After touching bottom in the first quarter of 2020 because of COVID-19, Vietnam’s stock market staged a strong comeback in the following quarter, allowing securities firms to enjoy sharp increases in both revenue and profit.
Vietnam witnessed a sudden rise in the export of rice and medical masks during the first five months of the year, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Flower export of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has risen sharply since the beginning of this year, in contrast to the gloomy picture of coffee, cashew nuts and tea that are being hit by COVID-19.
The number of Indian visitors to Singapore from January to May reached 613,000, a year-on-year increase of 17 percent, according to the website The Economic Times of India.
Vietnam’s shrimp exports to Japan in the first quarter of this year increased by 29.6 percent year-on-year to reach 135.4 million USD, making Japan the country’s largest shrimp importer.