The Ministry of Health has warned that there is a high risk of spreading the Omicron variant among the community.

The first regular flight between South Korea and Vietnam, which was operated by Vietnam Airlines after two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, landed safely at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi at 12:43pm on Thursday.

In a year of highs and lows for Vietnamese sport, swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang has been voted the best athlete of 2021, after a highly-contested vote by sports journalists around the country. 

After 30 years of development, South Korea has had hundreds of large-sized corporations, while most Vietnamese businesses are small and medium-sized after three decades of Doi Moi (reform).

No extreme solution – full opening or closing – will work in the context of Covid-19. ‘Flexibility’ is the principle used in wartime and applies to this situation.

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

Experts from Cisco said that companies in Vietnam need to refresh their network security infrastructure technologies and solutions as many businesses are using outdated systems.

Thus far, the Law on Public-Private Partnership Investment has yet to make a major effect on the transport sector.

A number of high-ranking officials have been put behind bars amid a ‘blazing furnace’ campaign initiated by Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong.

Bun nem ran, deep fried spring roll with white vermicelli, is originally from Saigon, a southern city. However, when it comes to Hanoi, the dish has been considerably modified to suit the taste of Hanoians.

Vietnam News Agency correspondent in New York has spoken with Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam’s delegation to the United Nations, on the two years the country has served as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.

During the extended COVID-19 restrictions last year, many expats in Vietnam had their lives turned upside down.

Input cost increases have forced manufacturers to increase selling prices. However, purchasing power is weak, which is a warning about a tough year ahead.

Speaking at the close of the online conference between the Government and localities on Jan 5, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh pointed out 10 achievements, five external risks and six internal challenges.

Ho Chi Minh City and the central province of Binh Dinh have received approval from the Government to reopen to foreign visitors this month, the sixth and seven localities to do so.

The draft revised Decree 107/2018/ND-CP on rice export has worried local rice exporters as business conditions that had been previously removed may return.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) wants arriving passengers tested for SARS-CoV-2 following the RT-PCR method prior to their flight, removing the additional need for rapid testing as well. 

The Government has submitted to the National Assembly for approval of an economic recovery and development program worth nearly VND350 trillion (US$ 15 billion) for the 2022-2023 period. 

Leaders of Hanoi, HCM City and Danang, at a teleconference between the Government and provinces on January 5, proposed the Government delegate them more autonomy.

Although the pandemic situation in the country is fundamentally under control, new infections and fatalities are still being recorded.

Vietnam has set a 6-6.5% GDP growth target and US$3,900 in GDP per capita for 2022 with a focus on COVID-19 prevention and control and economic recovery, said top leaders during an online conference with localities across the country yesterday. 

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Although Vietnam is placing great emphasis on the technology sector, the growth of technology stocks on the stock market is still modest compared to their potential.

As the battle against COVID rages on, some are taking advantage of the anxiety and worry of others to make a fast buck, no matter the consequences.