Many Vietnamese people and businesses in the US have shown their support for the homeland’s restoration of international commercial flights, describing the move as a good start for the New Year.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has given in-principle approval that favourable entry procedures will be created for foreigners, and overseas Vietnamese and their relatives.

VOV.VN - A number of Vietnamese famous destinations and a tourism programme aimed at welcoming international tourists were introduced at the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2022 which opened on January 18 in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

An exchange with international scientists, who are members of the VinFuture Prize Council and Pre-Screening Committee, was held in Hanoi on January 18, as part of the VinFuture Award Week.

The International Labor Organization (ILO) has downgraded its forecast for the recovery of Vietnam’s labor market in 2022, predicting the number of unemployed laborers in the nation in 2022 to be some 1.3 million, compared to nearly 1.2 million in 2021.

VOV.VN - A senior Government official in charge of tourism suggested Vietnam should fully reopen the door to international tourism in April 2022 in order to speed up its ongoing tourism recovery.

VOV.VN - The travel event Routes Asia 2022 is set to be held in the central city of Da Nang in June and is expected to welcome 500 participants from 110 international airlines and 30 travel agencies.

VOV.VN - The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and five international investment funds have expanded their funding package into the Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank), raising it from US$150 million to US$220 million.

VOV.VN - H Cuc EBan, a local girl from the Ede ethnic minority group, has successfully beat off competition from a number of strong local contestants to be crowned Miss Eco Vietnam 2022.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has successfully completed its role as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2020-2021 term, said Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son at a press briefing in Hanoi on January 17.