Hanoi (VNA), Sept. 6 -- In order to best achieve 2021 targets, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh ordered giving the top priority to curbing the pandemic soon and gradually restoring production and trade in areas meeting safety conditions, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son has said.

In a press conference following the monthly Government meeting on September 6, Son said despite the pandemic, the macro economy remained stable with inflation under control in eight months of this year. With a month-on-month rise of 0.25 percent in consumer price index (CPI) in August, the eight-month index went up 1.79 percent annually, the lowest since 2016. The monetary, credit and foreign exchange markets were basically stable while ...