VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will work closely toward lifting their relationship to a level of comprehensive strategic partnership in 2022 in celebration of 30 years of diplomacy between the two countries.

International railway freight transport service posted positive growth last year and in January, according to the Vietnam Railway Corporation.

In 2021, due COVID-19 pandemic, people had to switch to online learning, working and entertainment, and the demand for the Internet also increased, thus creating an opportunity to develop the telecommunications industry, but also posing many challenges for mobile broadband subscription providers.

Internet infrastructure in Vietnam is set to receive considerable investment in 2022 to meet users’ growing demand, according to the Dau tu (Vietnam Investment Review) newspaper.

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on January 19 emphasised socio-economic infrastructure development, the building of value chains and the transfer of technologies to create sustainable livelihoods for ethnic minority groups.

The Vietnamese Business Association in Northern Laos held the first congress in Luang Prabang city on January 10.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao counterpart Phankham Viphavanh have witnessed the signing and handing over of nine co-operation documents between the governments, ministries, agencies, and enterprises of the two countries.

VOV.VN - Whilst the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic exerted a range of adverse impacts on business production and export activities, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the southern key economic region continues to increase sharply.

Ho Chi Minh City will improve its public digital infrastructure and allow the private sector to engage in smart tourism solutions and mobilise investment resources for the sector as part of its efforts to develop smart tourism in the 2021-2025 period.

About VND527.1 trillion (over US$22.9 billion) in foreign official development assistance (ODA) and concessional loans will be allocated during the 2011 - 2025 period.