Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong held online talks with Chairman of the Presidium of the Communist Party of Japan (CPJ) Central Committee Shii Kazuo in Hanoi on December 29.

Vietnam became the 53rd country in the world achieving the goal of covering basic doses of COVID-19 vaccine for 70% of its population, according to covidvax.live, a website that updates the vaccination speed worldwide every day.

VOV.VN - The once-bustling Phuc Am votive paper village on the outskirts of Hanoi has fallen quiet due to the recent resurgence of COVID-19 in the community, with local villagers rushing to consume goods in stock ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

VOV.VN - Despite a fall in coffee exports to the US due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam remains the market’s third largest coffee supplier, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy has secured a gross domestic product (GDP) rate of 2.58% this year despite facing an adverse impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest socio-economic data released by the General Statistics Office (GSO) on December 29.

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.

Many banks have recently offered to sell mortgaged assets, mainly real estate, worth billions of VND, to recover debts amid the recovery of the realty market.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has hailed the great achievements gained by Da Nang over the past 25 years, affirming that the success of the central city lies in its ability to awaken human potential.

VOV.VN-The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour’s Institute for Workers and Trade Unions (IWTU) came together with the Netherlands Trade Union Confederation to hold a webinar on December 28 in Hanoi to look at the impacts of the pandemic on footwear and garment workers and trade union activities.

VOV.VN - The country’s trade promotion activities must continue to be promoted across many localities nationwide, thereby creating positive effects in attracting investment and bolstering exports amid the challenging impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.