Vietnam's consumer price index (CPI) rose by 4.08% in the first half compared to the same period last year, while core inflation increased by 2.75%, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Total registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam surpassed 13.43 billion USD in the first half of this year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

There were 76,233 newly-registered enterprises in the first six months of this year, an increase of over 13% compared to the same period last year.

Vietnam reached more than 14 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first six months of 2022, announced the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

Vietnam’s total import and export turnover in the first six months of 2018 is estimated to hit 225.29 billion USD, showing a year-on-year rise of 13 percent, according to the General Department of Customs.

The Philippines has decided to close its resort island of Boracay to tourists for six months from April 26 to address sewage and environment-related problems.

Vietnam exported nearly 2.66 million tonnes of rice in the first half this year with free-on-board value of 1.65 billion USD, reported the Vietnam Food Association.

Vietnam exported 82.2 billion USD worth of commodities in the first two quarters of 2016, a year-on-year increase of 5.9 percent.

The economic situation of the first half of 2015 and relevant growth measures were discussed during a conference hosted by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) in Hanoi on July 29.