The regulatory sandbox for financial technology (fintech) which is expected to be created this year, coupled with efforts to promote the use of digital financial services, are expected to accelerate the development of fintech in Vietnam.

In the first 11 months of this year dragon fruit exports fell by 10% because of the COVID-19 pandemic but still dominated Vietnamese fruit exports with shipments of more than US$1 billion.

The Times of India, on January 4, published an article explaining why Vietnam’s upcoming 13th party congress plays an important role in determining East Asia’s future trends.

Vietnam provides a typical example of people’s trust in the Government, said Prof. Dr. Vladimir Kolotov from the Ho Chi Minh Institute at the Saint Petersburg University, during a recent interview with Sputnik.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health announced on January 6 that a Vietnamese citizen returning from France has been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected a total of 32.1million workers aged 15 and above, with the economic impact of the epidemic causing labourers to either lose their jobs or have their incomes and working hours reduced.

VOV.VN - Local gold prices continued to rise considerably on January 6, recording an increase of nearly VND1 million per tael over the past three days, surpassing the VND57 million per tael mark, the highest level seen since September last year.

VOV.VN - A range of exquisite Vietnamese products have been included in an exhibition at the Gwangju National Museum as part of ongoing co-operation activities between the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s side and the Vietnam National Museum of History.

Handicrafts are identified as one of the product groups with great export potential and high-profit margin that Vietnam needs to boost in the future.

The financial sector expects to collect over VND1.343 quadrillion (US$58.4 billion) for the State budget in 2021, equivalent to 15.5% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), said the Ministry of Finance.