According to Vietnam News Agency, all socio-economic areas have been improved during the first 9 months of 2022. Production and business activities have been growing strongly, especially compared to the same period last year (when many provinces across the country, especially some key economic zones in the South, had to implement prolonged social distancing to prevent the pandemic). Many industries including processing and manufacturing industry; retail of consumer goods and services; exports of goods, etc. have recovered strongly and achieved a higher growth rate compared to the period before the COVID-19 epidemic.