The Vietnamese economy saw a relatively positive growth rate in the first six months of this year, with a rise in foreign investment as one of the key pillars in defiance of concerns over the fourth wave of COVID-19.

Forestry and fishery products still achieved impressive results with a growth rate of more than 28% from the same period last year.

Though exports remain strong, several sectors face difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic and require support from the Government if they are to sustain the growth, experts said.

The resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic since late April has created negative impacts on industries, sectors and areas with large contributions to industrial production.

Vietnam’s farming exports in the first half of 2021 were estimated at US$24.23 billion, up 28.2% as against the same period in 2020

While many places in Việt Nam are struggling to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the six-month economic picture still delivered optimistic data

In the first half of 2021, the General Department of Customs carried out policies on customs supervision and management while creating favourable conditions for import and export activities amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnam’s aquatic product export is expected to hit 8.7-9 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 5-7 percent compared with last year's figure as demand is rising in many countries thanks to vaccination, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Enterprises processing and exporting two main products, shrimp and pangasius in the Mekong Delta, have been strictly implementing anti-pandemic measures according to the 5K message of the Ministry of Health, ensuring production and export.

The resurgence of COVID-19 in Vietnam has strongly affected the operations of many businesses, causing exports in June to fall slightly from the previous month but the figure still remained 25% higher than a year earlier.