The UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) is expected to intensify economic cohesion and reciprocation between the two countries, thus deepening and elevating the bilateral strategic partnership, said a diplomat. ​

VOV.VN - The Da Nang Department of Tourism held a cyclo parade on December 29 in order to launch a broad array of cultural activities as part of the Da Nang New Year Festival 2021 which is scheduled to last until January 2.

VOV.VN - Experts anticipate that the upcoming year will remain challenging for the aviation industry, with the domestic market already being fully exploited and international flights yet to be restored.

VOV.VN - More than 150 booths featuring a range of innovative solutions and products are scheduled to go on display at the Vietnam International Innovation Expo 2021 (VIIE 2021) which will be held from January 9-10, 2021, according to details released during a recent press conference.

Ho Chi Minh City’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) hit VND1.37 quadrillion (US$59.4 billion at current exchange rate) in 2020, a year-on-year increase of 1.39%.

Da Nang’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) has been estimated to be down 9.77% this year to about VND100 trillion compared to 2019 due to COVID-19, a press conference held on December 29 to announce the central city’s socio-economic figures for 2020 heard.

Multinationals are looking to set up their bases in Vietnam despite various challenges that the country poses as a manufacturing destination, according to the Financial Times in the UK.

The Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations convened a meeting in Hanoi on December 29 to review its performance over the course of 2020 and define tasks for 2021.

VOV.VN - Four of the six Vietnamese people who illegally entered the country from Myanmar have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Minister of Public Security General To Lam suggested the Government apply measures to prevent people illegally returning to Vietnam given the complex development of the COVID-19 pandemic.