Vietnam Today

As the lunar New Year festival approaches, a working delegation of the Naval Zone 4 visited and brought Tet presents to cadres and soldiers on duty on the Spratly Islands.

(CPV) - Da Lat City in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, Vung Tau City in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau and Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh Province are three of Vietnam’s representatives which will receive the ASEAN Clean Tourist City Award at the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2022.

(CPV) - The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) has disbursed over 80,000 billion VND of loans for more than 2 million of poor households in 2021.

(CPV) - Visa’s Voice of the Consumer survey shows that Vietnamese people are not ready to travel abroad according to the "travel bubble" model, as 76 percent of respondents are planning to travel for leisure within the country in 2022.

(CPV) - Vietnam continues to maintain its leading position in Southeast Asia in exporting to Hungary with turnover to the market estimated to reach over 1 billion USD in 2021.

World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai has confirmed that WHO will actively accompany, support, share information and experience with the health sector in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai in its fight against COVID-19.

(CPV) - A 21-day Online Trip: “Love Trees to Love Life” has been recently organized by Gaia Nature Conservation Center and ARUP Vietnam.

21 organisations and individuals with outstanding contributions to wildlife conservation in Vietnam during the 2010 – 2020 period have been honoured for the first time at an ceremony on January 13.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has highlighted the NA's major outcomes in the first year of the 15th tenure and priorities for 2022 during an interview granted to the press as the country is preparing to welcome the Lunar New Year (Tet).

The World Bank (WB) has forecast that Vietnam’s economic recovery is likely to accelerate in 2022 as GDP growth is expected to rise to 5.5 percent from 2.6 percent in the year just ended.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and presented gifts to medical workers at Da Nang and Da Nang C hospitals in the central city of Da Nang on January 13.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hailed the Vietnam Association of the Elderly (VAE) for their achievements over the past five years during a meeting in Hanoi on January 13 with delegates to the sixth National Congress of the VAE.

Vietnam’s industrial production recorded an increase of 4.82 percent in added value compared to 2020, according to figures from the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said there should be a comprehensive approach to tackling climate change, with the grassroots level as the foundation for delivering Vietnam's commitment in the field.

The Hanoi Department of Tourism has developed a plan to resume and develop tourism in 2022.

In spite of being heavily affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau still achieved good results in seafood processing and export in 2021, said Mr. Huynh Quoc Viet, Chairman of the Ca Mau People’s Committee.

The reputable booking website Booking.com has just announced a series of locations in 2022 based on votes of Vietnamese tourists over the past time.

Vietnam has completed the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for all its population aged 18 or more, after 10 months of implementing the vaccination campaign, according to information from the Ministry of Health.

The Government promulgates a decree detailing a number of articles of the Law on Environmental Protection, including regulations on environmental protection deposit in the import of scrap to use as raw materials for manufacturing.

Overseas Vietnamese, who have made great contributions to the relief and fund-raising activities for Lao people suffering from natural disasters and diseases, were honoured at a ceremony held at Phat Tich pagoda in Vientiane on January 12.

The northern port city of Hai Phong is working to continue to improve its business and investment environment to attract large investors and maintain its leading position in investment attraction.

The Red River Delta is listed among 52 destinations selected by the US newspaper and evaluated as different.

The Ministry of Transport in collaboration with the Hanoi People's Committee and the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam held a ceremony to inaugurate the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line on January 13.

Faced with the great needs of Vietnamese citizens who are in extremely difficult circumstances in Thailand, wishing to be supported to return to Vietnam by road, the Consulate General of Vietnam in Khon Kaen city has coordinated with the authorities of the host country and Laos to allow transit vehicles to return to Vietnam.

Visa, the world’s leading digital payment service provider, has reported great pent-up appetite for travel among Vietnamese in its Voice of the Consumer survey, which found that as many as 76 percent of respondents are planning to travel for leisure within the country, far higher than the 38 percent planning overseas trips.

“Giac mo” (Dream), a painting exhibition by French – Vietnamese painter Vincent Monluc, was opened at Ngo Art Gallery, No 21 Vo Trong Toan, Thao Dien ward, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, on January 9.

The Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO reviewed tasks in 2021 and discussed orientations for 2022 during an online conference on January 12.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has just sent a document to relevant units guiding the implementation of rapid COVID-19 testing fee collection at international airports.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong attended and delivered a speech at the National Cultural Conference to implement the 13th National Party Congress’ Resolution held by the Politburo and Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on November 24 via videoconference.

Some foreign financial organisations have issued relatively positive predictions for Vietnam’s economy this year, with growth expected at 6.5 - 6.7 percent.