Predictability and transparency in the policy framework will be the key for Vietnam to overcome the crisis and the positive outlook will put the country in a much better position to aim for an investment rating in the near future, Olivier Rousselet, Country Director of BNP Paribas Vietnam, has said.

Vietnam is a "rising star" and will emerge as the third-largest startup ecosystem in Southeast Asia in 2022, according to a report by venture capital firm Golden Gate.

VOV.VN - Three local footballers won’t be able to join the Vietnamese men’s national football team to compete in the upcoming game against China on February 1, which is set take place as part of the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on January 29 that it had issued a decision to suspend work of four officials of its Consular Department to serve the investigation into a case of taking bribes while licensing the firms that conducted repatriation flights for Vietnamese people.

One major “side effect” of the COVID-19 pandemic, amidst the unprecedented toll that it has exacted, is that it has catalysed digital transformation across all sectors, particularly in financial services.

VOV.VN - The nation’s trade turnover with Australia hit a record high of US$12.4 billion for the first time in 2021, marking a rise of nearly 50% compared to 2020.

VOV.VN - Few passengers can be seen heading back to their hometowns to gather alongside their families as Tet draws near, resulting in deserted scenes occurring at major bus stations across the capital, a contrast to the bustling scenes recorded in previous years.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will organise a rapid vaccination campaign this spring running from January 29 to February 28, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on January 27.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception for Azerbaijani Ambassador to Vietnam Anar Imanov on January 26.

Online shopping will still be booming this year, even if the COVID-19 pandemic is over, experts have said.