Day: October 11, 2021

Vietnam’s exports to Indonesia earned the country 2.51 billion USD in the first eight months of 2021, a surge of 44.2 percent year on year despite complicated developments of COVID-19.

Ten product groups with highest revenue in the Indonesian market in the period included computers, electronic products and accessories, plastic materials and fiber. Their combined revenue reached 1.81 billion USD, accounting for 72 percent of the total.

The highest rise was seen in the export revenue of computers, electronic products and accessories at 127.2 percent, which topped 328.38 million USD.

Meanwhile, decreases were reported in the export revenues from machinery, equipment and spare parts (14.4 percent), and telephones and accessories (10.9 percent).

In August, Vietnam imported 624.44 million USD worth of goods from Indonesia, down 9.5 percent over July. The sharpest fall was recorded in the import value of automobile at 55.7 percent, followed by that of automobile parts at 39.5 percent.

The result brought the total import value from Indonesia in the first eight months to 4.39 billion USD, up 51.9 percent year on year.

At the same time, Indonesian investment in Vietnam in the first nine months of 2021 hit 5.49 million USD, bringing Indonesia to the 39th position among 94 countries and territories investing in Vietnam this year.

As of September, Indonesian investors had 86 valid projects in Vietnam with total investment of 611.57 million USD

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Vietnam climbed two places from last year to rank 47th out of 168 countries and territories in the Integrated Index for Postal Development (2IDP) 2021, according to the Universal Postal Union (UPU).

The 2021 2IDP ranking was announced by the UPU during a ceremony which was virtually held on October 9 to mark the World Post Day. The theme of the World Post Day 2021 was “Innovate to recover.”

This year, leaders of the postal sector throughout the globe exchanged views on innovation and application of high technology in delivery, e-commerce, logistics and others. They also discussed how to maintain provision of postal services to the community in each member states.

The 2IPD provides a composite picture of postal development around the world, with a ranking that reflects the performance of traditional postal operators across four dimensions – Reliability, Reach, Relevance and Resilience.

This year’s ranking covers 168 countries and territories with a global average score of 33, compared to 36 in 2020. Once again, Switzerland secured the top spot, followed by Germany, Austria, Japan and France.

By contrast, the degree of dispersion of the overall ranking has steadily increased, peaking at 71 percent in 2021, possibly because of the havoc created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, the world is witnessing a widening “postal development divide”, with the best 2IPD performers also appearing as the most resilient to the crisis.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the administrations at all levels to change their mindset and adjust COVID-19 prevention and control measures to suit the real situation.

According to an annoucement of the PM’s conclusion at the meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on October 9, PM Chinh, who is also head of the committee, asked localities across the country to focus on a number of major tasks, including issuing documents detailing pandemic control measures in accordance with the government’s directions.

They should show close coordination in transporting, receiving and managing people returning from other localities, considering vaccination as the key solution in pandemic fight, designing suitable roadmap to safely, flexibly and effectively adapt to COVID-19 and recover business and production, the Government leader said.

At the same time, they should increase communications in a specific and transparent manner to avoid wrongful information from hostile forces, the PM asked.

He also assigned the Ministry of Health to continue giving directions to localities on safe and effective vaccination activities.

The Ministry of Information and Communications and the Ministry of Public Security were requested to work together in operating a united database serving pandemic prevention and control activities.

At the same time, the Ministries of National Defence, Public Security, and Health were asked to collaborate closely with localities in regulating backup forces to ensure close monitoring over the pandemic.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was requested to cooperate with relevant ministries, sectors and localities to implement a roadmap to apply COVID-19 vaccine passport.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education and Training was directed to design plans on safe teaching and studying and allowing students to return to school, especially in remote, mountainous and island areas.

Source: Vietnam News Agency