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There were mixed fortunes across sectors, with processing and manufacturing witnessing an increase of 7.8 percent, electricity distribution and production 5.8 percent, and sewage disposal 5.7 percent, while mining fell 9.8 percent. Most of the processing and manufacturing industries posted higher IIPs compared to the same time in 2020, including electronic products, computers and optical products (37.7 percent), motor vehicles (17.5 percent), electrical equipment (16.5 percent), and beverages (14.3 percent). The IIP in February was down 23.2 percent against January and 11.4 percent year-on-year due to the seven-day break for the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday. Since production time was reduced by one-third, processing and manufacturing - responsible for a large proportion of domestic industrial production - reported a year-on-year decline of 12.4 percent in its IIP while electricity distribution and production, sewage disposal, and mining fell 13.9 percent, 1.6 percent, … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s industrial production jumps 7.5 percent

Deputy government spokeswoman Ratchada Thanadirek (Photo: nation thailand .com) Bangkok (VNA) – The Thai cabinet on March 3 approved the reopening of three border checkpoints linking Thailand and Laos, which were closed down last year to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy government spokeswoman Ratchada Thanadirek said the checkpoints are Prak Saeng in Ubon Ratchathani, Chiang Khan in Loei and Hai Soke in Nong Khai. She said the cabinet came to the decision after the Joint Public and Private Sector Consultative Committee on Commerce proposed the reopening so that cross-border trade between the two nations could help spur its exports. However, the reopening will apply only to the transport of goods and products, she said, adding strict COVID-19 prevention measures will be put in place at the checkpoints. Laos is currently the second-largest cross-border trade partner of Thailand, just after Malaysia. Last year, total cross-border trade between … [Read more...] about Three Thailand-Laos border checkpoints reopen for trade exchange

* Indian government ministers and officials were following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's lead by opting for an Indian-made vaccine instead of the AstraZeneca one. * Thailand may celebrate its traditional new year Songkran as usual around mid-April, Culture Minister Itthiphol Khunpluem said Wednesday. * China's annual coal output will stand at no higher than 4.1 billion tonnes by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), after it climbed 1.4 percent year on year to 3.9 billion tonnes in 2020, said a report issued by the China National Coal Association on Wednesday. * President Joe Biden said on Tuesday the United States would have enough COVID-19 vaccine for every American adult by the end of May. * The European Union aims to increase the region's COVID-19 vaccine production capacity to 2-3 billion doses per year by the end of 2021, Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton was quoted as saying. * German Chancellor Angela Merkel was expected on Wednesday to agree a … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: March 3

Accountability sought in e-commerce, illustration photo A draft decree amending 2013’s Decree No.52/2013/ND-CP on e-commerce, which will see comments collected from businesses and consultant firms, has recently caused concern for e-commerce operators if the draft is adopted. Nguyen Chi Linh, representative of an e-commerce platform which is a subsidiary of the Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group, noted her criticisms to VIR about an adjusted article which orders a searching tool for state authorities to manage all information of their traders to check and inspect any violations or complaints. “This regulation is unnecessary and can seriously impact the convenience of traders. Even if traders do not violate or make any complaints, they don’t want private information to be monitored by state management agencies. They could jump to other social platforms, and hamper e-commerce development,” said Linh. She added that the platforms are assisting state management agencies in … [Read more...] about Accountability sought in e-commerce

Foreign ship arrivals down 6 percent in first two months Vietnam’s sea ports have berthed some 4,900 foreign vessels over the last two months, a decline of 6 percent year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Marine Administration. The fall was due largely to the impact of COVID-19, which is resulting in major fluctuations in the transport sector, a representative of the administration said. Despite the lower number of foreign ships, the volume of import and export goods through ports grew. In January and February, 35.3 million tonnes of imports and 26 million tonnes of exports were handled at ports nationwide. The former represented an annual increase of 14 percent while the latter was as same as that last year. In particular, nearly 1.3 million TEUs for exports and 1.2 million for imports were handled during the period, up 32 and 16 percent, respectively, year-on-year; the highest growth since the pandemic began. Meanwhile, the arrival of domestic vessels totalled … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS MARCH 3