The COVID-19 situation has considerably sped up the transition of manufacturing work into Vietnam and the country is uniquely positioned to take advantage of this move.

Vietnam could have earned US$300 billion from exports this year but the export revenue stood at just US$281 billion due to Covid-19, said Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh.

The Government is determined to take drastic measures to realise the socio-economic development plan, better business climate, as well as improve national competitive capacity in 2021 through the issuance of Resolutions No.01/NQ-CP and 02/NQ-CP.

The Government recently issued Decree No 152/2020/ND-CP featuring regulations on foreigners working in Vietnam and the recruitment and management of Vietnamese working for foreign organisations and individuals in the country.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has submitted a report to PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, proposing that inbound flights should be suspended or limited from countries and territories where new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are found.

2020 was an eventful year for Vietnam’s defence external affairs sector as the country successfully organised the 14th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) and the 7th ADMM Plus. 

Construction of the first detail of Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai starts on January 5.

The central province of Quang Nam has announced a decision to establish the Song Thanh National Park based on the Song Thanh Nature Reserve.

The card, which is designed to be encrypted, will store facial recognition features, fingerprints, and anthropometry.

2020 was a disastrous year for the aviation and tourism industries, which were hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.

PM attends ground-breaking, launch ceremonies of major southern expressways

The Vietnamese women’s national football team officially reconvened at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre in Hanoi on January 3 in preparation for their important goals in 2021.

Vietnam will be supplied with 30 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine within this year, a Vietnamese health official confirmed on Monday.

Business closure hits record high amid pandemic

HCM City authorities vowed to speed up the relocation process to move various processing facilities out of residential areas to deal with local pollution problems.

The confidence of European business leaders in Vietnam is returning thanks to the government’s response to COVID-19 during 2020, with the focus on embracing the opportunities in a new normal. 

Enduring the hardest-ever period, international investors in Vietnam have been heading to technology-driven new business models during 2020 in a bid to weather the storm of COVID-19, 

The Bai Coi archaeological site in the central province of Ha Tinh holds clues to understanding the history of Vietnam. It was recognized as a National Relic in 2014 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Improving corporate governance and listing shares on the bourse were the major activities of banks in 2020. Digital transformation was also accelerated.

2020 was an important milestone in ASEAN’s development with the prominent role of Vietnam as chair.