The Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dropped to 51.7 in March from 54.3 in February, as the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread labour shortages in the manufacturing sector during March, according to S&P Global.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi People's Committee has issued a plan aimed at reopening tourism activities and welcoming back international guests in line with the new normal conditions as the country strives to move past the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many provinces and cities as well as the central region of Vietnam have recently emerged as an attractive destination for foreign investors, according to experts.

VOV.VN - Located in the central province of Quang Nam, the ancient city of Hoi An has received its first foreign tourists following two years of being heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

While the reduced environmental protection tax lowered petrol prices from April 1, most transport enterprises are struggling.

A conference on the role of parliament in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was organised in both in-person format and via videoconference on April 6.

VOV.VN - The current scarcity of white meat fish in the UK market is considered a golden opportunity to boost local pangasius (tra fish) exports, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s economy is expected to rebound to 6.5% this year and further expand to 6.7% in 2023, due to the high vaccination rate, trade expansion, and continued accommodative monetary and fiscal policies, according to a new report released on April 6 by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Vietnam and New Zealand affirmed their commitment to deepening the two countries’ agriculture and trade relationship at the second Vietnam - New Zealand Agricultural Dialogue held virtually on April 6.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on April 5 held a conference to evaluate trade promotion activities in the first quarter of this year and seek ways to help localities, economic sectors and businesses surmount difficulties, build strategies to expand international trade activities.