Images of Vietnam’s flag flying at the Army Games 2020, UN peacekeeping operations, and ASEAN meetings over the years prove the significant role of defence diplomacy in improving the prestige and position of Vietnam in the international arena.

Over 100,000 rooftop solar power works with total capacity of 9,300 MW were connected to the national grid by December 31, 2020.

The quickest and most effective way to raise funding for power projects is to enter into an alliance with foreign investors, Nguyen Anh Tuan, general director of Phu Yen TTP Joint Stock Company, said.

As illegal entry and exit is a threat to the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic, border soldiers across the country are making efforts to prevent illegal entrance, especially before the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Over the last two days, the local border guard forces discovered that 438 Vietnamese citizens entered Vietnam illegally through small pathways.

A French man, who has been stuck in Vietnam due to Covid-19, is working as a vendor in HCM City to earn a living.

Analysts from securities companies are optimistic about stock market movement during the first trading week of this year and betting the positive trend will continue.

The first trading session of Vietnam’s stock market in 2021 opened on January 4, with a gong-beating ceremony held by the State Securities Commission and the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).

Leaving Microsoft after five years of working, Nguyen Song Ha moved to work at Code.org, a science education organization in Seattle.

Brocade is considered a symbol expressing the cultural and spiritual lives of ethnic minority groups. 

Over $747.6 million were poured into export processing zones (EPZs) and industrial parks (IPs) in Ho Chi Minh City in 2020, representing a year-on-year increase of 15.79 percent.

Vietnam records 12 new imported COVID-19 cases

Online sales boom as Tet approaches

The UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) will open the door wider for bilateral economic and trade ties and help form a solid foundation for their strategic partnership to reach a new height.

Foreign media view 2020 as a special year for Vietnam as the country has performed the dual role of ASEAN Chair and a non-permanent member of the UNSC and done a good job of concurrently containing COVID-19 and sustaining economic growth.

Vietnam gained $2.7 billion from shipping an estimated 1.7 million tonnes of coffee abroad in 2020, accounting for over 10 percent of the world’s coffee value and 18 percent of the market share.

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With 2020 considered a special year for Vietnam due to COVID-19 pandemic having a huge impact on all aspects of life, the Party’s correct direction and the Government’s prompt measures have led the country to bring the pandemic under control. 

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, in coordination with the World Bank, held a Final Workshop for the “Vietnam Partnership for Market Readiness” project in Hanoi on December 29. 

Vietnam’s insurance market has experienced growth this year, while many other sectors are suffering a lot of negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Finance.