Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan to implement an agreement between Vietnam and the US on mutual customs assistance.

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the first six months of 2020, Can Tho's economic growth was estimated at only 1.43% year-on-year. However, fortunately, from early May, production and business operations have gradually returned to normal.

The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously affected businesses in the Mekong Delta region, with the number of new orders down 80.7 percent year-on-year.

Permanent Vice Chairman of the Can Tho City People’s Committee Dao Anh Dung had a meeting with Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam Troels Jakobsen on July 2, discussing cooperative opportunities in the fields of renewable energy, wastewater treatment, agriculture, education and environment.

The travel industry is facing many difficulties due to COVID-19, in which Can Tho City and the Mekong Delta as a whole are suffering from the continuous decline in the number of arrivals and revenue.

Bamboo Airways officially put into operation two new routes on July 1, connecting Thanh Hoa city in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa with Quy Nhon city in the south-central province of Binh Dinh and with Phu Quoc Island off the coast of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.

Vietnam has proved that it is an attractive and safe destination for investors, as reflected through positive signs in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country in the first five months of this year, according to an official from the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

The agriculture ministry has devised measures to turn Vietnam into one of the world's most 15 developed countries in terms of agriculture by 2030, and among the top 10 farm produce processing hubs.

Vietnamese bananas have hit the shelves of Lotte Mart in the Republic of Korea (RoK)-the first time the fruit has been distributed in the country via a large supermarket chain.

The European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) has applauded National Assembly resolutions ratifying the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), its Chairman Nicolas Audier said.

Vietnam had exported over 2.6 million tonnes of rice as of May 15, a year-on-year rise of 8 percent, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam Airlines is to open six new domestic routes this month, the national flag carrier announced on June 1.