VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of receiving 3.5 million foreign arrivals in 2022 after a bad year for tourism heavily impacted by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

Although the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected global trade last year, two-way trade between Vietnam and China grew steadily and strongly, according to Nong Duc Lai, Commercial Counselor of the Embassy of Vietnam in China.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), the European Union in Vietnam, and the World Bank co-hosted the 4th High-Level Meeting of the Vietnam Energy Partnership Group (VEPG) in Hanoi on January 24.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has significantly contributed to the nation’s wider COVID-19 prevention and control efforts through changes in mindset and approach, along with decisive pilot steps.

VOV.VN - The export of local dragon fruit to Australia last year grew by more than 14% compared to 2020, despite facing a number of challenges in transportation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy hosted the Homeland Spring 2022 programme via an online platform on January 23, featuring the participation of a large number of overseas Vietnamese, friends, and partners based in both Italy and Cyprus.

VOV.VN - The fibre industry achieved an export turnover of US$5.5 billion for the first time in 2021, up 13% in volume and 50% in value thanks to advantages in terms of increased yarn prices and numerous orders.

The seventh high-level economic dialogue between Vietnam and France took place in the form of videoconference on January 20.

The Vietnam-Korea Business and Investment Association (VKBIA) and Yongpyung Resort Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Gangwon, the Republic of Korea on January 20 to boost cooperation between the Vietnamese and Korean businesses in tourism promotion and economic recovery post pandemic.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue its coordination with other ministries, agencies, localities and airlines to arrange flights to bring overseas Vietnamese back to Vietnam as per their wish, spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said at the ministry's regular press conference on January 20.