Vietnam's industrial sector grew by 9% in 2022, according to a report published on December 26 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) in collaboration with the Jakarta-based Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) held a workshop on industrial development in Vietnam in Hanoi on December 28.

VOV.VN - India, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Bangladesh are stepping up to replace China to become the world's industrial hubs, according to magazine Business Insider of the United States.

Vietnam's industry and trade sector has obtained encouraging results in 2022, contributing to the national socio-economic development. The following is a list of the 10 most outstanding events of the year as selected by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - The central province of Quang Nam's tourism industry has gradually recovered this year as the country moves into the post-COVID period, with the locality welcoming approximately 4.75 million visitors so far this year, representing a 13-fold rise compared to 2021.

VOV.VN - The retail prices of petrol and oil continued to decline as part of the latest adjustment made by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance as of 3 p.m, on December 21.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has underlined the need to devise solutions aimed at removing difficulties and obstacles with a view of promoting the recovery of the tourism industry and attracting more international tourists towards developing a green and sustainable sector.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will lead a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam to pay a state visit to Indonesia from December 21 to December 23 at the invitation of Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

Following two years of low sales during Tet (the Lunar New Year), things are expected to look up for the fast moving consumer goods industry this time around since the Vietnamese economy has recovered and consumers have a positive outlook on economic prospects, according to market research company Kantar Worldpanel Vietnam.

Work on construction of a bauxite-alumina mining industrial complex, one of Vietnam’s largest projects in Lao, began in Dakcheung district, the southern Lao province of Sekong, on December 19.