Vietnam has expanded its partnerships in 2022, not only with political parties but also with States and people’s organisations.

After the spectacular fireworks display to welcome the new year of 2023, many roads in Ho Chi Minh City were jammed. It took many people hours to come home.

On December 31 night, hundreds of international tourists joined Vietnamese people at Ta Hien Street in Hanoi Quarter to welcome the new year 2023.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong talks to VNA ahead of the New Year 2023 and the 93rd anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 2023).

Textile and garment exports may reach 47 - 48 billion USD in the positive scenario for 2023 and 45 - 46 billion USD in the lower-case scenario, said the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS).

VietNamNet reporters captured events of the year through photos.

A total of VND19.50 trillion was lost due to over 1,050 natural disasters in 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced at a meeting on December 30.

Ho Chi Minh City absorbed about 3.94 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2022, up 5.4% year-on-year, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

The national database on cadres, civil servants and public employees of state agencies is expected to comprise 2.5 million electronic records, providing accurate and timely information.

The agricultural sector is anticipated to rake in US$54 billion from export next year built on its impressive US$53 billion export turnover recorded in 2022, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Despite impact of geopolitical conflicts and rising inflationary risks in major economies around the world, Vietnam's economy was growing in 2022 thank to drastic measures and flexibility by the Government to the accelerate post-pandemic recovery.

Experts believe that Covid-19 is well controlled in Vietnam and will not break out again if China reopens its border. However, Vietnam still needs to prevent an outbreak as the world Covid-19 situation is still unresolved.

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) have connected the national database on population and land in a bid to improve state management services.

China’s reopening is expected to boost Vietnam’s GDP growth by over 2 percentage points next year, driven by the full resumption of Chinese tourist arrivals in the second half of 2023,

The production volume of assembled motorbikes in Vietnam in 2022 amounted to 3.32 million, indicating a slight increase of 9.9% in comparison to last year’s figure.

Vietnam's Thai Hai eco-ethnic stilt-house village is one of the 32 best tourist villages in 2022 selected by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

China has officially announced the easing of COVID-19 prevention measures which have been imposed for three years.

The Ministry of Finance has announced the outstanding achievements of the financial sector in 2022, which contributed significantly to promoting post-pandemic socio-economic development.

The construction industry's growth rate surpasses set plan

Like every year, these last days of the year are days when artisan Van Tong’s workshop in District 12 is in the process of preparing sculptures of the Eastern zodiac for the Nguyen Hue flower street display.