Vietnam economy gradually reboots in May

Vietnam economy gradually reboots in May

An employee makes face masks at a factory in southern Long An Province. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran.

The economy is slowly recovering from the impacts of Covid-19 and social distancing in April as rising consumption and manufacturing figures in May indicate.
Sales of products and services rose 27 percent to VND385 trillion ($16.6 billion), with revenues from lodging and food almost doubling.
The number of air passengers quadrupled to 563,700 as domestic routes reopened, and the number of people using roads and trains tripled.
The number of newly registered companies rose 36 percent to 10,700, while the number of suspended businesses fell by 19 percent.

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