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Laos is to step up production of its antiviral drug molnupiravir with the trade name of Molacovir to serve treatment of COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms.

The south-central province of Ninh Thuan has applied measures to restructure its fisheries sector and support local fishermen to develop a high-capacity fleet for higher efficiency in offshore fishing.

VinFast Trading and Service Ltd Co, a subsidiary automaker of conglomerate Vingroup, sold 35,723 vehicles in 2021, posting a year-on-year surge of 21.2 percent despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Industrial Production Index (IIP) in 2021 declined 14.3 percent though the figure rebound to grow 13.5 percent month-on-month in December, according to the municipal Department of Statistics.

As many as 45.4 percent of businesses in a recent survey conducted by the General Statistics Office forecast that their production will increase in the first quarter of 2022 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.

Vietnamese automaker VinFast announced on January 6 to stop producing internal combustion engine (ICE) cars and switch to all-electric vehicle production from the end of 2022 at the Consumer Electronics Show CES 2022 in Las Vegas, the US.

Vietnam’s industrial production recorded an increase of 4.82 percent in added value compared to 2020, according to figures from the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Up to 49,083ha of coffee in the Central Highlands, the coffee cultivation hub of Vietnam, have been cultivated following all the sustainable production criteria thanks to Vietnam Sustainable Agriculture Transformation (VnSAT) project.

As many as 45.4 percent of businesses in a recent survey conducted by the General Statistics Office (GSO) forecast that their production will increase in the first quarter of 2022 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.

The agricultural sector has overcome difficulties given the COVID-19 impacts to meet its 2021 targets, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan told the Vietnam News Agency.

A total of 100,000 ha of rubber plantations of Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) are expected to get an international sustainable forest management certificate in accordance with the Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) in the first quarter of 2022, according to PEFC in Southeast Asia.

Rice production is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture, and how to reduce the emissions while still ensuring food security and raising farmers’ income in the Mekong Delta is now a hard nut to crack to many.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang will step up promotion to attract investment in industrial zones, border gate economic zones, while improving its business investment environment, and facilitating the development of all economic sectors.

Organic agriculture production and consumption in Việt Nam is facing many challenges from modest size, output and capital shortage to consumer doubt over quality and origin.

The production value of aquatic products in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang increased by 4 percent to top 32.6 trillion VND (1.4 million USD) this year, despite the serious impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese, Belgian and French experts in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and data science (DS) discussed the application of latest research outcomes on AI and DS in industrial production and health care at an conference held by Da Nang-bases Dong A University and Vietnamese and foreign partners on December 20.

Enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City, the locality hardest hit in the fourth wave of COVID-19, have been adjusting to the “new normal” after around 100 days the city applied social distancing measures.

Since Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) established diplomatic ties in 1992, bilateral relations have thrived across all fields, especially in economy and people-to-people exchanges.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hailed new economic models in the north central province of Ha Tinh and urged the province to promote development in line with the three-horse economic model namely production, consumption and export.

The draft Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development for 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050 will promote the achievements that have been obtained and at the same time solving problems that have still existed in the agriculture sector, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan has said.