Firms in diverse areas nationwide expect that recruitment activities will grow strongly in the first half of 2022 as the economy is gradually recovering, according to the newly-published ManpowerGroup Vietnam Employment Outlook Survey in the first and second quarters of 2022.

VOV.VN - A wide range of festive and cultural activities are to be held in Hanoi’s Old Quarter in celebration of the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet), and the Communist Party of Vietnam’s 92nd founding anniversary from January 28 to February 15.

Overseas Vietnamese with great contributions to the relief and fund-raising activities for Lao people suffering from natural disasters and diseases were honoured at a ceremony at Phat Tich pagoda in Vientiane on January 12.

VOV.VN - With tourism activities in the process of gradually recovering, the southern province of Kien Giang aims to welcome 5.6 million tourists, including 200,000 foreign arrivals this year.

VOV.VN - The Physical Education Department of the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nestlé Vietnam, under which the company will sponsor nationwide school sports activities until 2026.

VOV.VN - Unlike scenes in previous years when people poured onto the streets to watch firework displays and enjoy entertainment to celebrate New Year’s Eve, public places in Ho Chi Minh City this year are much more quiet.

VOV.VN - The ancient city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam has temporarily suspended all cultural and art activities planned to celebrate the New Year amid challenges caused by COVID-19.

Ho Chi Minh City will roll out virtual activities in parallel with in-person ones to celebrate the upcoming 2022 New Year amid complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, announced the municipal Department of Culture and Sports.

VOV.VN - Nearly two months on from launching a pilot scheme to welcome foreign visitors with ‘vaccine passport’, Da Nang has yet to receive any groups of international tourists amid the central city encountering numerous difficulties in reopening tourism activities.

United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix has highly valued Vietnam’s cooperation with the UN in peacekeeping activities since the country joined the operations in 2014 as well as the country’s efforts throughout 2021.