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Vietnam is currently the fifth largest banana supplier to Japan, with the volume and value of Japanese imports from the Southeast Asian nation seeing a sharp increase over the past 10 months of the year, reported VOV News.

The Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) released that Vietnam's aquaculture output is estimated at 4.75 million tonnes this year, rising by some 4.17% from 2020.

The southcentral province of Khanh Hoa is poised to welcome 8,000 Russian tourists with vaccine passports between December 26 and late March, 2022, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

Vietnam’s fishery exports are estimated to reach 8.89 billion USD in 2021, posting a year-on-year rise of 5.7 percent, the Vietnam News Agency qouted the sayings of Mr. Nguyen Quang Hung, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Directorate of Fisheries.

Despite COVID-19 impacts, Vietnam has seen an impressive reversal in import-export activities in the last months of the year, securing trade surplus for the sixth consecutive year, reported VNA.

Vietnam’s export of animal feed and materials surpassed 1 billion USD for the first time to 1.049 billion USD from early this year to mid-December, reported Vietnam News Agency according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

On December 21, the governments of Australia and Vietnam released a strategy to unlock significant opportunities for businesses across the two countries.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Australia organized the Vietnam Pangasius Expo to offer Australian visitors 100 virtual stalls of Vietnamese processed tra and basa (Pangasius) fish products.

Due to an abundance of domestic raw materials, Vietnamese bivalve mollusc products continue to enjoy numerous advantages to increase exports, especially to the EU market, according to industry insiders, reported VOV.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee and the Ministry of Science and Technology on December 19 presented 10 Golden Globe Science and Technology awards and 20 awards for outstanding female students in the field of Science and Technology in 2021 in Hanoi.

Fully vaccinated foreign arrivals with negative COVID-19 test results will only need to self-quarantine at home or places of accommodation for three days upon entry into Vietnam by air, VNA reported the latest guidance from the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam’s footwear exports are likely to grow 5 percent this year although COVID-19-induced supply chain disruptions caused decreases in August and September, Vietnam News Agency quoted Phan Thi Thanh Xuan, Secretary-General of the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (Lefaso) as saying that.

Two-way trade between Vietnam and India has grown annually by an average of over 20 percent, higher than trade growth between Vietnam and other nations, since the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties in 1972, bilateral strategic partnership in 2007 and comprehensive strategic partnership in 2016, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam has been listed Asia's best river cruise destination at World Cruise Awards 2021, the global initiative to recognize and reward excellence in the cruise industry.

The delegation of Hanoi students ranked second at the 6th International Olympiad of Metropolises that took place in Moscow from December 6-13.

Vietnamese martial artists bagged two gold medals at the International Federation of Muay Thai Associations (IFMA) World Muay Thai Championships 2021 held in Thailand, reported Vietnam News Agency.

The Vietnamese delegation was also ranked second in the contest for making a video clip introducing the country. The video has been appreciated by international jurymen who all expressed their wish to visit Vietnam in the future.

Da Nang city, a travel hub in central Vietnam, welcomed the first 500 MICE tourists on December 10 after a long social distancing period triggered by the COVID-19 resurgence, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Ministry of Health (MoH) to promptly build a plan for vaccinating children aged 5-11 against COVID-19, which will be submitted to the Politburo for consideration and decision, the Vietnam News Agency quoted an announcement of the Government’s Office.

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has proposed the pilot resumption of regular international flights carrying international passengers to Vietnam from December 15.

Tran Van Khoi, a member of Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre No.II based in Da Nang under the Vietnam Maritime Administration, has been honoured with the 2021 International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Investors from the United States have continued to inject money into a total of 1,135 projects nationwide, with a total registered capital of over 10 billion USD as of November, despite negative impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, reported VOV News.

Export of agricultural, forestry and fishery products is estimated to reach 4.2 billion USD in November 2021, bringing the total export turnover of the whole industry in 11 months to 43.48 billion USD, surpassing the 2020 figure and setting the record, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed the suspension of flights, including repatriation flights, from 10 African countries to prevent the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 from entering Vietnam, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Kim Boi Joint Stock Company’s first batch of processed bamboo shoots weighing 28 tonnes, along with 11 other products, has been exported to the Dutch market.

Forward Nguyen Tien Linh of Vietnam has been chosen among 10 players to look out for at the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 by ESPN’s sports journalist Gabriel Tan, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam is one of the world’s 10 leading exporters of electronic products, ranking second for smartphones and ninth for software outsourcing.

Vietnam greeted more than 15,000 foreign tourists in November, an increase of 42.2% from the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

There were optimistic signs recorded in exports and foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction in the opening 11 months of the year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnam Trade Office in Australia have launched a programme marketing two tonnes of Vietnamese whole frozen passion fruit products in a bid to increase the share of the fruit in the market, reported Vietnam News Agency.