VOV.VN - Vietnam regards economy-trade as a pillar and driving force behind Vietnam-US ties, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during a reception in Hanoi on August 25 for the visiting US Vice President, Kamala Harris.

Vietnam’s electronics industry is still growing despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, said an article published on newswire entrepreneur.com.

While Vietnamese enterprises have made many changes to adapt to difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the rigid application of pandemic prevention and control measures might drive away foreign investment from Vietnam, experts have warned.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said low disbursement of public investment capital amid the COVID-19 pandemic could waste resources and result in the loss of opportunities to create a driving force for economic development.

The securities market is witnessing foreign investment funds like Dragon Capital, VinaCapital and PYN Elite Fund making transactions involving and big investments in real estate stocks.

Good planning will make it possible to design good projects and draw good investors, thus promoting public investment efficiency and boosting socio-economic development, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a national conference on planning held virtually on August 19.

Despite impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam is still attracting foreign investment in its electronic industry, Taiwan-based website Digitimes has reported.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has moved to sign a dispatch outlining a range of measures aimed at accelerating the disbursement of public investment during the remainder of the year.

Vietnam aims for a growth at 5%-5.5% each year in forestry production in the 2021-2025 period, according to a Government resolution approving the investment policy for the sustainable forestry development programme in the next five years.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent a dispatch to several ministers, ordering a revision of laws to address difficulties in investment and business amidst complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.