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Vietnam’s digital economy will likely reach 52 billion USD in value by 2025, according to the e-Conomy SEA 2019 report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Five Vietnamese scientists have been listed in the 2021 edition of Asian Scientist 100, an annual listing of the brilliant scientific talents in the region by the Asian Scientist magazine of Singapore, said the Vietnam News Agency.

The Prime Minister has approved a proposal from Vietnam Electricity (EVN) to expand the national grid from the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang to Ba Ria-Vung Tau province’s Con Dao Island via submarine cables, reported VNA.

As much as USD12.25 billion worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) was injected into the country during the past four months of the year, equal to 99.3% compared to the same period from last year, reported the Voice of Vietnam according to the figures released by the Foreign Investment Agency.

The aviation security control must be tightened and raised to Level 1 before, during and after the four-day holiday of Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1), the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has recently requested.

The Vietnamese economy could grow by about 6-6.3 percent in 2021, said chief economist Pham The Anh from the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) during a workshop recently held to announce the Vietnam Quarterly Macro-Economic Report, reported Vietnam News Agency.

The healthcare sector of Vietnam has actively and drastically requested the southwestern localities to boost measures to prevent COVID-19 amid the complicated pandemic developments in regional countries and the world.

Surgeons from the Hue Central Hospital in the Central Province of Thua Thien – Hue have performed a corneal transplant from a dead-brain donor, according to the Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper.

Four Vietnamese universities have been listed in the Impact Rankings 2021 by Times Higher Education (THE), the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reported VNA.

Ho Chi Minh City will implement a number of key transport projects, including those connecting regions, belt routes, projects in the city’s gateway area, and in Thu Duc city, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam is entering the second phase of the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign, and most of the localities have been supplied the vaccine for the campaign, the Voice of Vietnam reported according to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE).

Facebook has kick-started a campaign on Instagram to encourage Vietnamese young people’s innovative spirits and promote values created by them on the photo and video sharing social networking service, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Several businesses based in Ho Chi Minh City are getting involved in international e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Alibaba as a means of connecting with foreign customers and increasing their revenue, especially amid the complex nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

The corruption control in the public sector in 2020 showed the best performance in a decade, since the Vietnam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) survey was first conducted.

Chairwoman of the Sovico Group and CEO of Vietjet Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao has been granted with the Legion of Honour by the French Government for her special contributions to Vietnam’s relations with France and Europe, reported VNA.

As many as 60,139 Vietnamese people have been given an AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine shot since the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign was launched on March 8, according to the Ministry of Health on April 14, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

In 2020, the fruit and vegetable sector earned 327 billion USD from export activities, in which mango contributed over 180 million USD, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s latest report.

Six volunteers participating in the human trials of Vietnam’s second homegrown candidate vaccine Covivac got their second shots of the vaccine on April 12, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) suggested that Vietnam first accept three groups of people with proof of vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

On April 9, the Defence Ministry held a ceremony to hand over the State President’s decision to a Vietnamese military officer to carry out duty at the UN Headquarters.

The export of key aquatic products posted strong rises in many markets in the first quarter of 2021, increasing Vietnam’s aquatic export turnover by 3 percent to 1.64 billion USD, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Globally-renowned business magazine Forbes has just released its annual list of the world’s billionaires, including six billionaires from Vietnam, reported VOV News.

Shrimp exports have improved and gained robust growth in the European market, the Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper quoted the information of the departments of Industry and Trade of provinces in the Mekong Delta.

Politburo member Pham Minh Chinh won lawmakers’ trust to succeed Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who was elected State President, at the helm of the government during a vote on April 5, reported VOV.

The Vietnamese health ministry along with the World Health Organization (WHO) office in Vietnam on April 3 launched a campaign to encourage smoke-free restaurants and hotels in Hanoi, reported Vietnam News Agency.

The overexploitation of groundwater in the Mekong Delta has contributed to severe land subsidence, which could lead to devastating consequences if the practice continues, VNA quoted experts' sayings.

Despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese exports to the United States kept rising considerably in the first quarter of the year and is showing no signs of a slowdown in the short-term, reported the Voice of Vietnam (VOV).

SAVIS Technology Group, one of Vietnam’s top 10 tech firms, launched TrustCA Timestamp Signing, the first and only digital timestamping service in the country so far, in a Hanoi ceremony on March 31, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam’s export turnover increased 22 percent to reach 77.34 billion USD in the first quarter, while the trade surplus was estimated at 2.03 billion USD, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) have emphasised the need to reopen the international tourism market, while simultaneously highlighting the importance of setting out a roadmap and various conditions in order to open borders for tourists once COVID-19 preventive measures have been put in place.