VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES FEBRUARY 10

President decides to present Labour Order to national women's football team

 

Culture Ministry urged to timely re-open Vietnam tourism market

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has recently tasked the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism to work with relevant ministries, sectors, and localities to promptly announce a new roadmap on reopening of tourism market.

VN retail maintains growth despite pandemic

The fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has caused many enterprises to shut down completely. This is because consumers have tightened spending, which has seriously hit both wholesale and retail markets.

Nationally shared digital platforms will create a unified Vietnam: Minister

This is the message the Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung conveyed when delivering a speech at a ceremony launching Telehealth, the platform that allows medical examinations to be conducted from a distance.

One more investor wants to cancel contract for land lot in Thu Thiem

After Tan Hoang Minh Group, Binh Minh Trading and Development Investment Co. Ltd., which won the auction for the land lot coded 3-9 in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in HCMC’s Thu Duc City, has proposed canceling a contract to buy the land lot.

Sufficient fuel supply for use in Vietnam, assures Trade Ministry

A representative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has confirmed that Vietnam has a sufficient supply of fuel for local use and offers solutions if a shortage occurs in the market.

Vietnam joins multilateral convention on BEPS prevention

Vietnam has officially become the 99th member of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI).

2022 expected to be fruitful year for Vietnamese sports

With some good news Vietnamese athletes brought home at the first days of the new year, people expect many sports achievements in 2022 when the country will host and take part in a number of major regional and international tournaments.

Only 60% of parents with children aged 5-11 agree to COVID vaccination: survey

60.6 per cent of parents with children aged 5-11 years said they agree to let their children have COVID-19 vaccine shots, according to a survey by the health ministry.

GreenID director arrested for tax evasion

Nguy Thi Khanh, director of Vietnam’s Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID), has been arrested for tax evasion.

Vietnam’s anti-corruption fight enters new stage

However, fighting corruption is both an urgent and regular task throughout the development process. This is a non-stop struggle, demonstrating the bravery and determination of the Party and State against the vices of power.

Overseas Vietnamese: soft resources in national development

Overseas Vietnamese intellectuals have offered suggestions on many important issues of the country, such as technology, artificial intelligence, start-up and innovation, disease prevention, and economic development model.

Vietnam’s street dishes visitors should try

In its Eat Vietnam book, Lonely Planet, one of the world’s famous travel guide book publishers, recommends 13 street dishes in Vietnam that tourists should not miss on their visits to the country.

Foreign investment to flourish post-pandemic

Analysts all have optimistic forecasts about cash flow to Vietnam in 2022 and upcoming years after a year of net withdrawals.

An Giang man collects old driftwood sculptures

A collection of over 50 large-sized artworks sculpted from driftwood collected from the Tien River is owned by Mr. Phan Van Khanh, 32, from My Luong town in An Giang province.

The legend of the old temple near the cu chi tree in Long An

Phuoc Dinh Temple is not as spacious or large as other old temples in the area, but it is well known for interesting anecdotes associated with its origin.

Private preschools rush to recruit teachers, babysitters

On ‘tuyen dung giao vien mam non, bao mau tai TP HCM’ (job vacancies for preschool teachers, babysitters), one can find announcements to recruit workers with offered salaries of VND6-14 million.

Sixteen banks cut over 21.2 trillion VND for pandemic-hit customers

Sixteen commercial banks cut over 21.24 trillion VND (936 million USD) of loan interest for COVID-19-hit customers from July 15 to December 31, 2021.

Independent tourism booms, travel firms anxious about their future

About 6.2 million people traveled during the nine-day Tet holiday, according to VNAT. But most were independent tourists who did not buy tours from travel firms.

Probe launched to search origin of fake news on peacekeeping officer’s death

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations is joining hands with relevant agencies to identify a person who posted fake news on social media stating that a Vietnamese peacekeeper passed away in Uganda.

Vietnam becomes co-chair of OECD’s Southeast Asia Regional Programme

Vietnam, together with Australia, officially took the charge of the co-chair of the OECD-run Southeast Asia Regional Programme (SEARP) for 2022-2025 during the second Ministerial Conference of the SEARP in Seoul on February 9.

Six dead and three injured as truck plunges off cliff in Gia Lai

A truck carrying a total of nine people plunged off a cliff in Dak Somei - Ha Dong inter-commune route in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on February 9, resulting in the death of six people and injuring three others.

Vietnam ranks 25th among most powerful countries globally

The US News & World Report newswire has released a list of the world’s most powerful countries in 2021, with Vietnam being placed at the 25th position in the power rankings.

Workers in IPs, EPZs to get housing rental support for three months

A support package worth 6.6 trillion VND (290.4 million USD) will be spent on providing housing rental subsidies for labourers who are working in industrial parks (IPs), export processing zones (EPZs) and key economic regions.

Riding bikes, sailing SUP, going paragliding in Hanoi

People can have a wonderful Lunar New Year holiday in Hanoi doing the following activities: