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Vietnam’s economy should get back to GDP growth of 6.8 percent next year, which will be driven by a return of strong foreign direct investment (FDI) into the market, mainly focusing on the manufacturing sector, CEO of HSBC Vietnam Tim Evans has said.

(CPV) - The Vietnam Denmark Friendship Association (VIDAFA) and the Embassy of Denmark, the two co-hosts of the Denmark in Your Eyes 2021 contest, jointly announced the names of sixty two individual winners and two group prize winners of this year’s contest at an award ceremony in Hanoi on December 16th 2021.

The eighth theoretical workshop between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) took place via video conference on December 16.

The Central Military Commission in the 2020-2025 tenure convened its third meeting in Hanoi on December 16 under the chair of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who is also Secretary of the Commission.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 16 chaired an online meeting with localities to find out the root cause of the surge in COVID-19 cases within the community, and seek drastic measures to curb the pandemic spread.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue on December 16 received leaders of major Indian groups as part of his official visit to the South Asian nation.

The Vietnam Export Promotion Forum 2021 was held on December 15 in both in-person and virtual forms to seek ways to boost exports for economic recovery.

President of the Germany-Vietnam Association Rolf Schulze highly appreciated Vietnam's foreign policy and expressed his belief that the bilateral relationship between Germany and Vietnam will develop further and better.

The overseas Vietnamese community has donated more than 3 billion VND to the National COVID-19 Vaccine Fund and pandemic prevention and control activities at home.

Cars with less than 16 seats are permitted to be imported into Vietnam through 6 border gate seaports: Quang Ninh (Cai Lan); Hai Phong; Thanh Hoa (Nghi Son); Da Nang; Ho Chi Minh City; and Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Hanoi’s key industrial products in 2021 were honored by the city People’s Committee at a ceremony on December 14. They are high-quality products, applying high technology, bringing in large revenue and being competitive in the market.

Vietnam’s two largest cities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, have been listed among the world’s 100 best city destinations in 2021 by the market research firm Euromonitor International.

(CPV) - From 12 to 14 December 2021, a delegation from the Australian Embassy in Vietnam visited northwest Vietnam to meet with local farmers and businesses who are benefiting from Australian-funded projects.

The art of Xoe dance of Thai ethnic people meets all of the five criteria set by UNESCO to be listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, according to the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

The Overseas Vietnamese Association in Fukuoka (AVF) is urgently making plans for the Lunar New Year (Tet) of the Tiger 2022 for overseas Vietnamese in the Kyushu region after a year of being delayed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) recently organized an event to meet and consult with overseas Vietnamese on ideas to contribute to the development process of the city, including overcoming the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam has signed purchase deals or received donations for nearly 211 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, with 156.4 million already arrived as of December 10, 2021, according to the Ministry of Health.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Executive Chairman of the US-based Air Lease Corporation (ALC) Steven Udvar-Hazy in Hanoi on December 15.

Vietnam and South Africa have performed fine coordination at multilateral forums as well as in economy, trade and investment, stated President Nguyen Xuan Phuc while receiving outgoing South African Ambassador to Vietnam Mpetjane Kgaogelo Lekgoro in Hanoi on December 15.

Deputy Chairman of the Da Nang City People’s Committee Tran Phuoc Son has highlighted the great potential for cooperation between Da Nang and Thai localities, affirming that the cooperation relationship between Da Nang and Thai localities and partners has many opportunities for development, bringing benefits to stakeholders.

The 31st Diplomatic Conference opened in Hanoi on December 15 in both online and in-person formats.

Cuban General Consul to Ho Chi Minh City Indira Lopez Arguelles has said that Cuba is ready to welcome Vietnamese businesses to invest in Cuba, and that Cuba's market-oriented economic reform policy, especially the new Enterprise Law, will create more favorable conditions for foreign businesses, including Vietnamese ones.

Vietnamese Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung has signed memoranda of understanding on cooperation with the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), and the Korean Communications Commission (KCC), within the framework of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s ongoing visit from December 13-15.

In addition to traditional fields such as textiles, supporting industries and automobile industry, cooperation between Vietnam and India in the coming time will also expand to many fields such as energy, oil and gas, infrastructure, airport, medical and pharmaceutical sectors.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue received leaders of Amkor Technology Korea Inc and Hana Financial Group, Inc of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on December 15.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has launched a special page “Live Fully in Vietnam” on the website https://vietnam.travel and introduced a theme video of the campaign.

The Ministry of Transport has signed and issued Decision 2117/QD-BGTVT approving the adjustment of the master plan of Cat Bi International Airport towards 2025. The decision takes effect immediately.

The municipal Department of Education and Training said the Vietnamese students have won a gold medal and 6 silver medals at the 6th International Olympiad of Metropolises (IOM) that took place in Moscow from December 6-13

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue led a delegation of the Vietnamese legislature to attend the 29th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-29) virtually hosted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on December 14, which spotlighted the role of parliaments in strengthening post-COVID-19 resilience.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented decisions to confer the title of ambassadors to 26 senior officials of the Foreign Ministry, heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad and leaders of international organisations to which Vietnam is a member, at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 14.