VOV.VN - The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City announced that 4,850 businesses in the southern city resumed operations in January, a year-on-year rise of 36.3% and up roughly 500% compared to the previous month.
As of 10am on February 7, or the first working day following the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, 90.24 percent of plants in Hanoi had resumed operations, and 96.13 percent of workers had returned to work, according to the Hanoi Federation of Labour.
The data announced by the General Statistics Office in late 2021 described Vietnam’s economic picture in a turbulent year surrounded by the pandemic, the fear of disruption of supply chains, and the confidence of the business community.
As of December 31, 2020, Vietnam counted 683,600 operational enterprises, up 35.3% from 2016, the 2021 economic census revealed.
The Government has issued Resolution No. 01/NQ-CP on the main tasks and solutions for implementing the socio-economic development and State budget plans for 2022.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 6 urged the financial sector to harmoniously combine fiscal and monetary policies, and better the State budget management work in 2022.
The Government has identified three focal tasks for economic development in 2022, noting that it will capitalise on every opportunity to promote socio-economic recovery and development nationwide, maintain long-term growth momentum, and make use of new and sustainable drivers.
Deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) debated four draft documents and their verification reports on important issues of the national economy during the first day of their first extraordinary session on January 4.
An additional VND301 billion (US$13.17 million) from the 2021 State budget for sport and training has been approved for regular expenditure tasks needed for the preparation for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games).
The Vietnam – Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro aims to exploit over 2.9 million tonnes of oil equivalent and 65.4 million cu.m of natural gas next year, according to the company.