The disruption of materials supply chain from major markets to Vietnam has led to a lower growth rate of the industrial production index in the first two months.

Vietnam holds a number of advantages against other countries at a time when investors are looking to exit China, according to experts.

Vietnam's trade turnover is likely to have reached US$238.4 billion in the first half this year, down 2.1% year-on-year.

The Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) posted 51.1 in June, up from 42.7 in May and above the 50.0 no-change mark for the first time in five months.

The lockdown scale to contain Covid-19 outbreak should depend on the size of the Covid-19 cluster, said a senior government official.