From the deadly Covid-19 pandemic to a global movement for racial justice, the year 2020 has had world-changing events.

Vietnam’s stable political environment, rapid economic growth, competitive production cost and a large workforce are key factor ensuring the country’s status as an attractive investment destination.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has presented certificates to five Vietnamese firms that have cloud computing platforms that have met technical criteria to serve e-government and e-governance. 

With Christmas drawing near, Hang Ma Street in the heart of Hanoi’s Old Quarter is starting to see an increase in trade, with a number of shops putting various different types of decorations on display.

Some experts have raised concerns that foreign investors with powerful financial capability may swallow up the domestic petroleum distribution system. If this happened, Vietnam’s energy security would be in danger, they say.

Renowned local designer Bao Bao unveiled his latest Ao Dai fashion collection to those in attendance at Aquafina Vietnam International Fashion Week 2020 which recently took place in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) expects that Vietnam will be able to export seafood worth US$8.6 billion this year thanks to a high demand at the end of the year.

Districts across Ho Chi Minh City are eager to replicate the success of existing “walking streets” and street food markets, while many fret over foreseeable traffic jam that comes with closing off roads.

Viet Capital Securities (VCSC) has released a report which says Coteccons, the largest construction company in Vietnam, may lose VND60 trillion, or nearly $2.6 billion in 2021-2025.

There is a serious shortage of empty containers for exports from Viet Nam, Phan Minh Thong, general director of agriculture products exporter Phuc Sinh Joint Stock Company, said.

The year-end HCM City People’s Council session that opened on December 7 is set to pass a resolution on budget revenues and expenditure and discuss the city’s economic recovery plans for 2021.

The Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN held a virtual meeting on December 7 to summarise activities of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Committee in New York this year and handed over its current chairmanship to Brunei.

Quang Binh’s resident suspected to relapse with COVID-19

The “cap sac” (maturity ritual) of the Dao Quan chet ethnic minority people in the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien’s Tua Chua district has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage

A photo exhibition marking the 65th anniversary of Vietnam-Indonesia diplomatic ties was opened in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on December 7, in both the online and offline forms.

Three Vietnamese startups have been selected by Microsoft to participate in the “Highway to a 100 Unicorns” initiative in the Asia-Pacific region, a scheme that aims to strengthen the region’s startup ecosystem.

Vietnam's achievements in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic have drawn a huge support and sponsorship from the international community in approving the resolution “International Day of Epidemic Preparedness” 

The 51st session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will take place in Hanoi on December 9-11, according to the NA Office.

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2020 will be postponed one more time from April 2021 to December 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

An exhibition entitled “24 hours on the street” and portraying the daily struggle of street kids is underway at the Vietnam Women’s Museum in Hanoi.