Technology applications have played an important role in helping the food and beverage (F&B) market in Vietnam get back on track after two years of challenges due to the pandemic, experts have said.

As of April 3, Vietnamese companies had recovered 12 out of 35 containers of cashew nuts exported to Italy whose original documents was lost, a positive progress thanks to great efforts and active support of relevant parties.

Vietnam’s real estate industry has developed along with the recovery of the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic, and is forecast to see brighter and more positive colours compared to 2021 and gradually return to the pre-pandemic trajectory (in 2019), according to the Vietnam Report Joint Stock Company.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,098 VND/USD on April 4, up 3 VND from the last working day of previous week (April 1).

The northeastern border province of Quang Ninh is setting up “green zones” and increasing discussion with the Chinese side to stabilise import-export activities through border gates, amid different COVID-19 prevention and control measures between the two sides.

Technology applications have played an important role in helping the food and beverage (F&B) market in Việt Nam get back on track after two years of challenges due to the pandemic, experts have said.

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has said that the amount of coal supplied to its thermal power plants (TPP) fell short of the contractual amounts, putting them at risk.

The textile and garment industry is forecast to have a bright prospect in 2022, but as share prices have increased sharply since 2021, many stocks may not continue to rise significantly. As a result, analysts say investors should only prioritise enterprises with good fundamental growth.

HCM City is joining hands with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to establish five areas exclusively for agriculture, forestry or fisheries in 13 provinces at a cost of VNĐ2.46 trillion (US$107 million) by 2025.

It is urgent to amend the Land Law, which has revealed obstacles hindering the business activities of enterprises, according to experts in a workshop in Hà Nội late last week.

The Ministry of Transport has sought the Prime Minister’s approval to issue a licence for the first cargo airline in Việt Nam, IPP Air Cargo, as freight demand increases rapidly.

Many securities companies are optimistic about the stock market this week, as companies will soon release their first-quarter business statements and a support package worth VNĐ340 trillion (US$15 billion) will also be disbursed.

PetroVietnam Drilling and Well Services Corporation (PV Drilling) will provide jackup rig PV Drilling II for Vietsovpetro, the Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture, to expand its operation in five offshore oil wells in Block 09-1.

Vegetable and fruit exports plunged 9.6 percent year-on-year to 508 million USD in the first two months of 2022 due to a sharp decrease in shipments to China, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien met with South African Ambassador Mpetjane Kgaogelo Lekgoro on April 2, saying that Vietnam is now in urgent need of diversifying coal supply sources as it is promoting post-pandemic economic recovery.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting in Hanoi on April 3 to look into the electricity supply and the provision of coal and gas for power generation.

The 16th International Travel Expo – Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC 2022) will take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in District 7 on September 8 – 10, heard at a press conference in Hà Nội on March 31.

The Government has issued an action plan to implement the Politburo’s Resolution dated January 28, 2022, on developing coastal central Khanh Hoa province by 2030 with a vision to 2045.

The Vietnam International Aviation Expo 2022 (VIAE 2022) will be held on September 15-17 in Hanoi after being delayed for more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, heard a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on April 2.

Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has recently sent a report to the Ministry of Transport, remarking that Bamboo Airways still operates normally after the arrest of its chairman Trịnh Văn Quyết.