ABO/NDO- About 6,800 tonnes of fresh lychee, worth 3.85 million USD, was exported to China through the Kim Thanh II international border gate in the northern province of Lao Cai from the beginning of the lychee crop to May 31.

ABO/NDO- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha stressed the need to incentivise the conversion of fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric vehicles and other types of clean energy.

ABO/NDO- The Vietnam - Myanmar Friendship Association and the International Investment Research Institute (ISC) on May 31 launched a book on Vietnam's direct investment abroad and in Myanmar.

ABO/NDO- The total retail sales of consumer goods and services in the first five months of 2023, recorded the highest growth rate compared to the same period from 2015 to 2022 and soared by 28.3% compared to the first five months of 2019.

ABO/NDO- Vietnam's import-export value in the first five months of this year was estimated at 262.54 billion USD, down 14.7% year-on-year, with a trade surplus of 9.8 billion USD, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on May 29.

ABO/NDO- A total of 65 firms and seven localities with 79 digital products and solutions were honoured with the Industry 4.0 (I4.0) Awards for their outstanding performance in digital transformation at a ceremony held in Hanoi on May 27.

ABO/NDO- The total inflows of foreign investment in Vietnam this year to May 20, including new and added investment and contributions for share purchases by foreign investors, reached nearly 10.86 billion USD.

ABO/NDO- Vietnamese bird's nests see great potential for export to Chinese market as people in China and Chinese communities in other countries across the world spend about 5 billion USD on bird's nests and products made from them.

ABO/NDO- The Plant Protection Department has issued an additional 12 planting zone codes for lychees grown in Bac Giang Province for export to Australia and Thailand.