Shipments of products from the processing industry brought in about US$67.39 billion in the first quarter of this year, representing 87.13% of Vietnam’s total export value during the period.

A VND42 billion (US$1.82 million) vegetable and fruit processing factory was put into operation in Vung Lai commune, Muong Khuong district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on April 7.

Vietnam’s industry grew 6.5% year on year in the first three months of 2020, with the manufacturing and processing sector expanding 9.45% and remaining as the main engine of the economic growth.

Total new and additional investment capital in Ho Chi Minh City’s industrial and processing zones reached US$224.61 million in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 66.34% year-on-year and representing 40.84% of the annual plan.

The processing and manufacturing sector took the lead in attracting foreign investment in the first three months to March 20, absorbing over US$5 billion, or 49.6%, announced the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) at the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - As of March 20, Vietnam has attracted US$10.13 billion worth of foreign direct investment capital, an increase of 18.5% compared to the same period of 2020, according to Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnam expects to gain US$8-10 billion from shipping fruits and vegetables abroad, with revenue of processed products accounting for at least 30% of the total by 2030.

VOV.VN - The total export value of tra fish (pangasius) to China by mid-February plummeted by 38.6% on-year to US$13.55 million, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Each citizen will be granted an injection certificate and a QR-Code confirmation after being injected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, according to information released during a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control held on March 19 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism has initiated plans to digitise 100 famous tourist destinations located throughout the southern city in an effort to attract more tourists, said Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, director of the city’s department of tourism.