VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS

For the last 50 years, Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh, 69, in Thanh Khe district in Da Nang City has been traveling to many areas to collect and exchange postage stamps about 12 zodiac animals.

History is stamped with special landmarks. For Vietnamese diplomacy, 2020 was one of the most memorable milestones. 

Apart from challenges, many opportunities will be offered to the Vietnamese economy in 2021, experts have said.

The San Diu ethnic minority group, who live in northern mountainous areas with a population of nearly 147,000, celebrate quite a lot of festivals the most important of which is Tet, the lunar New Year festival.

'Buffalo' represents hard work, persistence and stability in the Vietnamese people's conception, and these characteristics are considered to apply to people born in the Year of the Buffalo [according to eastern zodiac].

As many as 1,132 wild animals were successfully rescued in Vietnam last year, according to the Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV).

Tokyo-born Mayu Ino has spent more than 20 years of her life travelling across Vietnam, kindling organic cultivation among Vietnamese farmers and helping to better their lives.

Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo shared with VietNamNet his wish to promote the Vietnam-China relationship in the new year as well as interesting thoughts about the Lunar New Year (Tet holiday).

Modern and online shopping channels recorded strong growth last year and will continue to thrive this year, according to experts.

M’Lieng ancient village in Dak Lieng commune, Lak district of Dak Lak province is one of the rare villages that still retain the traditional tangible and intangible cultural values of the Central Highlands.

Leaders of several foreign countries have extended their greetings in the Vietnamese language on the occasion of the 2021 Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

Students in HCM City will continue their online study sessions instead of going to school after the Tet holidays, in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, according to an official dispatch of the municipal People’s Committee on February 14.

High hopes are pinned on Vietnam’s rice exports in 2021 when major export markets such as the Philippines and Africa continue to sign contracts to buy rice from Vietnam, 

Vietnam reported 33 new COVID-19 cases on February 14 evening, including 31 infections in the northern province of Hai Duong and two others in the capital city of Hanoi.

Going through a 2020 full of upheavals, the biggest success of Vietnamese sports was to sail through the obstacles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to successfully organise and complete the majority of events, tournaments and plans.

With uncertainties caused by COVID-19 persisting, gold, stock, and real estate are still promising investments for Vietnamese investors in 2021.

Vietnam’s effective control over the COVID-19 pandemic along with it signing a host of new free trade agreements has resulted in many global tech giants shifting their investment to the country.

Officially taking effect at 11pm on December 31, 2020, the United Kingdom (UK)-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) has reopened the trade and investment bridge between the two countries after the UK left the European Union (Brexit).

The Lunar New Year, known throughout the nation as Tet, is of great importance to both Vietnamese people and citizens of other Asian countries, with the first day of Tet usually being for family gatherings and the worshipping of ancestors.