The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has said this year it will closely coordinate with several foreign multinationals like Samsung and Toyota to connect with local suppliers of materials and accessories, in an effort to seek alternative supply for imports in both short and long terms.

VOV.VN - Bars, karaoke, and massage services based in Ho Chi Minh City are permitted to resume operations from January 10 following eight months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with returning staff ready to welcome customers again.

VOV.VN - The past two years has seen the number of Vietnamese people going to work abroad fall due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

VOV.VN - At the end of the third quarter of 2021, Vietnam had 28.2 million people aged 15 years and older whose employment was negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, while the rate of underemployed people among working age people in the first quarter saw the highest increase for 10 years.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao counterpart Gen. Phankham Viphavanh co-chaired the 44th session of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee on Bilateral Cooperation on the morning of January 10.

Vietnam’s football will continue to step up international cooperation this year after achievements obtained in 2021, viewing it as a long-term development strategy.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) in coordination with the Indian Embassy in Vietnam and the Vietnam - India Friendship Association opened a virtual photo exhibition themed “Vietnam - India: 50 years of cooperation” on January 7.

VOV.VN - The “Xuan Que Huong” (Home Spring) programme 2022, an annual event for Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in the lead up to traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) celebrations is scheduled to take place on January 22.

VOV.VN - More than 100 black-and-white and colourful photos capturing the friendly relations between Vietnam and India have been put on display at an exhibition held at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum.

VOV.VN - Do Thi Ha, the Vietnamese representative at the Miss World 2021 pageant, received a negative COVID-19 test result following two weeks of treatment in the US.