In December 2021, the market benchmark VN-Index could have surpassed 1,498 points if it were not affected by the holiday, Dragon Capital said in a recent report.

Located around 70 kilometres from the capital Hanoi, Kien Khe town in Thanh Liem district, Ha Nam province, is renowned for its So Kien sesame rice crackers. 

The northern provinces of Lao Cai and Quang Ninh have decided to temporarily halt receiving vehicles of fresh fruits for export to China via some of their border gates and crossings, as congestion is still lingering there.

Ho Chi Minh City, the epicenter of the recent COVID-19 outbreak in Vietnam, recorded 15 COVID-19 related deaths, including six severely ill cases earlier transferred from neighbouring localities for treatment.

Overall, in 2021, Vietnamese football was not as positive as expected after the V-League was postponed and then canceled under the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to the latest update from Forbes, total assets of the six billionaires in Vietnam as of December 23, 2021 were up to 19.5 billion USD.

Over the past two years, the pandemic has had a strong impact on digital transformation in general and cashless payments in particular.

The data announced by the General Statistics Office in late 2021 described Vietnam’s economic picture in a turbulent year surrounded by the pandemic, the fear of disruption of supply chains, and the confidence of the business community.

According to experts, despite being at the top in the region for online games, many Vietnamese businesses are registered and pay tax in Singapore instead of Vietnam.

Data released recently by the General Statistics Office shows that in 2021 the average monthly income of workers in Vietnam was 5.7 million VND, down 32,000 VND compared to 2020.

Economic and industrial parks nationwide drew 539 foreign-invested and 615 domestic projects with a total registered capital of 12.8 billion USD last year despite COVID-19 pandemic, up 15 percent annually.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc inspected combat readiness for the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival at the Military Region 5 High Command in the central city of Da Nang on January 16.

The Ministry of Health confirmed 15,684 new Covid infections on Sunday, January 16, including 41 imported cases and 15,643 domestic transmissions in 61 cities and provinces nationwide, falling by over 660 cases against yesterday.

The Secretariat of the Communist Party under the chair of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has issued disciplinary actions against several Party officials and organisations who were found to have infringed Party regulations and State laws.

American music legend John Legend will perform at the first VinFuture Global Science and Technology award ceremony on January 20 in Hanoi.

The frequency of regular international routes to France, Germany, the UK, and Russia could be expanded to 10 flights per week for one-way tickets applicable to all airlines of each side for each respective market.

Commercial banks do not grant credit to four real estate businesses that won the auction of land use rights in the new urban area.

The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVA) offered support to nearly 15,500 children hit by COVID-19 last year at a total cost of over 20.8 billion VND (904,000 USD), 2,930 of them were orphans and 520 had their mothers infected with the virus.

Over the past two years, whilst the Covid-19 pandemic was raging over economies, coffee prices on both the derivatives market and domestic market have taken great strides.

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With the entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, Vietnam is seeing wider doors opened for it to woo investment and swell trade with foreign partners.

More securities firms are weighing over going on the bourse to best avail of market appeal, as well as replenish their capital sources.

Vietnam’s agricultural produce sent to China are, including those sent via unofficial channels, quality products. Quality has no bearing on them being stopped at customs.

During the last trading sessions of 2021, the stock market was not particularly active. The effect was being felt of unfavorable news on the macro, the most notable of which was the GDP growth of the whole year at only 2.58%.