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The Government recently issued Decree No. 152 featuring regulations on foreigners working in Vietnam and the recruitment and management of Vietnamese working for foreign organisations and individuals in the country.

The human trial of Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine will begin on January 21-22, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) quoted Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long stating that.

Vietnam’s total revenue from retail trade and services reached over 5 quadrillion VND (219.5 billion USD) in 2020, representing a modest yearly rise of 2.6 percent, Vietnam News Agency quoted figures of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The National Strategy on the Fourth Industrial Revolution by 2030 has been issued by the Prime Minister to fulfil goals set in the Politburo’s Resolution 52-NQ/TW that outlines policies guiding Vietnam’s active involvement in the revolution, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

The Ministry of Health has granted permission to the Nha Trang-based Institute of Vaccines and Biological Medical (IVAC) to carry out human clinical tests for Covivac, a locally-produced novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, on volunteers in January, two months ahead of schedule, reported VOV.

Vietnam has marked a new imprint in the world medical map with the successful performance of the world’s first limb transplant from a live donor by doctors of the Central Military Hospital 108.

Vietnam gained 2.7 billion USD from shipping an estimated 1.7 million tonnes of coffee abroad in 2020, accounting for over 10 percent of the world’s coffee value and 18 percent of the market share, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Vietnam News Agency reported.

On December 29, a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the United Kingdom was officially signed by representatives of the two countries. The FTA will take effect from 23:00 of December 31, 2020.

As many as 28.53 billion USD of FDI poured in the Vietnamese market as of December 20, equivalent to 75 percent of the amount in the same period last year, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the figure from the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Hanoi has so far verified, rated and recognised 630 “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) products made by 50 companies, 57 cooperatives and 52 business households, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen at a conference to review OCOP programme in Hanoi from 2018-2020.

Vietnam's shrimp exports are expected to record a dramatic increase of 12.4% to USD3.78 billion in comparison with other export items this year despite suffering from the adverse impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on December 23 held a ceremony in Hanoi to launch the Vietnam Free Trade Agreement Portal (FTAP), at fta.moit.gov.vn, to help the domestic business community make the most of the opportunities brought about by trade deals to which Vietnam is party, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam's two-way trade turnover with Mexico, Chile, and Peru has reached USD5.12 billion, with the trade surplus of the S-shaped country of USD3 billion after one year since the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is implemented, said the Vietnam News Agency.

On December 22, at the Military Medical Academy in Hanoi, a further 17 people out of the 60 volunteers participating in the first phase of human trials to develop Nanocovax, a locally-produced novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, received their vaccine shots.

Vietnam has emerged as the sixth largest wooden furniture exporter to the UK, grossing an export value of approximately USD422 million last year to make up 3.6% of the import market share, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) reported.

India is now Vietnam’s third largest pharmaceutical supplier, after France and Germany, with imports into Vietnam reaching 198 million USD in the first three quarters of this year.

The Golden Globe Award 2020 in the field of new material technology has been presented to a young scientist from the Center for Innovative Materials & Architectures under the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, said the Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper.

Vietnamese students have won four silver medals and one bronze medal at the International distributed Physics Olympiad (IdPhO) 2020.

Incentives brought about by the implementation of the impending UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) are expected to assist Vietnamese rice exporters in increasing their market share in the UK, the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) quoted experts saying that.

Vietnam earned 1.2 billion USD from exporting Tra (Pangasius) fish as of October this year, reported the Vietnam Pangasius Association (VPA), reported Vietnam News Agency.

An agreement on technological cooperation in irrigation and drainage, protection of marine resources, and responsible management of the fisheries sector has been signed by the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF).

Vietnamese drama film “Mat Biec” (Dreamy Eyes) has been chosen to attend the qualifying round of the 93rd Oscars Academy Awards, the Vietnam News Agency qouted the information of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The US accounted for 26.2% of Vietnam’s total farm produce export revenue during January-November of 2020, making it the largest importer of the country's agro-forestry-fishery products, with a turnover of 9.8 billion USD, Vietnam News Agency quoted figures of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The latest UI GreenMetric World University Ranking (UI GreenMetric) of the top 130 most sustainable universities in the world features a total of two Vietnamese universities, namely Ton Duc Thang University and Tra Vinh University, the Voice of Vietnam reported.

Vietnam gains a record trade surplus of 20.1 billion USD in the first 11 months of this year despite the bad impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy, the Vietnam News Agency qouted the figure of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

So far, more than 240 flights have been conducted to repatriate over 66,000 Vietnamese from abroad. However, in the face of the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam will temporarily not conduct commercial flights to bring home citizens who voluntarily pay for quarantine fees.

Vietnam climbed one spot to place 93rd in the top 100 of the FIFA’s December world rankings with 1,258 points, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.

Over VND4.68 trillion (USD201.7 million) of Hanoi’s public investment disbursed from the State budget in November this year, up 2% over the previous month and up 4.9% over the same period in 2019, according to the Nhan Dan newspaper.

Vietnam has won various awards, including “World’s Leading Heritage Destination,” at the 27th World Travel Awards’ Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2020 held virtually and broadcast live from Zaryahye Park in Moscow, Russia, reported VNA.

Overseas remittances to Vietnam are projected to fall slightly from USD17 billion last year to more than USD15.6 billion this year, the Voice of Vietnam quoted statistics from the World Bank reporting that.