Tag: COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam - US trade likely to hit US$100 billion this year
VOV.VN - The trade turnover between Vietnam and the US this year is expected to reach US$100 billion, increasing more than 200 times compared to 1995, heard a forum on bilateral trade promotion on November 16.
Vietnam, Israel look toward bilateral FTA next year
Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has hailed Israel as a promising market of Vietnam in West Asia.
IT industry earns US$110.7 billion in 10 months
Vietnam earned over VND2.56 quadrillion (US$110.7 billion) in revenue from the IT industry in the first 10 months of 2021, up 9% from the same period last year, data from the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) showed.
Austria donates 50,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Vietnam
VOV.VN - The Austrian Government donated a haul of 50,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to the country on November 16 in support of its ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hoi An remains quiet on first day of opening to visitors
VOV.VN - The ancient city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam appeared deserted after the reopening of tourism activities on November 15 following two years of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnamese farm exports to Australia enjoy remarkable progress
VOV.VN - Despite international trade activities facing an array of difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese agricultural exports to Australia have made significant progress and have had initial success in "conquering" one of the most fastidious markets in the world.
IHS Markit optimistic about Vietnam’s economic recovery from COVID-19 wave
VOV.VN - Latest economic data for the final quarter of 2021 are showing signs of recovering economic momentum, and the IHS Markit Vietnam manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) for October 2021 indicated a strong rebound in the manufacturing sector.
Railway goods transport between Vietnam, China surges
The total volume of goods traded between Vietnam and China going through the two border-gate railway stations of Lao Cai and Dong Dang reached more than 838,000 tonnes in the first nine months of 2021, up 43% year-on-year, according to statistics of the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR).
Vietnam's growth and recovery require strong public investment: economists
Financing public investment to generate future growth and to speed up economic recovery post-COVID-19 remained Vietnam's most important challenge in the near future, said economists and policymakers.
Vietnam to expand inbound tourism in early 2022
VOV.VN - Vietnam has planned to expand locations in its pilot scheme to welcome back vaccinated visitors from overseas in early 2022, according to Nguyen Trung Khanh, director general of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
