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The Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade will host large-scale trade promotion events across more than 2,000 points of sale in the city to boost consumption and tourism.

Stores in Ho Chi Minh City are offering a wide range of gifts and services to satisfy all kinds of demands and launching promotions to attract customers on the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8).

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision approving a project to promote information technology (IT) application and digital transformation in trade promotion activities in the 2021-30 period.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade have urged its local departments to ensure supply of essential goods and necessities, and offer promotion programmes for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday while following the pandemic prevention measures.

The People’s Committee of the northern province of Bac Giang has rolled out measures to bolster State budget collections by 16-18 percent in 2021-2025.

The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh hopes to receive 10 million visitors this year if the COVID-19 pandemic is well contained.

Export revenue in 2020 is estimated to reach 267 billion USD while imports are to reach 260 billion USD, resulting in a trade surplus of some 7 billion USD. Experts said 2020 has been a tough year for all economic sectors, but foreign trade has been profitable.

Vietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines are offering huge discounts on ticket prices to mark the 75th anniversary of August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

As many as 215 businesses from 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are expected to offer special promotion programmes during ASEAN Online Sale Day on August 8.

The domestic automobile market is expected to thrive in the second half of 2020 after a long stagnation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, driven mainly by the Government’s great support and strong discounts from dealers.

The Korean Tourism Organisation (KTO) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam plans to host a series of cultural and tourism activities in Hanoi to promote tourism to the country, a KTO representative said.

After the easing of social distancing measures and the control of COVID-19, Vietnam’s tourism industry is beginning to bounce back. Many localities have conducted promotional campaigns and created links with other areas to introduce new tourism products, helping to raise visitor numbers and revive the industry.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Industry and Trade will for the first time in several years allow businesses to offer promotions of up to 100 percent in June and July to boost demand that has taken a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tourist sites in the central coastal city of Da Nang have launched myriad promotional campaigns over recent days to boost visitor numbers. Focusing primarily on price reductions and improved service quality, the campaigns have received positive feedback from visitors.

The Mekong province of Kien Giang is taking steps to promote exports to compensate for damage caused by the effects of COVID-19 and saline intrusion.

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has suggested agencies in Vietnam and Canada to devise a mechanism to exchange information and handle trade defence cases.

Communication campaigns and various promotions are the measures being taken in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh to promote tourism.

Most hotels and resorts in Vietnam would resume operations in May with attractive promotions as the country was entering its post-pandemic recovery, said Mauro Gasparotti, Director of Savills Hotels Asia Pacific.

As Vietnam has been removed from the global list of potential destinations spreading COVID-19, domestic tourism is expected to witness growth after implementation of several stimulus programmes and sales promotions.

The central provinces are working on new promotions to revive the tourism industry, which has been hit by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.