The Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers'' Index (PMI) ped to 51.7 in March from 54.3 in February, as the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread labour shortages in the manufacturing sector during March, according to S&P Global.
The fourth wave of COVID-19 infections in Viet Nam has caused disruptions to most sectors once again as the country was preparing for the tourism season.
Many booked tours to the northern provinces for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday have been postponed or changed amid the resurgence of COVID-19 infections in the area two weeks before the holiday, travel firms have said.
