VOV.VN - Vietnam exported Tra (Pangasius) fish products to 139 countries and territories worldwide during the opening eight months of the year, earning US$994.2 million, up 8.8% year on year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s GDP growth rate during the third quarter of the year was estimated to have endured a decline of 6.17% due to social distancing and other COVID-19-related restrictions taking a heavy toll on the economy.

VOV.VN - Local businesses should take drastic preventive measures and speed up vaccination for their employees in order to adapt to the unpredictable challenges brought about by COVID-19 and live safely with the pandemic in the long-run, suggested industry insiders.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry announced a total of 8,758 new COVID-19 cases across 33 localities nationwide on September 29, an increase of 4,161 cases from the previous day, thereby raising the infection tally during the current fourth wave to 776,546.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s unemployment rate during the nine months of the year reached 2.67%, of which the rate in urban areas and rural areas stood at 3.58% and 2.15%, respectively, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has made several suggestions for the Ministry of Finance’s decree to support businesses and individuals affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including ensuring bank lending rates are no more than 2% higher than deposit interest rates.

VOV.VN - Slowing COVID-19 vaccination rate, along with travel restrictions, inadequate economic response policies, and limited social support schemes, have significantly affected the national economy, said Jacques Morisset, chief economist of the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Many businesses in Ho Chi Minh City, the epicenter of the country’s latest coronavirus outbreak, have faced a serious shortage of workers possessing a COVID-19 ‘green card’ as they struggle to resume production, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - A total of 9,472 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 7 imported and 9,465 domestic infections were recorded in 33 provinces and cities, down 2,060 from the previous day, the Ministry of Health reported on September 23.

Banks have been promoting the mobilisation of medium- and long-term capital through bond issuance to meet the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s requirements on capital adequacy ratio (CAR).