Vietnam lost 0 - 2 against Thailand in the first leg of the AFF Cup semifinals on December 23.

For the January-November period of 2021, the number of domestic tourists was 34.75 million, and total revenue was 167 trillion VND, 40% down year on year.

Authorities in Hanoi have decided to restore an old French villa at 49 Tran Hung Dao Street.

A recovery in the global investment flow will open up a bright future for Vietnam’s investment attraction, according to experts.

Deputy PM Le Van Thanh disagreed with a proposal of the Vietnam Railway Corporation to import 37 used train carriages from Japan, echoing the Transport Ministry’s views on the issue, the Government Office announced. 

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The PM has asked the Ministry of Public Security to coordinate with other relevant agencies and localities to speed up and expand the investigation into the price gouging of Covid-19 test kits at the Viet A Technology Corporation. 

After continuously rising and hitting new price levels since the beginning of the year, real estate stocks once again have emerged as the market’s leader in recent sessions. 

Vietnamese representative Do Thi Ha will head back to Puerto Rico on March 16, 2022, to compete in the grand final of the Miss World 2021 pageant alongside the other finalists, according to organisers.

Having launched a bicycle-sharing system in downtown HCMC, Tri Nam Group JSC, the project investor, plans to extend the public bike scheme to Hanoi, Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Danang.

HCM City has taken a number of measures to improve its investment environment so that it can improve its ranking in the provincial competitiveness index, but the effort has not yielded results yet.

Large economies such as the US, the major partners of Vietnam, are recovering rapidly, which could bring more trade and investment opportunities to Vietnam. But economists have warned of high inflation.

“Bo Gia” (Dad, I’m sorry), by directors Tran Thanh and Vu Ngoc Dang, was honoured as the Best Feature Film at Golden Kite Awards 2020 which was held by the Vietnam Cinema Association (VCA) in Hanoi on December 22.

In light of the spread of the Omicron variant in Southeast Asia and around the world, Vietnam should act as though the variant is already in the country, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has said.

Internationally renowned designer Nguyen Cong Tri has released his Spring-Summer 2022 collection, emphasising refined tailoring and simplified silhouettes, in HCM City.

The HCMC Transportation Works Construction Investment Project Management Authority (TCIP) has proposed replacing the line with a high-quality green bus route with a priority lane to take advantage of foreign loans.

The number of Covid cases in Hanoi is increasing rapidly, but experts believe that re-imposing a lockdown would be ‘unnecessary’ and ‘ineffective’.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has requested relevant ministries and agencies to complete laying down consistent, detailed guidelines regarding the reopening of international commercial flights.

In the latest fund-raising round, financial technology startup MoMo received $200 million of investment capital, bringing its total value to over US$2 billion.

A seminar took place in Hanoi on December 22 to announce the annual report on digital transformation of enterprises in 2021, which was built based on a survey of 1,300 firms and in-depth interviews with experts.

CyberKid Vietnam recently won the category Social Impact - Asia Pacific of the Customer Success Awards 2021 organized by Workplace from Meta.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested making quicker progress in vaccinations in his Conclusion at a recent teleconference with localities on COVID-19 prevention and control.

The Ministry of Transport will kick off eight important traffic projects from late December 2021 to early January 2022. They are:

The General Department of Customs said Vietnam’s imports and exports recovered strongly in November 2021, reaching the highest number so far – over $30 billion - a new milestone.