VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy hosted an online gathering on January 15 to celebrate Vietnam’s 2022 lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

VOV.VN - First 10 members of the Vietnam women’s football team, including six players, arrived at Hyatt hotel of Pune city (India) on January 16 for the coming 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup after a long flight from Spain.

Economic and industrial parks nationwide drew 539 foreign-invested and 615 domestic projects with a total registered capital of US$12.8 billion last year despite COVID-19 pandemic, up 15% annually, reported the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI).

The COVID-19 pandemic might not end this year and business sectors could not fully recover, however, the situation will be more positive than 2021 thanks to the adaptation to ‘new normal’ conditions, said General Director Nguyen Thi Huong of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

In December 2021, the market benchmark VN-Index could have surpassed 1,498 points if it were not affected by the holiday, Dragon Capital said in a recent report.

VOV.VN - 2022 is said to continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, although a range of policies adopted by the National Assembly (NA) and the Government has created impetus for local firms to gear up for a recovery and put their restructuring plans in place.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health has decided to stop the operations of four temporary COVID-19 treatment hospitals No. 3, No. 5, No. 10 and Cu Chi from January 19.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry reported the detection of a further 16,378 positive COVID-19 cases on January 15, with Hanoi continuing to record the highest number of local infections at 2,810.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s coffee exports to Germany are expected to rebound this year following the implementation of COVID-19 containment efforts and advantages gained from the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

VOV.VN - The frequency of regular international routes to France, Germany, the UK, and Russia could be expanded to 10 flights per week for one-way tickets applicable to all airlines of each side for each respective market.