Vietnam Today

(CPV) - Throughout a 72-year history, overcoming all the tests of time as well as the fluctuations of history, the friendship between the Vietnamese people the people of the former Soviet Union and the Russian Federation today have been nurtured by many generations of leaders and people, obtaining many good results.

According to the Vietnam Association of Manpower Supply (VAMAS), Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Singapore began to broadcast information to attract foreign workers to work with many attractive incentives; opening up many opportunities for Vietnamese workers.

Vietnam's tuna exports to the US has increased stably, accounting for 15 percent of the market share in this country.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Hong Thach hosted a reception on January 24 for several guests who came to extend congratulations on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Vietnam-Ukraine diplomatic ties.

Although the COVID-19 pandemic is still complicated on a global scale, making it difficult for cooperation and trade activities of many countries, the trade cooperation relationship between Vietnam and China in 2021 still maintained a high and stable growth rate.

Vietnamese families started to prepare for Tet (Lunar New Year) festival since the 23rd day of the last lunar month.

The volume of goods passing through Vietnam’s seaports in the first month of 2022 has not yet recorded strong growth because economic trade activities are still affected by the COVID-19 epidemic.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy on January 23 organized a virtual get-together on the threshold of Tet (Lunar New Year Festival), with the participation of about 150 overseas Vietnamese, representatives of associations and friends in Italy and Cyprus.

Nami Solar, a subsidiary of Vietnam’s Nami Energy company, and SK Ecoplant, a member of the Republic of Korea’s conglomerate SK Group, sealed a joint venture deal on January 24 to pump 200 million USD into solar energy development in Vietnam.

Coffee company CCL Products India Ltd (Continental Coffee), based in Andhra Pradesh, is investing 20 million USD in doubling the capacity of its coffee manufacturing facility in Vietnam, Times of India reported.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh led a working Government delegation to visit officials, soldiers, and policy beneficiaries in the north central province of Thanh Hoa on January 24 ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visited and offered New Year wishes to officers and soldiers of U Minh 2 Battalion, Regiment 896, the Military High Command of Ca Mau province on January 24, as part of his ongoing working trip to southern provinces.

The Committee for External Relations of Russia’s Saint Petersburg city chaired a teleconference on January 24 on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of Vietnam-Russia diplomatic ties.

Ho Chi Minh City has made important contributions to COVID-19 prevention and control through changes in mindset and approach along with decisive pilot steps, and has successfully made it a safe city again, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to the Party organisation, administration, and people of northern Bac Ninh province on January 24.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered Ho Chi Minh City’s public security forces to ensure social order and safety during Tet, the traditional Lunar New Year festival, to allow residents to enjoy a happy and safe holiday.

There are currently more than 93,000 foreigners with work permits in Vietnam, according to data from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Vietnam exported a total of 453.1 million medical face masks of all kinds in 2021, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC).

(CPV) - On January 23, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee cooperated with Pepsi brand of Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam Beverage Company to organize the "Bringing Tet home" festival to take care of and support poor students and workers returning to their hometowns to celebrate the 2022 Lunar New Year.

Vietnamese leaders have extended greetings to their Ukrainian counterparts on the occasion of the 30th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (January 23, 1992 - 2022).

Vietnam and Ukraine have a long-standing traditional friendship, dating back to the Soviet era, developed on a solid foundation of mutual understanding and respect, meeting the aspirations and interests of the two peoples.

Vietnamese people in Russia, Israel, and Mexico marked the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) with ceremonies organised by the embassies of Vietnam on January 22.

In Canada, Tet is an occasion to honour the immeasurable contributions by the Vietnamese-Canadian community, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his greetings to Vietnamese expats living in Canada during a get-together on January 22.

Vietnamese embassies have been busy organising celebrations of traditional New Year – Tet – for Vietnamese expats across the world.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh offered Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to officials and people of Vinh Long while visiting the Mekong Delta province on January 23.

Nearly 30 foreign ambassadors and representatives of foreign offices and international organisations in Hanoi on January 23 had a visit to Duong Lam ancient village in the outskirts of Hanoi and a look into activities of the Vietnamese lunar New Year.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 23 presented gifts to workers of Thu Duc city in the southern hub of Ho Chi Minh City, on the threshold of the traditional lunar New Year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 23 visited people, officials and armed forces of Can Tho city in the Mekong Delta on the occasion of the lunar New Year (Tet).

Overseas Vietnamese (OV) who have made great contributions to the home country's COVID-19 fight and development, were honoured in a meeting on January 22 within the framework of the annual “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme 2022.

As from January 22, domestic passengers, regardless of their vaccine status, will no longer have to take a SARS-CoV-2 testing before their flight, with the exception of passengers from areas with a very high pandemic risk (red areas).