The agriculture sector has promoted trade successfully despite difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to expanding export markets and helping the country gain an impressive trade surplus of US$3.9 billion in the first seven months.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has consulted community businesses to develop the Government's resolution on supporting businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam looks to maintain Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth lower than 1% a month during the last quarter of 2021 in an effort to keep inflation under the 4% target for the year.

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked provincial and municipal authorities to ease the travel of labourers at seaports so as to avoid the disruption of production and supply chains amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Steel prices have hit a new high after a series of rapid increases from May through June 2021 when they increased by more than 50% compared to the beginning of the year.

Vietnam should set tight rules to diminish the negative impact of corporate bond products, while constructing flexible regulations for bond issuance to effectively manage and supervise the corporate bond market, according to insiders.

Commercial centres, supermarkets, restaurants, and pharmacies will use electronic invoices generated by cash registers and connected to tax authorities from July 1 next year.

Vietnam looks to connect 5 million farming households to e-commerce platforms this year, which would create breakthroughs in the development of the digital economy in the agriculture sector, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Anh Tuan said.

The COVID-19 outbreak during the second quarter has hit some beer producers, especially large ones in the market.

The liquidity of the banking system has risen recently, helping cool interbank interest rates.