Some33,454 businesses were dissolved or suspended operations in the firsthalf, up 16.5 percent. The number of enterprises resuming operationreached 8,322.
Regarding business structure, in the first half,those involved agriculture, forestry and aquaculture saw a rise of 27.5percent, real estate 38.7 percent, logistics 62.6 percent and finance,banking and insurance 14.9 percent.
Most of the new businessesare located in Ho Chi Minh City (up 14.8 percent), Hanoi (up 16.2percent), Thai Binh province (up 32,3 percent), Cao Bang province (up133.3 percent) and Thanh Hoa province (up 16.6 percent).-VNA