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(CPV) - The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Online Newspaper and 11 other press outlets were honoured to receive the Impressive Electronic Interface Award in 2021, presented by the Vietnam Journalists Association.

Vietnam’s Tan Thanh Holdings and 10 Pharma JSC will be distributors of COVID-19 vaccine Oravax throughout Southeast Asian nations, comprising Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee held a meeting with heads of Vietnamese diplomatic representative agencies abroad (2021-2024 tenure), in Hanoi on December 29.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong held online talks with Chairman of the Presidium of the Communist Party of Japan (CPJ) Central Committee Shii Kazuo in Hanoi on December 29.

Russian localities wish and stay ready to further boost effective cooperation with Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam’s southern localities, new Russian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Timur Sadykov told the press on December 29.

Vietnam’s Tan Thanh Holdings and 10 Pharma JSC will be distributors of COVID-19 vaccine Oravax throughout Southeast Asian nations, comprising Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

Agriculture, farmers, and rural areas have made important contributions in various aspects to stabilising macroeconomics, ensuring major balances, sustaining growth, and boosting economic recovery in 2021 when the economy faces serious COVID-19-induced impacts, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a conference held in Hanoi on December 29.

The 16th theoretical workshop between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held virtually on December 29.

The amount of remittances to Vietnam in 2021 is estimated at 12.5 billion USD, an increase of about 10% compared to 2020, said Dao Minh Tu, Standing Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), at a press conference held on December 28.

Measures to cope with the new Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have been implemented before Vietnam detected the first case.

The Congress establishing the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Kitakyushu was solemnly held at the Hall of Orio Aishi College in Kitakyushu city in southwestern Japan on December 26th.

Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi has affirmed that despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2021, the cooperative relationship between Vietnam and Cuba was still maintained and developed through strengthening political dialogue and high-level communications.

On December 28, at a ceremony in Yongin city, Republic of Korea (RoK), Vietnam received eight used ambulances and medical supplies donated by Korean partners.

Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City and Sapa are still the two most favoured destinations of Vietnamese tourists during the New Year celebrations. This result is based on booking data for the New Year period on the online travel booking platform Agoda.

Vietnam is currently the fifth biggest banana supplier to Japan, with the volume and value of imports increasing sharply in Jan-October 2021.

Although Vietnam was severely affected by the 4th outbreak of the epidemic in the key export region in the South, in Jan-Nov 2021, two-way trade between Vietnam and the EU still recorded positive growth, with turnover of USD 51.3 billion, up 13.8% over the same period in 2020, according to a representative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony to celebrate the 550th anniversary of the name of Quang Nam in the central province’s Tam Ky city on December 28.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) on December 27 held a conference to disseminate and grasp Conclusion No.12 of the Politburo on overseas Vietnamese affairs in the new situation, in both direct and online forms.

The total volume of goods handled at Vietnamese seaports in 2021 increased by 2% over the previous year, of which exports increased by 4%, according to the Ministry of Transport.

Vietnam’s foreign investment attraction in 2021 still achieved positive results, with 31.15 billion USD, up 9.2% over the same period.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has hailed the great achievements gained by Da Nang over the past 25 years, affirming that the success of the central city lies in its ability to awaken human potential.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a ceremony held in Hanoi on December 28 to commend the exemplars in a 75,000-initiative programme launched by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL).

Vietnamese people affected by the recent flood in Selangor state have been presented 50 gifts from the Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnamese community in Malaysia.

The World Bank, Asian Development Bank, VNDIRECT Securities Corporation, experts and investors are optimistic about Vietnam’s economic growth prospect next year thanks to drivers such as exports, domestic consumption, foreign direction investment attraction, timely and effective policies by the Government, according to an article recently published by Russia’s Sputnik.

A karate tournament for overseas Vietnamese has been organized in Kansai, attracting nearly 80 athletes from Vietnamese karate clubs across Japan.

The program between VKBIA - Dong Thap University is an opportunity to cooperate in education and training, technology transfer and human resource development, to meet the requirements of local socio-economic development.

Taking the position as a member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), especially the rotating chairman of the UNSC, Vietnam has really brought many benefits to the ASEAN community, and helped strengthen the relationship between the UN and ASEAN.

The Hanoi People's Committee has requested the City Department of Health to coordinate with relevant agencies at the Noi Bai International Airport to organize the supervision of people on entry at the airport.

Some Vietnamese employees in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk city have together donated and collaborated with the Consulate General of Vietnam and the Khmer – Vietnam Association in the city to present 60 gifts to 60 poor Vietnamese origin families in the locality.

Nikkei Asia recently analysed foreign investment policies of Japanese retail groups, including retail giant AEON, noting that numerous groups plan to expand operations in the Vietnamese market.