Vietnam has managed to maintain its development orientations, while enjoying economic benefits from foreign partners such as the US and European Union (EU) member countries, according to Dinna Prapto Raharja from Binus University of Indonesia.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's GDP growth for this year is likely to reach between 7% and 7.5% providing that synchronous solutions, ranging from competent pandemic prevention and control to stable economic recovery and growth stimulation measures, according to both domestic and foreign organizations and experts.

The Ho Chi Minh City tourism sector this year plans to focus on digitalisation of the industry and promotion of domestic tourism amid a downturn in tourism because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Quang Ninh has traced over 23,600 F1 and F4 contacts on January 30, and tested 4,670 cases, with over 2,400 samples coming back negative for the SARS-CoV-2-virus.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria, which is also in charge of Senegal, Mali, Niger, and the Western Sahara, is set to continue performing well its role as a bridge linking Vietnam and African nations and disseminating the Party and State’s guidelines and policies to Vietnamese expatriates there, said Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Vinh.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of Vietnam to the UN, has spoken highly with regard to positive developments in South Sudan following the successful establishment of a transitional government in the East African country.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese sub-committee has urged the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF) to boost the flow of information and exchanges among French-speaking countries to deal with the negative impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - Singapore-based Straits Times ran an article on January 28 describing 2021 as a year of opportunity for Vietnam, while the Australian Financial Review (AFR) described the nation as being an essential cog in global supply chains.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son has called on localities nationwide to keep vigilance high as the new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) strain first detected in the UK can spread at a rate of over 70% faster than other variants.

VOV.VN - Every achievement and step forward enjoyed by Vietnamese people can be put down to the sound leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), said Sounthone Sayachak, head of the Lao Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, during a recent interview granted to a VOV correspondent in Vientiane.