In spite of a slowdown in industrial production, confidence among the business community is expected in increase, while being backed by the government’s sturdy efforts to provide enterprises a more business-friendly climate to play in.

International tourism in Vietnam has not picked up as expected after the country reopened again to welcome visitors after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnam’s TV drama industry took a step backward from ‘Nguoi phan xu’ (Judge) in 2017 to ‘Hanh trinh cong ly’ (The journey to justice) in 2022.

The government is ordering the improvement of the operation of the Vietnam National Single Window, which facilitate enterprises to conduct all procedures online, and which is connected with the ASW.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said he hopes overseas Vietnamese diplomatic missions act together for the sake of Vietnam and Vietnamese farmers’ image.

Huge inventories, a stagnant real estate market, and capital constraints are some of the factors heralding a pessimistic outlook for cement businesses in 2023.

In Vietnam, on-demand broadcasting services (OTT TV VOD) began developing in 2018 with the participation of foreign companies.

Nguyen The Chinh, director of the Environmental Economic Policy Institute, talked about the situation of circular economy in Vietnam and the measures to accelerate the transition toward the notion.

With dexterous hands, many people can ‘make’ fruit displayed on Tet days and turn them into artistic works. The special job can bring a high income on the days just before Tet.

The Ví and Giặm folk singing tradition has been passed down by working people in the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh for hundreds of years, but sadly it is dying out due to a lack of talent and traditional performance spaces.

According to health experts, the number of Covid-19 cases in Vietnam will increase after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, while the "most contagious" sub-variant of Omicron will appear.

In the latest survey by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham), 41 per cent of respondents stated their company was shifting operations from China to Vietnam, up from 13 per cent in the third quarter.

The capital city began another pilot programme of traffic navigation at the Nga Tu So - Lang intersection, aiming to alleviate the long-term congestion.

The real estate market had to face many difficulties in 2022 and still faces many challenges in the coming year. The Government and ministries have taken a firm decision to support all real estate enterprises in 2023.

At the end of the year, forms of online fraud are continuously increasing, said the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 13 for Aurélia Nguyen, Chief Programme Strategy Officer at the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) and former Managing Director of COVAX Facility.

General Secretary of the Party Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong on January 13 chaired a meeting of the committee’s Secretariat on disciplinary measures against a number of officials for their violations.

Both teams Vietnam and Thailand started the game slowly. Vietnam got the first shot with a long-range attempt by Nguyen Quang Hai, but it went wide.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has written to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), saying it does not want to carry the ball over fuel pricing regulation.

Vietnam hopes the United States will support Vietnam’s initiatives and priorities at the UN Human Rights Council during its 2023-2025 membership tenure.

A container cargo rail route between Vietnam and Kazakhstan was launched last December, according to the Railways Transport and Trade Joint Stock Company.

Diverse choices for holidaymakers during Lunar New Year

Bus, train and air tickets are selling out fast after many businesses allowed their employees to early leave to return to their hometowns to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays.

The highly-anticipated Annual Homeland Spring 'Xuân Quê Hương' 2023 is set to take place on January 14, attracting over 3,000 participants, including 1,000 overseas Vietnamese (OVs).

The Ministry of Transport has proposed re-opening some of the auto registration and inspection centers which have been suspended due to bribery allegations.