Vietnamese Prime Minister Minister Pham Minh Chinh took part in a working session on digital transformation with Japanese technology corporations on November 24 within the framework of his official visit to the country.

Vietnam’s economy is recovering with strong prospects for resiliency and sustainable growth, experts said on Tuesday at a conference in HCM City.

Accession to the treaty is of particular importance to Vietnam, as a stronger development of the creative and cultural industries will help Vietnam further fuel economic growth.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, two-way trade between Vietnam and the EU still expanded by nearly 20 percent annually, reaching more than 56 billion USD last year.

The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has become a Mobile Money service provider after its official launch of the service on November 25.

The HCM City People’s Committee has set up 19 working groups to monitor the implementation of activities included in the city's COVID-19 pandemic response and socio-economic recovery plan.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio on November 24 witnessed the signing ceremony of 11 cooperative agreements between ministries, agencies and enterprises of the two countries.

It was recorded on November 23 in Ho Chi Minh City that some products and many services set new price levels.

The HCMC Department of Transport has proposed the municipal government pause a plan to develop the bus rapid transit (BRT) project until relevant traffic infrastructure projects are completed.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to coordinate with other ministries to review current policies to develop Phu Quoc City off the coast of Kien Giang Province.

By September 2021, Vietnam had more than 1.3 million unemployed workers. Meanwhile, the local IT industry, with its growth momentum and large contribution to GDP, is hungry for human resources. 

African swine fever (ASF) has broken out in more than 2,200 communes in 57 cities and provinces, leading to over 230,000 pigs being culled, a three-fold year-on-year increase.

Many wrongdoings related to land auctions and bids have been exposed recently. Most of the defendants in the land irregularity cases are high-ranking officials of agencies and institutions.

Vietnam has boasted seven commodities with an export turnover exceeding US$10 billion each as of November 15 following the post-pandemic resumption of various businesses.

Foreign ship arrivals in Vietnam’s seaports rise 30 percent

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has finalised a scheme which will see COVID-19 cases receive treatment at home following a surge in community infections.

Tran Quoc Tuan, vice president of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), has been appointed as a member of the Asian Football Federation (AFF) Emergency Committee.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 25 attended a Vietnam–Japan investment promotion forum in Tokyo where he delivered a number of key messages regarding the benefits of further cooperation between the two countries.

Japan donates additional 1.5 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses to Viet Nam

Two people in central Thanh Hoa Province died on Wednesday morning after getting the Vero Cell COVID-19 vaccine while three others are being treated at a local hospital, the provincial Department of Health confirmed.

Ambassador Pham Trung Kien, permanent representative of Vietnam to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on November 24 attended a regular meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors (IAEA BoG) in Vienna, Austria.

The problems in online teaching in Vietnam are due mostly to the lack of a locally made technology system specifically designed for teaching online.

The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade has begun a programme called ‘Mobile price-stabilisation sales points’ at export processing zones and industrial parks to ensure workers there can buy safe foods at fair prices.

“Japanese enterprises can rest assured that they can invest in Vietnam for a long time, and if there is any problem that cannot be resolved, you can directly send letters to the Prime Minister,"

Duong Viet Anh, an alumnus of Hanoi-based Nguyen Tat Thanh High School, and Bui Dinh Duy, a former student of the Hanoi Industrial Vocational College, ranked 4th and 10th in the Adobe Certified Associate World Championship.