Vietnam Today

Vietnam welcomed over 19,700 international arrivals in January 2022, up 11.2 per cent year on year, mainly due to the pilot tourism programmes and resumption of regular flights, according to the General Statistics Office.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on February 8 chaired a meeting of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat to review the organisation of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 8 hosted a reception for head coach of the Vietnamese men’s football team Park Hang-seo, and leaders of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST).

All the 63 cities and provinces in the country have plans to reopen schools within this month after closure for months to help contain COVID-19 spread, the Ministry of Education and Training revealed on February 7 night.

The local salt industry must understand the needs of the market, develop standards and guidelines for farmers, and reorganise production, said Le Duc Thinh, Director of the Department of Cooperatives and Rural Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

“Tet” Festival was organized at the Hanoi-Moscow trade center complex (Incentra) in Moscow, Russia on February 5-6 to serve a large number of overseas Vietnamese living and doing businesses in this complex and promote the culture and customs of Vietnam to residents in Moscow.

Nearly 200 Vietnamese students and youths living across the US gathered at a Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration named “Bring Tet to New York” in New York on the evening of February 5.

Employees who are renting, staying in, or working in industrial parks, export processing zones and key economic areas will be supported in cash for 3 months. For workers returning to the market, they will also support rent for 3 months, but the rate is twice as high.

As of 10am on February 7, or the first working day following the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, 90.24 percent of plants in Hanoi had resumed operations, and 96.13 percent of workers had returned to work, according to the Hanoi Federation of Labour.

According to Ho Chi Minh City (HCM) City Department of Education and Training, about 1.7 million students of all grades in city are expected to return to school by February 14 at the latest.

The capital city of Hanoi served over 105,000 tourists during the 9-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday which lasted from January 31 – February 6, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

The Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Awards has ranked a motorbike ride from Hue to Hoi An as the 12th best tourist activity in the world, under the 'Travel Experience' category.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held a working session with the General Department of Military Intelligence (General Department II) under the Defence Ministry in Hanoi on February 7.

The Asian media congratulated the feat of the Vietnamese women’s football team for the first time winning a ticket to attend the Women’s World Cup finals, and praised the outstanding efforts of the players.

The inflow of foreign investment into Vietnam hit over 2.1 billion as of January 20, up 4.2 percent year-on-year, marking good signals for the country's investment attraction, the latest report from the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) showed.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 7 attended the ground-breaking ceremony of the second phase of a project building a road connecting Hanoi-Hai Phong and Cau Gie-Ninh Binh expressways.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc joined officials and residents in the northern province of Ha Nam at the traditional Tich Dien (ploughing) festival on February 7, which prays for bumper crops.

On the occasion of the 92nd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2022) and welcoming the 2022 Lunar New Year, in South Sudan, the Level 2 Field Hospital No. 3 Vietnam cooperated with Ghana Police Unit FPU to organize the first volunteer trip in 2022 at Bentiu Central Prison.

The international media in Asia congratulated the feat of the Vietnamese women's football team for the first time winning a ticket to the Women's World Cup finals, and praised the outstanding efforts of the players.

On February 6 (the 6th day of the Lunar New Year), the Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival kicked off in Gia Sinh commune, Gia Vien district of the northern province of Ninh Binh, attracting a large number of buddhists and tourists.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc extended his congratulations to the national women’s football team after the squad beat the Chinese Taipei 2-1 at a February 6 play-off match of the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup, winning a ticket to the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time.

A light rain mixed with snow occurred on Mount Fansipan in Sa Pa township, the northern province of Lao Cai on February 6, lasting about 10 minutes in the early morning.

Vice Chairman of Hanoi City People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung signed a document agreeing with the Department of Education and Training's proposal to allow pupils from the first to sixth grades to come back to school.

(CPV) - UNDP Executive Board has just approved the new Country programme document (CPD) for Viet Nam for the 2022-2026 period with a total fund of more than USD121 million.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected the construction of My Thuan – Can Tho expressway and My Thuan 2 bridge on February 6.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested higher determination and stronger performance from relevant ministries, sectors and agencies in the construction of the Long Thanh International Airport while visiting the project site on February 6.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 6 launched a tree planting festival at the Hung Kings Temple relic site in the northern province of Phu Tho on the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested completing the construction of expressways from Khanh Hoa to Dong Nai provinces at least one quarter ahead of schedule, as part of the Eastern North-South Expressway project.

(CPV) - In 2022, Vietnam’s economy will feature bright colors despite still being affected by the COVID-19 epidemic. That is the forecast of many organizations, financial institutions and the business community.

Vietnamese shrimp exports are anticipated to enjoy robust growth this year thanks to an array of advantages from bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements (FTAs), according to the Directorate of Fisheries.