have reported an increasing number of tour bookings for the upcoming three-day holiday for National Day, starting September 2, with beach trips receiving the highest number of bookings.
Vietnam’s aquaculture output reached 370,000 tonnes in May, a year-on-year increase of 3.3 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Total foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam reached 11 billion USD from the outset of the year, a year-on-year surge of nearly 41 percent, said the Foreign Investment Agency.
Thailand’s economy slightly grew in the first three months of the year, a positive sign after a difficult period since the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
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