In which, the total import-export value of enterprises with foreign direct investment (FDI) reached 182.81 billion USD, up 38.2% (equivalent to 50.56 billion USD); the import-export value of domestic enterprises was 79.93 billion USD, up 24.5% (equivalent to 15.71 billion USD) over the same period last year. In the 2nd period of May, 2021, the trade balance of goods has a deficit of 129 million USD. Generally, in the 5 months of 2021, the trade balance will have a deficit of 473 million USD. Illustration/nhandan.vn Regarding exports: The total value of Vietnam’s exports in the 2nd period of May, 2021 reached US$ 14.28 billion, up 20.1% (equivalent to an increase of US$ 2.39 billion in absolute terms) compared to the same period last year. May 1, 2021. The export value of the second period of May, 2021, fluctuated and increased compared to the period of May 1, 2021 in the following commodity groups: Textile and garment increased by USD 303 million; iron and steel of all kinds increased by 199 million USD; machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts increased by 185 million USD; footwear of all kinds increased by $182 million… Thus, in the first 5 months of 2021, the total export value of Vietnam reached 131.13 billion USD, an increase of 30.9%, equivalent to an increase of 30.96 billion USD over the same period in 2020. Statistics of the General Department of Customs also show that the export value of goods of foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises in the 2nd period of May, 2021 reached 10.15 billion USD, up 16 6%, equivalent to an increase of $ 1.44 billion compared to the first period of the month, thereby bringing the total export value of goods from the beginning of the year to the end of May 2021 of this group of enterprises to $ 97.20 billion, an increase 36.7% (equivalent to an increase of 26.08 billion USD) over the same period last year, accounting for 74.1% of the total export value of the country. Regarding imports: The total value of imported goods of Vietnam in the 2nd period of May, 2021 reached 14.41 billion USD, an increase of 4.3% (equivalent to an increase of 594 million USD in absolute number) compared to the actual result. in the first half of May 2021. Import value of goods in the 2nd period of May 5-2021 increased compared to the previous period 1 mainly in a number of commodity groups: Computers, electronic products and components increased by 168 million USD; crude oil increased by 132 million USD; Ore and other minerals increased by 126 million USD… Thus, in the first 5 months of 2021, the total import value of the whole country reached 131.6 billion USD, up 36.7% (equivalent to 35.3 billion USD) over the same period in 2020. Import value of goods by FDI enterprises in this period reached US$9.1 billion, a slight increase of 2.6% (equivalent to an increase of US$232 million) compared to the first period of May 2021. Calculated in the 5 months of 2021, the total import value of this group of enterprises reached 85.61 billion USD, up 40% (equivalent to 24.47 billion USD) over the same period last year, accounting for 65% of the total import value. import value of the country.

Xiaomi “integrated” fashion and technology in the launch event of Mi 11 lite and Mi 11 lite 5G in Vietnam in mid-April. Xiaomi (stock code: 1810) has just announced the unaudited consolidated results of the first three months of the year to March 31, 2021. In the first quarter of 2021, total adjusted revenue and net profit exceeded market expectations. In which, total revenue in the period reached 76.9 billion yuan, up 54.7% over the same period last year, while adjusted net profit reached 6.1 billion yuan, up 163.8 percent over the same period last year. last. Regarding the smartphone business, this quarter continued to record a remarkable growth rate. Smartphone sales reached 51.5 billion yuan, up 69.8% year-on-year. Global smartphone shipments in the period reached 49.4 million units and gross profit margin reached 12.9%. According to Canalys, Xiaomi continues to hold the third position in terms of smartphone shipments, accounting for 14.1% of the global market share. Notably, the premium smartphone portfolio is increasingly diversified, contributing to Xiaomi’s strong growth in this segment. In the first quarter of the year, Xiaomi shipped more than 4 million phones priced over 3,000 yuan in China and over 300 euros in international markets. In addition, third-party data shows that Xiaomi accounted for 16.1% of the market share of smartphones priced between 4,000 yuan and 6,000 yuan in China in the first quarter of 2021, far ahead of 5.5% in the first quarter of 2020. Meanwhile, Xiaomi’s core strategy of “Smartphone x AIoT” continues to underpin outstanding performance. IoT and lifestyle products saw strong business performance with revenue up 40.5% year-on-year to 18.2 billion yuan. Also in this quarter, the number of Xiaomi smart TVs sold reached 2.6 million units. According to All View Cloud (AVC), the number of TVs shipped ranked first in China for nine consecutive quarters and was always in the top five globally. In particular, widescreen smart TVs are well received by the market. AVC said that Xiaomi and Redmi TVs continue to take the No. 1 position in retail sales in the 70-inch TV segment in China with 29% market share, retail sales increased by more than 160% over the same period. last year. The group’s IoT and lifestyle product segment is also following a hot growth trajectory in the international market. Revenue from IoT and lifestyle products in overseas markets increased by 81.1% over the same period last year. The products of electric vehicles, air conditioners, Mi Box receivers … of Xiaomi have penetrated widely into families. Xiaomi is increasingly expanding its AIoT platform. As of March 31, 2021, the number of IoT connected devices (excluding smartphones and laptops) on the AIoT platform has reached 351.1 million units. The number of consumers owning at least 5 devices connected to the AIoT platform (excluding smartphones and laptops) reached 6.8 million, up 48.9% over the same period last year. In March 2021, Xiaomi’s AI Assistant had 93.0 million monthly users, while the number of monthly Mi Home software users reached 49.2 million, up 22.8% year-on-year. The Group’s Internet services segment continued to grow steadily with revenue increasing 11.4% year-on-year to 6.6 billion yuan in the first quarter of 2021. Gross profit margin of the services segment Internet reached 72.4%. Advertising revenue hit a quarterly record of 3.9 billion yuan, up 46.3% year-on-year. Also in the first quarter of 2021, Xiaomi’s revenue from overseas markets increased by 50.6% year-on-year to 37.4 billion yuan. According to Canalys, Xiaomi’s market share in the first quarter was in the Top 5 smartphone companies in terms of number of shipments in 62 countries and territories globally, in particular, taking the No. 1 position in 12 countries and regions. earth. Xiaomi has positioned itself to compete in key markets. According to Canalys, this quarter Xiaomi entered the Top 2 smartphone companies for the first time in Europe, with smartphone shipments increasing by 85.1% year-on-year and 22.7% market share. Notably, Xiaomi has held the No. 1 throne in Eastern Europe for 2 consecutive quarters, with smartphone shipments increasing by 81.8% over the same period last year, accounting for 32.5% of the market share. The group was also ranked 1st in Russia for the first time with 32.1% market share. Xiaomi still maintains the 3rd position in Western Europe with market share increasing to 16.6%, after smartphone shipments increased by 89.3% over the same period last year. The group ranked No. 1 in Spain for 5 consecutive quarters, achieving 35.1% market share. Also, promoted to No. 2 in Italy; 3 in Germany and France, and broke into the top 5 for the first time in the UK, all with over 90% growth in phone shipments compared to the same period last year. Most impressively, Xiaomi maintained the No. 1 position for 14 consecutive quarters in India, capturing 28.3% of the market share. The group is on a strong growth path when conquering new markets…

Major cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou are expected to welcome large numbers of tourists during this year’s holiday season. A section of the Great Wall is crowded during a holiday. (Photo: GT) “The number of people will basically return to the level of the same period in 2019 “, said the official. At the section of the Great Wall at Badaling, 36 kilometers from Beijing, hundreds of people crowded around. Many of these tourists are not wearing masks. Before the May 1 holiday begins, Chinese people flock to train stations across the country with long lines lining up in front of crowded departure halls. Although China’s economy has recovered from the COVID-19 recession, consumption has not yet recovered to the pre-pandemic level. In the context of the complicated development of the epidemic, Chinese authorities require tourist attractions to limit the number of visitors and have a ticketing system to control the flow of people. Visitors also need to register at the attractions and present a “health code” – an electronic certificate on their phone that proves they are not at risk of infecting others.

Millions of Chinese people started their Labor Day holiday (May 1) today. Many tourist attractions and large restaurants are crowded with people. Some took the opportunity to visit family after a long period of restrictive measures in the country. Photo of tourists at Beijing Daxing Airport on May 1. Photo: Reuters. About 265 million passengers will travel by road, train or boat this week, said an official from China’s Ministry of Transport. This is an impressive number last seen in 2019 before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the photo, a group of tourists arrive at Baiyun Airport in Guangzhou on April 26, before a five-day holiday. Photo: Bloomberg. Before the holiday season, passengers had gathered at train stations around the country. People lined up in crowded departure halls. The image shows passengers preparing to board a train at Hangzhou East Station, east China’s Zhejiang province on April 30, ahead of the Labor Day holiday. Photo: AFP. People have been looking to famous tourist destinations during the holiday period. Hundreds of people walk daily on the busy road along the top of the Great Wall in Badaling, about 60 kilometers from downtown Beijing. West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province was also packed with tourists on May 1. Photo: AFP. Although China’s economy has bounced back from the Covid-19 recession in 2020, consumer activity has yet to match the recovery pace of industrial production. However, retail sales increased by 34.2% year-on-year in March 2020, painting a more optimistic picture of consumer demand. Passengers wearing face masks are seen arriving at a train station in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters. Important cities such as the capital Beijing, as well as Shanghai and Guangzhou, are expected to be crowded this Labor Day holiday, traffic official Li Huaqiang said. “The number of people will basically return to the level of the same period in 2019,” he added. In the photo, people are walking on the Bund during the holiday on May 1, 2019. Photo: AFP. However, Chinese authorities have issued cautionary notes ahead of the holiday, warning that tourist attractions should limit the number of visitors and have a ticketing system to control the flow of people. Visitors also need to register at the attractions and present a “health code” to prove they are not at risk of infecting others. In the photo, tourists flock to Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Photo: RTHK.

Liquid crystal display (LCM) production area at Samsung Electronics Ho Chi Minh Complex in Ho Chi Minh City Hi-Tech Park. Reported at the online conference on the socio-economic situation in April and the first 4 months of the year by the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of May 11, the representative of the Department of Industry and Trade of Ho Chi Minh City said, the total retail sales and Consumer service revenue in the month was estimated at VND 90,153 billion, up 22.3% over the same period (down 34.2% in the same period). Generally for the first 4 months of the year, the total retail sales of goods and service revenue were estimated at 366,234 billion dong. 7.9% increase (11.2% decrease in the same period). In particular, the export value of high-tech products of the City High-Tech Park (SHTP) reached US $ 6.47 billion, up 27.1% over the same period. Moreover, the index of industrial production (IIP) of the city in the first four months of the year was estimated to increase by 9.7% over the same period (down 2.6% in the same period). There were 5,588 enterprises operating again, an increase of 95.18% over the same period. According to forecasts of many experts, during the 4G and 5G technology transfer period, the 4th industrial revolution and the need for digital transformation is happening around the world, the demand for chip production in the coming time will higher. Not only chips and microchips, but also the demand for electronic equipment components tends to increase compared to previous years. In addition, many enterprises producing electronic equipment and technology in Vietnam admitted that they were affected by the global chip crisis. More than ever, chips, electronic components, microchips have appeared in most electronic devices such as new citizenship cards, non-stop automatic fee collection, bank ATM cards to other Popular household electronic devices such as televisions, refrigerators, electric cookers, electronic rice cookers … In the current context, Vietnam does not have a chip manufacturing factory, but just design and manufacture overseas. Therefore, domestic electronics and technology producers will certainly be affected by the global chip crisis.

The Chinese will make a total of 200 million trips during this period. This is the record number of the holiday season 1/5. Tickets to the Palace Museum in Beijing during the 5-day holiday season have been sold out. Disneyland Shanghai also sold out. The booming demand for travel has made many people unable to buy plane or train tickets to change their plans. Entrepreneur Victor Li, 32, decided to drive from Beijing to Taiyuan (in Shanxi province) to visit his family. A car ride will take 7 hours, while a train ride will only take 3 hours. Tourists at Baiyun international airport, Guangzhou on April 26. Photo: Bloomberg. CCTV reported that the 12306 railway ticket service sold 3.15 million tickets on May 1 from two weeks ago. 12306’s application is sometimes paralyzed because of the overwhelming number of visitors. The average airfare doubled over the same period in 2019, to 1,050 yuan ($ 162). “The 5-day holiday will completely relieve the demand for flying that has been held back for a long time (because of the Covid-19 translation),” said Shang Kejia, representative of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. “The International Labor Day Golden Week is the right time for consumers to travel across the country”.

(Source: GSO) According to the General Statistics Office released on April 29, international visitors to our country in April 2021 increased slightly compared to March 2021 but still decreased by 25.8% over the same period last year. Generally in the past four months, international visitors to our country decreased 98.2% over the same period last year. The report states that the reason is that Vietnam continues to take measures to prevent and control the Covid -19 epidemic, not opening up international tourism. The arrivals are mainly experts, foreign technical workers working in projects in Vietnam and driving goods at road border gates. Revenue from accommodation and catering services in the first four months of the year was estimated to increase by 10.1% over the same period last year because the accommodation and food service establishments were operating again. Travel tourism revenue is estimated at 4,000 billion, down 49.2% over the same period in 2020 … The General Department of Tourism said that the holidays of April 30 and May 1 and the summer tourist season are approaching, the number of guests booking and touring has increased sharply. For example, Khanh Hoa will welcome about 70,000 tourists staying. The hotel occupancy is estimated at about 70%. In particular, tourists mainly focus on hotels and resorts in Nha Trang city and Bai Dai area (Cam Lam – Cam Ranh). The reservation capacity in Quang Ninh province during the holidays April 30 and May 1 reached about 75.5% on April 30 and 66.5% on May 1-5. The Hanoi branch of Vietravel Travel Company said that the holidays of April 30 and May 1 this year will serve about 15,000 visitors with the most chosen destinations such as Sapa, Ha Long, Phu Quoc, Con Dao. , Da Nang, Quy Nhon, Buon Me Thuot, the West …

Photo: The Verge Even so, just 12 months later, the smartphone industry rebounded with the latest report recording sales up 24% year-on-year. In particular, the brands appearing in the top 5 received impressive growth after a year. Source: Strategy Analytics Specifically, Samsung is the “king” of smartphone sales in the world. In the first quarter of this year, the Korean technology giant sold 77 million phones, up 32% year-on-year. Apple, meanwhile, was at No. 2 with sales of 57 million units, up 44% y / y. Most impressive is the achievement of Xiaomi when sales in the first quarter of 2021 increased by 80% compared to last year, reaching the milestone of 49 million units, standing at No. 3. Photo: The Verge The remaining two positions in the top 5 belong to OPPO and Vivo with sales of 38 million units and 37 million units, respectively. One surprise in the Strategy Analytics report is that Chinese tech giant Huawei is completely absent from the top 5 smartphone brands in the world. Its sales were moved to the “Other Firms” category, whose sales recorded a 23% decrease. Photo: Android Authority Huawei’s failure to maintain its position on the global smartphone sales rankings is understandable in the context of the company being subjected to many US sanctions, making it not easy to manufacture phones. Besides, Huawei phones are no longer supported by Google services and software, which is why they lose their appeal. Last year, Huawei maintained its foothold thanks to the momentum from the domestic market.

In the first quarter of 2021, Viglacera reported a profit after tax of 279.5 billion VND, up 65% over the same period (Source: Internet) Viglacera Corporation (Viglacera – Ticker: VGC) has just announced its Q1 / 2021 financial statement. Accordingly, the company recorded net revenue for the period of VND 2,358 billion, a slight decrease of 0.6% compared to the same period last year. However, the cost of goods sold decreased sharply, at 8.6%, down to 1,681 billion dong. L Therefore, Viglacera reported a gross profit of 677 billion VND, up 27% compared to Q1 / 2020. In the first 3 months of the year, revenue from financial activities of Viglacera reached 4.9 billion VND, down more than 66% compared to the same period last year, while the cost of this activity was still flat at 46 billion VND. Selling expenses decreased slightly by 5% to 149.5 billion, while administrative expenses increased 28% to over 151 billion. Profits from joint ventures and associates of Viglacera reached more than 16.8 billion, up 5.8 times compared to Q1 / 2020; Loss from other activities also decreased by more than 55%, to VND3.8 billion. As a result, Viglacera’s profit before tax in Q1 / 2021 reached VND 347.7 billion, up 58% over the same period and completed 34.7% of the year plan. After tax, Viglacera reported a net profit of 279.5 billion VND, up 65% over the same period, of which profit attributable to the parent company was 277 billion VND, up 182% over the same period in 2020. In 2021, Viglacera sets a target of a total revenue of 12,000 billion VND, an increase of 27% compared to 2020; Profit before tax is expected to reach VND 1,000 billion, an increase of 19% compared to the previous year. In terms of investment activities, in 2021 Viglacera plans to spend VND 2,400 billion on investment in technical infrastructure and services in industrial zones (IZs); VND 375 billion for the housing business and VND 25 billion for materials, research and development, and training. In which, the company plans to deploy, prepare to invest in new projects such as: Viglacera Eurotile brick factory, with a capacity of 9 million m2 / year in Ba Ria – Vung Tau; Thuan Thanh I Industrial Park is 249.75 hectares in Bac Ninh; worker housing project in Dong Mai Industrial Park, Tien Hai Industrial Park, social housing area in Tien Duong – Dong An. In addition, Viglacera also researches and develops industrial zones, including: Doc White Stone Industrial Park in Van Phong Economic Zone – Khanh Hoa (288 ha, expected to be invested by Yen My Industrial Park Joint Stock Company); industrial zones in Hue such as La Son Industrial Park, expanded Phong Dien Industrial Park (about 160 ha). Since April 6, 2021, Viglacera officially became a subsidiary of Vietnam Electrical Equipment Corporation (Gelex – Ticker: GEX). Accordingly, Viglacera’s business results will be consolidated into the parent company from the beginning of Q2 / 2021. /.

Exploiting rubber latex in Binh Long Rubber One Member Company Limited. Photo: Thanh Son. According to the General Department of Customs of China, in the first 2 months of 2021, rubber import of this country reached 1.87 billion USD, up 13.8% over the same period in 2020. In which, rubber imported from Vietnam Male value reached 433.97 million USD, up 65.1%. With such a sharp increase in import value, Vietnam rubber is accounting for 23.18% of the total value of rubber imported into China in the first 2 months of this year, up sharply from the rate of 15.98% in 2 months. early 2020. Vietnam rubber continues to hold the 2nd position in terms of market share in the total value of rubber imported into China. While increasing the import of Vietnamese rubber, China reduced the import of Thai rubber. In the first 2 months of the year, rubber imported into China from Thailand reached 548 million USD, down 17.4% over the same period. With the above results, Thai rubber still accounts for the largest market share in China, but only accounts for 29.29%, not much higher than the 23.18 of Vietnamese rubber. Statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs show that, in the first quarter of this year, rubber exports to China reached 290 thousand tons, worth $ 463 million, up 103.1% in volume and 128% in price. treatment.

One case of a patient with hand, foot and mouth disease must be hospitalized for treatment. According to the health report in April 2021, just sent by the Ministry of Health to the Office of the Government, in April, the country recorded 64 cases of viral encephalitis, including 1 death in Ben province. Bamboo. It is also the first case of death from viral encephalitis this year. Cumulative since the beginning of the year, the country has recorded 145 cases of viral encephalitis, equivalent to the same period in 2020. In addition, this month also recorded 2 cases of meningitis due to meningococcal tissue but no death case. Cumulative since the beginning of the year, the country has recorded 8 cases of meningitis caused by meningococcal tissue (an increase of 4 cases compared to the same period last year), of which 1 case died in Ho Chi Minh City. Also in this month, the country recorded 3,728 cases of dengue fever, 2 fatalities. Accumulating from the beginning of the year up to now, the country has recorded 19,710 cases of dengue fever, 5 deaths in Binh Duong (1); Phu Yen (2); Soc Trang (1), HCMC (1). Compared to the same period in 2020, the number of cases has decreased by 16.3%, but deaths increased by 1 case. In addition, hand, foot and mouth disease in the country this month recorded 8,705 cases and 3 deaths. Cumulative from the beginning of the year until now, the whole country has recorded 20,756 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, 4 deaths in Dak Lak (1); Kien Giang (2); An Giang (1). Compared to the same period in 2020, the number of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease nationwide has increased by 1.9 times. With suspected measles fever, the whole country also recorded 69 cases, of which 17 cases were positive, there was no death. Accumulated from the beginning of this year, the country has recorded 173 cases of suspected measles fever, of which 21 cases were positive, and no deaths were recorded. Compared to the same period in 2020, the number of cases decreases by 12.8%, the number of positive cases decreases 156 cases. According to the Ministry of Health, Vietnam is a tropical country, circulating many infectious diseases transmitted by insects, including viral encephalitis, especially in the summer, the season suitable for insect transmission. Viral encephalitis is a dangerous condition caused by a variety of viruses, often causing damage to the brain, resulting in neurological sequelae and high mortality. In order to proactively prevent and fight epidemics in the summer of 2021, the Ministry of Health has sent an official letter to the Department of Health of the provinces and cities to strengthen surveillance, early detection, isolation and thorough treatment of outbreaks. at the same time take samples for testing to determine the causative agent. In particular, the provinces / cities must step up the expanded vaccination, ensuring the rate of over 95% of the commune, ward and town scale and organize the campaign of environmental sanitation, mosquito elimination, and larvae. .

Although the number of Chinese cars has skyrocketed, in fact, it is still ranked third, behind Thailand and Indonesia. In the first quarter of 2021, the country imported 35,360 complete cars, up 31.1% over the same period last year. According to statistics, in the first quarter of 2021, CBU imported cars from China into Vietnam increased 6 times over the same period last year. Photo source: Cong Luan newspaper Cars in complete units imported to Vietnam are mainly cars of the category “with 9 seats or less” and “trucks” – accounting for 92% of the total. In particular, the number of cars with 9 seats or less (small car) returned to Vietnam in the first quarter was about more than 23,000 units. In which, cars from Thailand and Indonesia account for 80% of the total import volume of the country. Thailand leads with 19,300 vehicles imported into Vietnam, an increase of 56% over the same period last year. Standing in second place, but the number of Indonesian cars decreased by 26% compared to the first quarter of 2020, reaching only 8,950 units. Indonesia is known as the country that exports cheap cars to Vietnam with some prominent names such as Mitsubishi Xpander, Suzuki XL7 … Meanwhile, besides passenger cars with low to mid-price prices, Thailand Lan also exports all pickup trucks sold in the Vietnamese market.

Traphaco’s system of medicine blister blister machines Specifically, net revenue reached nearly 472 billion, up 20.4% over the same period, after subtracting COGS, gross profit reached 265 billion, up 21% compared to the first quarter of 2020. Profit after tax reached VND 55.3 billion, an increase of 35% compared to the same period of 2020; Parent company EAT is more than 51 billion. In 2021, Traphaco sets a double growth business plan with the goal of consolidated revenue and profit after tax of VND 2,100 billion and VND 240 billion, up 10% and 11% respectively compared to the performance of 2020. Thus, after the first quarter of the year, the Company has reached 20.8% of the revenue plan and 23% of the profit after tax plan of the year. In the period of 2021 – 2025, Traphaco expects that the growth rate of revenue and pre-tax interest can reach a compound rate of 13.3% and 15%. Traphaco also said that during this term the company will restructure the traditional and non-traditional medicine businesses, in which the company will increase the proportion of the western medicine industry. When consolidating the business segments, Traphaco believes that the growth rate will be even higher than the plan set out for the 2021 – 2025 term. At the close of the session on April 22, TRA shares increased slightly by 0.1% to VND69,900 per share.

FTP stock price chart from the beginning of the year to now. FPT Joint Stock Company (FPT code-HOSE) has just announced business results for the first quarter of 2021 with revenue and profit before tax increasing by 14.4% and 22.3% year-on-year. Accordingly, at the end of Q1 / 2021, FPT’s revenue reached 7,586 billion VND and pre-tax profit reached 1,397 billion VND, up 14.4% and 22.3%, equivalent to 102% and 105% of the year plan. According to FPT, the strong growth in revenue and profit was due to the highest growth in technology sales in the last 4 quarters and the strong growth in the Telecommunications and Education sector. Specifically: Technology sector contributes 40% to the total profit after tax and 55% of the total revenue of the Group. New sales of Technology sector reached 5,834 billion VND, the highest level in the last 4 quarters and increased 46.3% over the same period. In addition, with the orientation of focusing on digital transformation for the customers of the Government and large enterprises, at the same time focusing on developing solutions, Made by FPT platforms, and information technology services for the market. FPT’s domestic market recorded high growth in both revenue and profit after tax, reaching VND 986 billion, up 40.1% and VND 59 billion, up 1,828.7% over the same period. In foreign markets, the revenue from IT services recorded VND 3,169 billion in revenue, up 9.6% over the same period. Profit after tax of this service sector reached VND495 billion, up 16.4% compared to quarter 1/2020, when the international market was not affected by Covid-19. With the strategy of “whale hunting” (focusing on large enterprises and high value contracts), FPT successfully signed 04 large contracts with sales of over 5 million USD / contract in Q1. / 2021. As a result, new sales of foreign markets increased by 43%, reaching VND 4,489 billion, which is the basis for accelerating the growth rate of revenue and profit in the remaining quarters of 2021. Telecommunication Division recorded 2,925 billion in revenue, up 9.6%, and 576 billion in profit after tax, up 29% over the same period. In which, the Telecom Services sector achieved VND 524 billion in profit after tax, up 30.7% thanks to the improvement in the after-tax profit margin of the Broadband Services segment as well as the new profit from the TV service segment. pay. Meanwhile, the revenue from the Education sector reached 698 billion VND, up 57% over the same period. It is known that the company’s General Meeting of Shareholders approved the business plan in 2021 with revenue of 34,720 billion VND, an increase of 16.4% and pre-tax profit of 6,210 billion VND, up 18%.

Accordingly, in order to restructure the investment portfolio, Intact Management Co., LTD registered to sell more than 4.62 million TCD shares, equivalent to the ownership ratio of 5.62% of capital. If the transaction is successful, this organization will reduce its ownership in TCD to 0%. Trading is done by matching and / or agreement method, expected time from April 28 to May 27, 2021. On the market, TCD shares were quite bleak when closing this morning on April 23 at the floor price of 13,050 dong / share, down 6.8%. If temporarily calculated at this market price, Intact Management Co., LTD will earn about VND 60.3 billion from the divestment at TCD. On April 29, Tracodi will hold its 2021 annual shareholder meeting to approve this year’s business plan with 2021 consolidated revenue target of 3,203 billion, an increase of 12.3% compared to 2020 and profit after tax. 280 billion, up strongly by 91.3%. In addition, TCD also plans to pay dividends in 2020 at 11% and 2021 at 14%. In which, the Company estimates consolidated revenue is expected in the first quarter of 2021 to reach more than 817 billion, up 69% over the same period. Profit before tax is estimated at 73.99 billion, 3.7 times higher than the same period in 2020. Accordingly, TCD has completed 25.5% of the revenue plan and 21.6% of the expected profit plan in 2021. .

Illustration. Although this impressive growth rate is partly due to the already bleak first-quarter sales of 2020, there is no denying the positive signal of the technology market in recent months. With 82.7 million units delivered to consumers, this is the highest sales volume in the first quarter of the year since 2012. The main driver of growth in the personal computer market has been on the back of small businesses rebounding after a tough pandemic year, with the emphasis on laptops. According to records, sales of this model reached 67.8 million units in the first quarter of 2021, up to 79% over the same period last year. For its part, the desktop computer business also prospered after a bleak year, but has yet to come out of the decline. A total of 14.8 million desktops were sold in the first three months of 2021, down 5% from the same period in 2020. The strong market recovery in the first quarter of 2021 indirectly helped five manufacturers Export leader (accounting for 78% of total market volume) achieved double-digit growth. Specifically, Lenovo – the market leader with 25% market share – sold 20.4 million units in the last quarter, up 61% over the same period in 2020. For its part, HP – thanks to a boom in sales. Chromebook line (cheap computers using Google operating system) – “came in second” in the first quarter of the year with 19.2 million units sold (up 64% over the same period in 2020). In third place is Dell, with modest growth compared to the two competitors, only 23% (equivalent to 12.9 million units sold). This contributes to the US computer company’s market share continued to decline, currently only 15.7% – much lower than the 19.6% recorded after the first quarter of 2020. The other two names in the top five selling PC makers were Apple and Acer, with 6.6 million and 5.7 million units sold, respectively. However, these are the brands with the best growth in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, respectively 105.2% and 82.1%. Forecasts about the market outlook for the whole year 2021, the analysts are optimistic in the context that businesses and organizations start to regain investment in technology infrastructure. However, the supply shortage will still slow the growth of the computer market, leaving many opportunities wasted. In that context, experts urged governments to soon increase investment to support the production of semiconductor components, in order to soon remove these bottlenecks.

The scene of the press conference at the main bridge point in Hanoi (Photo: HNV)

At the press conference, Mr. Pham Hoai Nam, Director of the Department of Population and Labor Statistics gave a brief report on our country’s labor and employment situation in the first quarter of 2021. Accordingly, it is confirmed that, in the first quarter of 2021, the Vietnamese labor market has suffered bad effects due to the 3rd outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The results of the labor market survey in the first quarter of 2021 recorded that the number of people participating in the labor market decreased compared to the previous quarter and compared to the same period in 2020. In the first quarter of 2021, the country had 9.1 million employees from 15 years of age and older are affected by COVID-19 outbreaks. The proportion of workers with informal jobs and underemployed workers both increased compared to the previous quarter and the same period of 2020. The most notable highlight of the labor market is the increase in income from the work of people. employees against the previous quarter and the same period of 2020.

Specifically, the labor force decreased compared to the previous quarter and the same period of 2020, the rate of trained labor increased, reaching 26.0%. The labor force aged 15 and over in the first quarter of 2021 was 51 million people, down from the previous quarter and the same period of 2020. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic just before the Lunar New Year had changed. The uptrend is often seen compared to the same period of previous years. Normally, following population growth, the workforce in the following year always increases compared to the same period last year. However, the labor force in the first quarter of 2021 was nearly 200,000 people lower than the same period last year and about 600,000 lower than the same period when there was no epidemic (in 2019).

Video about employment situation in the first quarter of 2021 (Source: GSO)

The labor force participation rate in the first quarter of 2021 was estimated at 68.7%, down 1.6 percentage points from the previous quarter and 1.1 percentage points lower than the same period in 2020. The participation rate The labor force in urban areas is 66.7%, while that in rural areas is 69.9%. In terms of age groups, the labor force participation rate in urban areas is lower than in rural areas for most age groups, with the largest difference being observed in the age group 15-24 (urban : 41.2%; Rural: 48.0%) and group from 55 years old (urban: 35.0%; rural: 47.9%). This shows that people in rural areas enter the labor market earlier and leave the market much later than in urban areas; This is a typical feature of the labor market with a high proportion of the labor structure participating in the agricultural sector.

The rate of trained workers with diplomas and certificates from elementary or higher in the first quarter of 2021 is 26%, higher than that of the previous quarter and the same period of 2020. The rate of trained workers among urban areas and rural areas still have considerable disparities. This rate in urban areas reached 40.7%, 2.3 times higher than in rural areas (17.8%).

Out of a total of 23.2 million people aged 15 and over who did not participate in the labor market (outside the labor force) in the first quarter of 2021, 60.8% were in rural areas; they are mainly of school age and retirement.

The 3rd outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic reduced the labor market recovery achieved in the last 2 quarters of 2020. Out of a total of 49.9 million employed, service sector accounted for the largest proportion with 39.5%, equivalent to 19.7 million people, followed by workers in the industry and construction sector, accounting for 32.3%, equivalent to 16.1 million people. . Labor in agriculture, forestry and fishery accounts for the lowest proportion, 28.2%, equivalent to 14.1 million people.

International expert from Bangkok bridge point, Thailand informed at the press conference (Photo: HNV)

In this first quarter, the number of people with informal jobs was 20.7 million, a decrease of 251.7 thousand people against the previous quarter and an increase of 525.4 thousand people over the same period of 2020. Rate of workers with non-employment jobs. Officially the first quarter of 2021 is 57.1%, up 1.1 percentage points from the previous quarter and 1.8 percentage points compared to the same period in 2020. This rate increases highly in rural areas and among women. gender.

The COVID-19 epidemic broke out for the third time just before and during the Lunar New Year, significantly increasing the number of underemployed workers compared to the previous quarter and the same period of 2020. The number of underemployed workers in working age quarter I 971.4 thousand people; an increase of 143.2 thousand people against the previous quarter and an increase of 78.7 thousand people over the same period in 2020. The number of unemployed people in working age in the first quarter was nearly 1.1 million people, a decrease of 137.0 thousand people against the previous quarter and increase 12.1 thousand people compared to the same period of 2020.

However, a remarkable highlight is that, the average monthly income of employees in the first quarter of 2021 reached 6.3 million dong, an increase of 339 thousand dong over the previous quarter and an increase of 106 thousand dong over the same period in 2020. In the first quarter of 2021 over the same period of 2020, the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector recorded the highest average income growth rate, up 5.2%; the service sector had the growth rate of 1.5% and the industry and construction sector had the lowest average income growth rate, up 0.8%. In particular, the monthly average income of wage and salaried workers in the first quarter of 2021 reached 7.2 million VND, an increase of 556 thousand VND against the previous quarter and 132 thousand VND over the same period of 2020.

Slide show an overview of the new statistical way (Photo: HNV)

In the framework of the press conference, Ms. Valentina Baccuci, Deputy General Director of ILO Vietnam expressed her pleasure because today’s press conference marks a special milestone of the General Statistics Office of Vietnam in particular and the Vietnamese statistics industry. Men in general have applied the latest international standard adopted in 2013 and are one of the 10 countries selected to pilot using this new standard in labor and employment statistics, helping to meet monitoring requirements. Labor efficiency in the new context contributes to help Vietnam achieve strategic goals in the future. “The new standard is very complex and demanding for statistics, from 2015-2017 was piloted in Vietnam and 2019-2020 started to collect in both old and new ways and continuously adjusted towards Reasonable effects to be officially announced today. Our ILO has been supporting the General Statistics Office continuously since 2017 and can be sure that the data published today is indeed recognized to meet the new international standard. Of course, no LFS is perfect, but this is also a clear testament to the determination to pursue data standardization by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam in particular and the Government of Vietnam in general. The ILO pledged to continue to accompany the General Department and the Government in that journey ”- said Ms. Valentina.

Sharing the same point of view, from the Bangkok bridge point in Thailand, Mr. Tite Habiyakare, an expert on labor statistics, ILO Asia-Pacific Regional Office emphasized the change in statistical criteria due to the drastic changes. of the new socio-economic period, changing the definition of labor and employment as well as understanding new aspects of employment in generating income, an important measure in the survey of statistics in the new standard./ .

From the first quarter of 2021, the General Statistics Office officially announced the statistics on labor and employment based on ICLS 19 standard. Moreover, to fully assess the volatility of the labor market over time. Time, the General Department will concurrently calculate and publish again the labor and employment statistics indicators according to ICLS 19 standards of the quarters from 2019 to now as a basis for comparison. Information on workers in self-employed jobs in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector are also recorded and disclosed.

In the past 6 years, the city has not had any cases of hand, foot and mouth death. However, in the first three months of 2021, the number of hand, foot and mouth disease cases has nearly doubled compared to the same period in 2017-2020.

It is worth noting that the number of cases of severe hand, foot and mouth disease (grade 2B and above) tends to increase.

Severe hand, foot and mouth disease has an increasing trend (Artwork).

Facing the increasing number of patients with hand, foot and mouth disease, the city health sector has implemented many activities such as: Training to improve the professional capacity of medical staff in charge of epidemic prevention and control; Apply information technology (online reporting, GIS software) for early detection of disease cases and outbreaks; develop utility tools on available softwares and applications for detecting, monitoring, handling cases and epidemics; Controlling infectious diseases in schools and communities.

Meeting between infectious diseases specialist on 15/04.

At the meeting between experts specialized in infectious diseases, BSCKII Nguyen Huu Hung – Deputy Director of the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City said: In the coming time, the city health sector will further strengthen communication activities. to people about hand, foot and mouth disease, organize professional training courses for health workers, review the number of medical supplies to cope with the risk of outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease.

In addition, the Health Sector will coordinate with the Education Sector to strengthen measures to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease in schools.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common infectious disease in young children, especially children under 5 years old. Hand, foot and mouth disease has a rapid spread rate, easy to translate, epidemic outbreaks in March-May and from August-September each year. Most cases were mild.

However, in some cases, the disease can progress seriously and cause dangerous complications such as encephalitis – meningitis, myocarditis, and acute pulmonary edema leading to death, so it should be detected early and treated promptly.

According to the General Statistics Office (Ministry of Planning and Investment), the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020 and the first months of 2021 has pushed many workers into jobless status, at the same time forcing many people to become workers. have informal jobs.

In the first quarter of 2021, employed workers in urban areas increased by 114,300 people compared to the fourth quarter of 2020; down 90,200 people over the same period last year. In rural areas, the number of employed people increased by 508,900 compared to the fourth quarter of 2020 and decreased by 854,300 people over the same period last year. The proportion of labor force in the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector is 31.6% (corresponding to more than 17.05 million people); 31.7% of industry and construction sector (corresponding to 17.09 million people); 36.7% service sector (corresponding to 19.81 million people). Up to now, the number of employees aged 15 and over who are working is 53.4 million people, down 1.3 million; in which, the number of workers with informal jobs is 20.9 million, an increase of 233,000 people compared to the fourth quarter of 2020.

Workers working in production lines at factories were negatively affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Photo: VNA.

Statistics show that the epidemic has caused the rate of workers with informal jobs to rise sharply in the first quarter of 2021, in contrast to the trend of decreasing this rate in recent years; businesses are forced to support with many measures, including measures to reduce labor (cut, take turns, etc.), to recruit seasonal workers, temporary workers to maintain operations. This leads to a decrease in the number of formal employees and an increase in the number of informal workers, leading to a rebound in the proportion of workers with informal employment after many years of continuous decline.

The COVID-19 epidemic also significantly increases the number of underemployed workers in economic sectors. The underemployment rate of workers in the age group is 2.51%, of which the underemployment rate in urban areas is 1.68%; Underemployment rate in rural areas is 2.93%. More than half of the underemployed people are currently working in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, accounting for 53.7%, down 15.6 percentage points over the same period last year; the industry and construction sector accounted for 20.2%, up 10.7 percentage points; the service sector accounted for 26.1%, up 4.9 percentage points. Thus, the current underemployment is not only concentrated in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, but is increasing in industry, construction and services.

For workers in the age group, the professional and technical qualifications are higher, the underemployment rate will be lower. The underemployment rate in the age group 2020 of workers without professional and technical qualifications is 2.87%; primary level is 2.25%; intermediate level is 1.58%; college is 1.52%; from university and above is 1.04%. Average monthly income of employees increased compared to the previous quarter, but still decreased compared to the same period last year. Average monthly income from employees’ work in the first quarter of 2021 reached 5.7 million dong, up 212,000 dong. VND compared with the previous quarter and decreased 108,000 VND against the same period last year.

Worryingly, the number of unemployed people in working age quarter I / 2021 was nearly 1.2 million, down 60,100 from the previous quarter and 136,800 people over the same period last year. The COVID-19 pandemic has made the unemployment rate of working age urban areas the highest increase compared to the same period in the past 10 years.

Although it increased higher than the previous year, the unemployment rate in urban areas did not exceed 4%, meeting the target set by the National Assembly in Resolution No. 85/2019 / QH-14 on the Development Plan. Socio-economic development in 2021. This, together with the GDP growth and other macro-balance indicators, can be seen as important evidence of the success of the Government in its efforts to achieve the dual goal. : disease prevention and socio-economic development.

Remove 3 “bottlenecks”

Leaders of the General Statistics Office said that, in the context of COVID-19 increasing the rate of unemployed workers, it is necessary to focus on removing 3 “bottlenecks” to actively respond and adapt to new developments. epidemic situation, both controlling the epidemic and promoting production and business.

Specifically, the ministries, branches and localities need to create conditions to continue solving difficulties for production enterprises. In which, focusing on reforming processes and procedures so that businesses can access simple, convenient and timely supporting policies to stimulate the economy as well as the demand for labor. These measures not only help businesses and employees escape the risk of bankruptcy, job loss and income reduction, but also create a driving force for production and business development.

On the other hand, localities actively implement specific support packages, diversify forms of subsidies, expand vocational training programs to suit many subjects, especially female workers and workers. Labor without technical and professional qualifications, informal labor to stabilize social security, motivate workers to work, contribute to economic recovery and development.

The most important bottleneck now, according to the leaders of the General Statistics Office, is to focus on retraining human resources, because the Vietnamese labor market has about 75% of the employees without any technical or professional training. This is a major limitation of the Vietnamese economy in the context of the epidemic still having new developments and the 4th industrial revolution taking place around the world. The low quality of the labor force will be a barrier separating opportunities to adapt and catch up with new technology trends and new business methods of the world. Therefore, in the coming time, Vietnam needs to actively renew and implement training and retraining policies to improve the quality of human resources to adapt to the requirements of economic growth and development.

The unemployment rate of working age in the first quarter of this year was 2.42%, the rate of young people who were unemployed and not participating in study or training in quarter 1 was 16.3%, equivalent to nearly 2. million young people.

Also according to the General Statistics Office, 9.1 million workers aged 15 years and over are affected by the epidemic, 540,000 people lose their jobs, 2.8 million people have to take a break, temporarily stop doing business, and 3.1 million people are affected by the epidemic. cut working hours or forced to quit, take turns, 6.5 million people have their income reduced.

Urban workers were more affected than rural areas with 15.6%, compared with 10.4% in rural areas.

Millions of workers are affected by COVID-19. (Illustration)

In terms of three regions, the region least affected is agriculture, forestry and fishery with 7.5% of workers being negatively affected by the pandemic. Industry and construction sector ranked second. Labor in the service sector was hit the hardest, with a rate of 20.4%.

Meanwhile, the average monthly income of employees in the first quarter reached about 6.3 million dong / month, a slight increase compared to the previous quarter as well as the same period last year.

Although the average income increased, this growth was uneven across sectors. Many industries are still heavily affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, causing the income of workers in that industry to decline. These are industries: art, entertainment, transportation, warehousing …

According to Mr. Pham Hoai Nam, Director of the Department of Population and Labor Statistics (General Statistics Office), the numbers on the employment situation in the first quarter of 2021 reflect many difficulties and fluctuations in the economy. in general and the Vietnamese labor market in particular.

To remove difficulties for the job market, the General Statistics Office proposed the Government, ministries and branches to immediately study the issue of “vaccine passports”, to develop the necessary criteria to open the market. The international tourism school aims to help the service and tourism industry not miss opportunities for recovery and development.

Head office of LienVietPostBank. (Photo: Vietnam +)

Lien Viet Post Joint Stock Commercial Bank (LienVietPostBank – stock code LPB) achieved a pre-tax profit of VND1,112 billion in the first quarter of 2021, nearly double the same period last year.

This is the quarter with the best business results ever, even exceeding the profit of some previous years of operation of LienVietPostBank.

In addition, by the end of March 31, total assets of LienVietPostBank reached more than 245,200 billion, up over 20% over the same period last year. Capital mobilization from economic organizations and individuals continued to grow well, reaching nearly VND206,300 billion, in addition, outstanding loans from this sector reached over VND 183,100 billion, an increase of more than VND 6,100 billion compared to the end of the year. 2020.

Notably, the proportion of retail growth in credit growth in Q1 reached more than 80%, indicating a consistent orientation of the bank towards the retail segment.

In the insurance segment sold through the banking channel (Bancassurance), LienVietPostBank is among the top commercial banks with the highest sales in the market. Along with the efforts in business and service development, by the end of the first quarter, LienVietPostBank’s net service revenue reached VND 162 billion, an increase of nearly 70% over the same period last year.

On the HOSE, stock LPB is in the group share had the highest market price growth in Q1, up nearly 40%, from 12,400 VND / share in the trading session on 31/12/2020 to 17,350 VND / share in the trading session on 31/3 and now is reaching the price of nearly 19,000 dong / share.

In mid-March, credit rating agency Moody’s upgraded LienVietPostBank’s outlook to “Stable.” This result reflects the bank’s financial capacity, good risk management and long-term development opportunities.

According to the plan, on April 29, LienVietPostBank will hold the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, it is expected that this year, the bank will set a plan. profit before tax is 3,200 billion. Thus, with the first quarter results reaching 1112 billion, LienVietPostBank has fulfilled about 35% of the profit target in this year’s business plan./.

AAA said that at the end of the first quarter of 2021, the recorded revenue reached 2,280 billion dong, up 45.04% over the same period last year, equivalent to an increase of 708 billion dong. Profit after tax in the first quarter of 2021 reached VND 89 billion, an increase of 41.27% over the same period last year, equivalent to an increase of VND 26 billion.

Regarding the business plan for the second quarter of 2021, AAA’s Board of Directors has approved the target of total consolidated revenue of VND 2,500 billion, consolidated profit after tax of VND 120 billion, up 138.05% and 162.16% respectively. compared with the same period last year.

AAA shares have grown strongly since the beginning of the year. Specifically, AAA shares currently increase by more than 20% compared to the market price at the beginning of the year on 4/1/2021 (14,550 VND / share).

In 2021, SBSI Securities Company forecasts that AAA’s revenue will reach VND 8,895 billion, an increase of 19.7%; AAA’s after-tax profit reached VND 621 billion, 2.2 times higher than that of 2020. In which, the profit dropping point came from 3 segments: industrial real estate, packaging and self-produced products. biodegradation continues to increase.

Specifically, the real estate segment rebounded thanks to the remaining area revenue of An Phat Complex Industrial Park and the new project An Phat 1 Industrial Park started commercial exploitation from the third quarter of this year. In addition, the production of packaging continues to increase thanks to the optimization of equipment productivity and the contribution from Jumbo bags of An Vinh Plastic and Packaging Company.

SSI Securities Company has also had a positive assessment report related to AAA. According to SSI, AAA has positive growth prospects in both the packaging segment and industrial real estate. In particular, the industrial park is expected to be the biggest profit growth driver this year, with gross profit estimated at VND 205 billion (up 118% year on year) in 2021.

AAA plans to lease the remaining 10% to An Phat Complex Industrial Park in 2021. In addition, An Phat 1 Industrial Park is in the process of site clearance, scheduled for commercial exploitation by the end of 2021 and will generate about VND 200 billion in revenue and VND 50 billion in profit this year.

On the other hand, SSI estimated that the output of plastic packaging could increase by 9.2% over the same period, reaching 112 thousand tons. Conventional packaging output may increase at a more stable rate of 3% with recovery in worldwide demand. Consumption of industrial packaging is also expected to more than double to 9 thousand tons from 3.5 thousand tons in 2020, due to the contribution of subsidiary An Vinh in the whole year 2021.

In addition, the profit margin of thin film packaging could also be improved due to the greater profit from self-destructing products, which is expected to account for 20% of total packaging sales in 2021, compared to with the rate of 10% in 2020.

AAA stock is recommended to buy with a positive prospect.

The sales figures have just been announced by the Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (VAMM), the Vietnamese motorcycle market continued to lag sales in the first quarter compared to the previous years.

Specifically, 5 members (Honda, Piaggio, Suzuki, SYM and Yamaha) sold only 701,454 motorcycles in the first quarter, down 4.05% over the same period in 2020.

Accordingly, the number of VAMM motorcycles sold per day in the first quarter reached 7,794 units, a significant decrease compared to the previous years. VAMM members currently distribute a total of 91 product lines in many segments with most of them being gasoline-powered vehicles.

In which, in March alone, Honda Vietnam sold 150,068 cars, up 17.3% over the previous month and down 5.0% over the same period last year.

Specifically, Winner X’s hand-held car line with many incentives and discounts, especially the policy of selling car prices below the listed price, leads to sales of 10,955 vehicles, accounting for 7.3% of total motorcycle sales. Honda’s motobike.

In the digital vehicle segment, Wave Alpha has sales of 17,685 units. Previously, this model was also continuously sold by dealers at lower prices than the listed price set by the company, but recently the car has been sold by the same price team as other Honda models.

Similarly, in the scooter segment, Honda Vision achieved sales of 36,679 units sold in March, accounting for 24.4% of Honda Vietnam’s total motorcycle sales, and is also one of the models sold by the team. selling price makes users frustrated.

According to experts, the motorcycle market is gradually saturated, leading to lower sales of motorcycles in general compared to previous years. In particular, the price of Honda motorbikes has a price difference between the dealer and the listed price, so many users turn their backs on these models. Notably, electric car models are also increasingly beautiful in design and quality, along with suitable prices, leading to more and more people choosing.

The average import price of Japanese pepper in the first two months of 2021 reached 4,754 USD / ton, up 7.7% over the same period in 2020. In which, the average import price of Japanese pepper increased from almost all major supply markets (excluding India).

The amount of pepper exported to Japan increased strongly in the first quarter of 2021

In the first 2 months of 2021, Japan increased its imports from a number of markets, including Vietnam. This is considered a good signal for Vietnam’s pepper exports in the context that exports to European and US markets are facing difficulties when the epidemic is still complicated.

Statistics show that, Japanese pepper imports from Vietnam in the first 2 months of 2021 reached 414 tons, worth approximately $ 2 million, up 44.3% in volume and 51.2% in value. prices over the same period in 2020.

Vietnam’s market share of pepper in total Japanese imports increased sharply from nearly 19.3% in the first 2 months of 2020, to over 28% in the first 2 months of 2021.

Pha Lai Thermal Power: Q1 profit slightly increased to VND138 billion despite a 51% decline in revenue.

Revenue in the first quarter of Pha Lai Thermal Power reached more than VND 1,078 billion, down 51% compared to the same period in 2020. Subtracting more than VND 1,048 billion of COGS, Pha Lai Thermal Power earned only nearly 30 billion VND of gross profit, while the first quarter of 2020 recorded more than 168 billion dong.

Pha Lai Thermal Power’s gross profit margin fell sharply to 2.77%, 4.77 percentage points difference over the same period in 2020.

The Pha Lai Thermal Power side said that the power output produced in the first quarter of the year reached 849.66 million kWh, 891 million kWh lower than in the first quarter of 2020, making low revenue from electricity sales and profit from power generation. also affected decrease.

Notably, the company’s financial activities recorded a sudden increase in revenue to more than 119 billion dong, nearly 5.8 times higher than the first quarter financial revenue of 2020. Thanks to that, the profit earned from this activity is also 5 times higher than the same period to over 97 billion dong.

According to Pha Lai Thermal Power, in the first 3 months of 2021, this company has received 97 billion dong of dividend from Hai Phong Thermal Power Joint Stock Company. It is known that Hai Phong Thermal Power in the first quarter has paid 2 dividends in 2020 to shareholders with a total rate of 10%.

This company also plans to submit to the annual shareholders’ meeting in 2021 to pay additional dividends in 2020 at the rate of 14.25%, increasing the total profit distribution rate in 2020 to 24.25%. If the shareholder meeting of Hai Phong Thermal Power approves this content, in the coming time, Pha Lai Thermal Power will continue to record positive signals from financial activities.

Closing the first quarter, Pha Lai Thermal Power reached VND 138 billion in profit after tax, a slight increase of 2% over the same period in 2020.

In 2021, Pha Lai Thermal Power Board plans to submit to the AGM a business plan going backwards with revenue down 32%, pre-tax profit down 66%, standing at VND 5,658 billion and VND 415 billion respectively.

Dividend rate in 2020 submitted to the meeting is 59%, of which the company has paid in advance 481 billion dong, equivalent to 15%.

With the results achieved in the first quarter, Pha Lai Thermal Power has completed 19% of the revenue plan and more than 35% of the profit plan.

As of March 31, 2021, the company’s total assets reached more than VND 6,715 billion, down 7% compared to the end of 2020. In which, cash and cash equivalents decreased sharply by more than 66% to 92 billion VND. . Short-term receivables from customers also decreased by 35% to more than 975 billion.

Total liabilities at the end of the first quarter of 2021 reached VND 478 billion, a decrease of over 36% compared to the end of 2020, of which the decrease was mainly in short-term payables to sellers.

Increasing hand, foot and mouth cases in Hanoi

According to a report by the Department of Preventive Medicine (Ministry of Health), from the beginning of the year to the end of April 11, the whole country recorded 18,436 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, of which 4 cases died in 3 provinces: Kien Giang, An Giang and Long An. Compared to the same period in 2020, the number of cases increased 4 times, increasing mainly in the South and locally in some provinces and cities such as Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Long An, Dong Thap. , An Giang. In Hanoi, from the beginning of 2021 up to now, the city has recorded 82 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease in 28 districts, towns.

Speaking at the meeting of the Steering Committee for Disease Control Covid-19 in Hanoi on the afternoon of February 12, Mr. Hoang Duc Hanh, Deputy Director of the Department of Health, said that hand, foot and mouth disease is a frequent epidemic in the area. Annually, Hanoi records from 1,000 to 3,000 cases. Recently, the number of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease tends to increase. According to the assessment, this disease can continue to increase in the coming time and mainly occurs in young people (under 5 years old accounts for more than 90%).

To proactively prevent hand, foot and mouth disease, the Department of Health has asked the People’s Committees of districts and towns to direct the Department of Education and Training to coordinate with the Health Center in implementing measures to prevent, fight hand, foot and mouth disease in schools. Specifically, to increase communication about preventive measures for teachers and students. At the same time, it is recommended that parents, when detecting a child with signs of illness, must notify the school and medical facility for timely measures to isolate treatment. Instruct the school on measures to treat the environment to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease such as cleaning classrooms, floors, tables, chairs, toys, learning tools … with soap or chloramine B according to regulations. .

In addition, strengthening the inspection and urging of educational institutions in the area, especially preschools, primary schools, and groups of children, and family kindergartens should seriously implement prevention and control measures. disease under the guidance of the health sector. Districts, districts and towns; Communes, wards and towns need to strengthen communication on disease prevention and control measures for the community such as environmental sanitation, personal hygiene, hand washing with soap, practice of clean eating, clean living and preservation. toys for children … so that people can understand and follow.

Do not allow the translation to spread and prolong

According to the Department of Preventive Medicine, hand, foot and mouth disease in Vietnam is a year-round disease that spreads through the gastrointestinal tract and is found in almost 63 provinces and cities, often recording an increase in the number of cases from months 4 – 5 and September – October every year. Children are susceptible to infection because they are related to the practice of personal hygiene, inadequate environmental hygiene, especially hygiene skills for children, not yet washing their hands with soap regularly.

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According to a report from the Center for Disease Control in Ho Chi Minh City, the situation of hand, foot and mouth disease in the city tends to increase strongly. At the Center for Disease Control in Da Nang City, from the beginning of the year to April 2021, the number of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease across the city was more than 212, an increase of 2.5 times compared to the same period in 2020 to 92 shift. Similarly, the Center for Disease Control in Dak Lak province said, in the first three months of 2021, in the whole province, there were 250 cases of children suffering from hand, foot and mouth disease; in many cases, the child became seriously ill and there was one case of death.

Before that, the Ministry of Health had written about strengthening hand, foot and mouth disease prevention in the summer. To strengthen the prevention of hand, foot and mouth disease, in order to minimize the number of cases and deaths, and prevent the epidemic from spreading and prolonging, the Ministry of Health requests the People’s Committees of provinces and cities to be on duty. It is under the central government to strengthen appropriate health education and communication activities to the people about measures to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease, actively implement hygiene activities and improve health.

Specialists said, hand, foot and mouth disease is a disease that often occurs in young children, appearing in an annual cycle, that is, every year to a certain point, the number of children suffering from hand, foot and mouth disease. will be more. It is an acute contagious infection caused by a virus originating from the intestinal tract that spreads through the diet (the child’s saliva secretions), with the external manifestations of: a small rash on the palm of the hand, soles or mouth sores. Along with that, the child may have a mild fever, even a high fever.

The Ministry of Health suggested that the Education and Training sector strongly implement activities to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease in educational institutions, especially in kindergartens and kindergartens. To require educational institutions to have adequate means of hand washing, soap and have convenient locations to facilitate child care and child care to wash hands with soap; perform classroom cleaning, and clean the surfaces of study desks and toys every day with soap or common detergent. At the same time, to detect early cases of the disease at educational establishments, immediately notify the local health agency to organize the prompt examination, treatment and treatment of the epidemic.

The Health sector strengthens surveillance activities, early detection of outbreaks, and thoroughly handle the epidemic to avoid spreading on a large scale. Well organize the treatment division in hospitals, limit referral of patients within the treatment capacity in order to reduce overcrowding for higher level hospitals; dividing the flow of medical examination, collection, first aid and treatment of patients. For critically ill patients, death should be minimized. Implement well prevention of cross-infection in treatment facilities, especially prevention of cross-infection between hand, foot and mouth disease with measles, pneumonia and other respiratory infections.

The Ministry of Health also recommends that people and community take the following measures: Wash hands often with soap under running water several times a day; practice good eating and drinking hygiene; regularly clean surfaces and tools that are in contact every day; do not let children come into contact with sick people or suspected illnesses; using a hygienic toilet, the patient’s faeces and wastes must be collected and disposed of into the sanitary latrines; When detecting a child with signs of suspicion of the disease, it is necessary to bring the child to a doctor or immediately notify the nearest medical authority./.

Hand, foot and mouth disease in Vietnam is a gastrointestinal disease and occurs in most provinces and cities. Although the disease is encountered all year round, statistics show that the number of cases usually increases in the period from May 4-5 and from September to October each year.

Pediatric patients with hand, foot and mouth disease are being treated at the National Hospital of Pediatrics.

TS.BS. Nguyen Van Lam, Director of the Center for Clinical Medicine for Children of Tropical Diseases, Central Pediatric Hospital, said that from the beginning of the year until now, the Center has received about 125 patients, hand, foot and mouth disease.

Experts said, although no serious complications were recorded, the number of cases in 2021 had a sudden increase compared to two years ago. In the same period in 2019, the Center received about 70 cases; in 2020, this number is 19-20 cases and in 2021 it is currently 125 cases.

At Children’s Hospital City. HCM is currently receiving treatment for more than 40 patients, hand, foot, mouth and mouth at all levels. The number of children suffering from this disease is increasing day by day.

Some children have also had cardiovascular neurological complications. In particular, some children have very fast disease progresses even though the rash is only small at first.

Meanwhile, according to the Center for Disease Control City. Da Nang, from the beginning of the year to April 2021, the number of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease across the city was more than 212, an increase of 2.5 times over the same period in 2020 to 92 cases. Only in the last three weeks of March 2021, the whole city recorded 68 cases.

Nationwide, according to the infectious disease surveillance system from the beginning of 2021 to April 7, the country recorded 17,451 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, including 4 deaths in Kien Giang (2 ), An Giang (1) and Long An (1).

Compared to the same period in 2020, the number of cases increased four times and mainly in the South and local areas in some provinces and cities such as: Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Long An, Dong Thap, An Giang.

Because the disease spreads through the gastrointestinal tract, contact, droplets and spread from person to person. Therefore, climatic conditions, a crowded environment, and hygiene habits are factors that make the spread of the disease.

To prevent hand, foot and mouth disease, according to the representative of the National Hospital of Pediatrics, people must ensure distance, keep the habits of hand hygiene, children’s toys must be kept clean to avoid cross-contamination.

Experts also recommend that parents need to feed their children cooked foods, boiled drinks, use easily digestible foods, ensure nutrition to strengthen their children.

“Parents need to clean the body every day for the baby, when taking a bath to avoid drafts. For wounds in the throat, children must rinse their mouths according to the instructions and apply pain relievers “, the director of the Center for Clinical Medicine of Children Tropical Diseases said.

In the treatment of hand, foot, mouth and mouth Dr. Lam pointed out some mistakes of parents in monitoring and treatment.

Accordingly, when seeing that the child does not respond to fever reduction, some parents immediately increase the dose for their child. “This is a very dangerous thing that can lead to poisoning and liver damage because fever-reducing drugs must be treated with the right dose and only once every six hours”, experts of the National Hospital of Pediatrics said.

It is known that at the establishment also received cases of children not responding to antipyretic fever, parents impatiently used another dose of fever-reducing, leading to overdose, causing children with paracetamol poisoning, leading to severe liver damage. masonry.

Although the rate of children having brain damage due to hand, foot and mouth disease is not too high, if the child has severe complications due to delay in treatment, it will cause brain stem damage, leaving serious sequelae such as encephalitis, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary edema. level …

In the extreme form, the disease can cause serious illness in the child and death if it is not cared for and treated promptly. Therefore, when parents see signs of aggravation of their children, they should promptly send their children to medical facilities for prompt monitoring and treatment, to avoid unfortunate consequences.

To prevent hand, foot and mouth disease, everyone needs to practice good eating and drinking hygiene; do not feed the baby; not feeding children, sucking hands, sucking toys; Do not allow children to share napkins, handkerchiefs, and eating utensils such as cups, bowls, plates, spoons, and toys that have not yet been disinfected.

Residents need to regularly clean surfaces, daily contact tools such as toys, school supplies, door handles, stair handrails, table / chair surfaces, floors with soap or detergent. usually, common, normal. Restrict or not let your child come into contact with someone who is sick or suspected of having an illness.