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Phones and components; and computers, electronic products and components are two export groups earning more than 10 billion USD.

The Hai Phong Red Phoenix-flower Festival 2022 will be held in the middle of May after 2 years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Hai Phong City People’s Committee in its recent regular meeting.

Vietnam plans to double the amount of mangoes exported to the world and aims to expand the mango growing area so that it can earn a turnover of 650 million USD by 2030, reported the German fruit and vegetable news website https://fruchtportal.de/.

The 2021 Kovalevskaya Award will be given to two female Vietnamese university professors in recognition of their outstanding research achievements and great contribution to the national development.

Secretary General of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Windsor John has stated that Vietnam’s draw with Japan is a big surprise and serves as a motivation for Southeast Asian football, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said on March 30.

The Vietnamese students’ association in New Zealand organized its first congress for the 2022-2024 tenure in Wellington on March 30.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and the NA Standing Committee have agreed to enhance and improve the efficiency of their coordination to better perform their tasks.

The seat occupancy on international flights has gradually increased since March 15 when Vietnam officially resumed all tourism activities in line with the policy on safety, flexible adaptation to and effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released by domestic airlines.

Vietnam wishes to work together with the US – one of its leading important partners – to deepen the bilateral comprehensive partnership on the basis of respecting each other’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, political institutions and differences, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed on March 30.

The Vietnam - Japan Sports and Cultural Exchange Association (FAVIJA) recently organized a press conference and a draw in Tokyo to fix the table of the charity football tournament “FAVIJA CHARITY CUP 2022”, to raise funds to build Dai An Pagoda for the Vietnamese community in Japan.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Iran Luong Quoc Huy recently had a meeting with Mr. H. Mirzajani, CEO of Arang Sazpad Construction Co., within the framework of economic diplomacy activities.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Australia on March 27 participated in an ASEAN friendship bowling competition and exchange program 2022, which is part of activities of the ASEAN Committee in Canberra (ACC) towards the 55th anniversary of the establishment of ASEAN.

The leadership board of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in the Russian Federation recently held a solemn ceremony to offer flowers at the Monument of President Ho Chi Minh in the capital Moscow on the occasion of the 91st anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

Thanks to tourism activities completely reopening and many international flight routes resuming, international visitors to Vietnam in March 2022 increased 2.2 times compared to the same period last year.

The Quang Binh People’s Committee has just approved increasing visitors who wish to conquer Son Doong, the world’s largest cave, in 2022 to stimulate tourism demand and remove difficulties for businesses affected by the COVID-19 epidemic.

The high-speed ship service connecting Da Nang city with Ly Son Island off the central province of Quang Ngai has been launched by the Phu Quoc Express Joint Stock Company.

Statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Trade showed that in the first two months of 2022, Vietnam's export turnover to Turkey reached 189 million USD, up 16.3% over the same period last year.

The market also welcomed the return of 25,600 enterprises, up 74% over the same period of 2021, bringing the total number of enterprises entering operations in the first quarter of 2022 to 60,200.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue presided over a meeting between the NA’s Party Delegation and the Standing Board of the Khanh Hoa provincial Party Committee in Hanoi on March 29.

(CPV) - Vietnam and the UK discussed the cooperation situation and specific measures to bring the strategic partnership into reality and efficiency, especially in the fields of politics - diplomacy, trade - investment, response to climate change and sustainable development, development cooperation, education - training, science - technology, security - defense and people-to-people exchange.

On March 28, Quang Nam Province coordinated with the Indian Embassy in Hanoi to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and India (1972-2022).

Responding to Vietnam - Germany Energy Day, participating in the Berlin Energy Transformation Dialogue and learning and discovering the picture of Germany's energy transition through working sessions and discussions, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An led the delegation to work in Germany from March 28 to April 1, 2022.

(CPV) - With the experience of increasing cultivation in the 400 square meter garden of Vietnam's Level 2 Field Hospital No. 3 in Bentiu, South Sudan, the young members of the hospital brought a variety of vegetables with potential good development ability and high yield to guide local people to sow.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has suggested the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap focus on developing its key agricultural products and step up the application of scientific-technological advances and achievements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to boost the collective economy.

Vietnam enjoyed trade surplus of 809 million USD in the first quarter of 2021, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Vietnam’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of this year was estimated to increase 5.03 percent year-on-year, higher than the 4.72 percent growth rate in the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

(CPV) - The annual event will be held by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to receive comments from speakers, domestic and international experts in the fields of socio-economic development and share their views on key projects, goals and programs of the city.

Vietnam now ranks 23rd in the list of partner markets of India, with total export and import turnover of 11.3 billion USD, said Mr. Bui Trung Thuong, Vietnamese Trade Counselor in India.

On March 28, the Governments of Australia and Vietnam agreed on Vietnam’s participation in the Australian Agriculture Visa Programme. By signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Vietnam became the first country to join this programme.

With the country officially re-opening tourism both domestic and international on March 15, green tourism has been made the theme of the Visit Vietnam Year 2022, to be hosted by the central coastal province of Quang Nam.