The leather and footwear industry is finding new supply and demand sources to overcome difficulties due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Despite the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic combined with anti-dumping measures in the Philippines, the opening seven months of the year saw the cement industry export 19.5 million tonnes of products at a value of US$732 million.

Vietnam’s B2C e-commerce revenue rose by 25 percent to 10.08 billion USD in 2019, according to the e-Commerce White Book 2020 released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency (iDEA).

VOV.VN - With the participation of major foreign investors such as Logos and GLP in the local market, the nation looks set to continue being a popular destination for international industrial property investors moving forward.

VOV.VN - Local products account for over 90% of domestic enterprises' distribution systems, while they account for between 60% and 96% for foreign supermarkets, according to figures released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The index of industrial production (IIP) in Ho Chi Minh City went down 5.5% year-on-year in seven months of this year due to COVID-19 pandemic, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.

There has been a major reshuffle in profit rankings at the top of the banking industry due to the effects of the pandemic and provisioning for bad debts.

The Ministry of Construction has announced a national action plan on green growth in 2020-2030 focusing on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and implementing the Paris Agreement.

VOV.VN - The opening seven months of the year saw leather and footwear exports only reach turnover of US$9.53 billion, therefore dropping out of the list of top ten export items exceeding US$10 billion which had been recorded last year.

Enterprises in export processing zones (EPZs) and industrial parks (IPs) should use high technologies to better manage manufacturing processes and improve product quality.