Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (HoSE: VJC) recorded lower-than-expected loss of VND1.44 trillion (about US$62 million) for its air transport activities in the first half of 2020.

Ho Chi Minh City’s foreign trade totalled more than US$60.48 billion in the first eight months of this year, down 0.03% against the same period of 2019.

VOV.VN - The industrial production index has risen only 2.2% during the first eight months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, recording the lowest growth over the past eight years, according to figures recently released by the General Statistics Office.

The second wave of COVID-19 that began at the end of July, the peak summer travel period, has disillusioned airlines that had earlier begin to hope for a recovery.

There were no mergers and acquisitions in the hospitality industry in the first half of the year as uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 outbreak gripped it.

The Planning and Investment Ministry has suggested that the PM delays his approval to new carrier KiteAir’s investment proposal over COVID-19 impacts.

It is undeniable that the aviation industry has contributed greatly to the development of the global economy, accounting for roughly 3.6% of total global GDP.

VOV.VN - Truong Hai Auto Corporation (THACO) shipped a haul of 80 Kia Soluto cars to Myanmar on August 26, all of which had been manufactured at the Thaco Kia factory in the Thaco-Chu Lai Industrial Park in Quang Nam province.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed amendments to the decree about casino businesses to create favourable conditions for investors.

Vietnam is aiming to build a transparent and legal wood industry to support exports of timber products and bolster the domestic timber manufacturing industry.