The 17th Vietnam – Australia Human Rights Dialogue was productive and frank, and covered an extensive range of issues, according to a statement issued by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) on January 13.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s GDP is expected to rebound to 5.5% growth in 2022 if the COVID-19 pandemic is under relative control both at home and abroad, the World Bank said in its Taking Stock report released on January 13.

Visa, the world’s leading digital payment service provider, has reported great pent-up appetite for travel among Vietnamese in its Voice of the Consumer survey, which found that 76% of respondents are planning to travel for leisure within the country, far higher than the 38% planning overseas trips.

VOV.VN - With the traditional Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, just around the corner, farmers working in Gioi Te flower village in Bac Ninh province are ready to supply the market with sensational potted orchid displays at prices ranging from several millions to hundreds of millions of VND.

The Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) market in Vietnam has been going through a downturn due to the pandemic, but the technology sector is bucking the trend, according to experts at a seminar on digital transformation and M&A on January 11.

Some foreign financial organisations have issued relatively positive predictions for Vietnam’s economy this year, with growth expected at 6.5 - 6.7%.

VOV.VN - Four footballers on the Vietnamese women’s national football team have contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus during their training camp in Spain, as announced by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

VOV.VN - Tra fish (pangasius) export turnover is expected to hit US$1.7 billion as a result of adaptation efforts made by local businesses and effective State support, according to Truong Dinh Hoe, general secretary of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - An array of programmes and overall solutions have been adopted by the Government aimed at accelerating the country’s economic recovery process amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with one of the important issues being how to restore aggregate demand.

The business community hopes the Government will maintain Resolution 128 on flexibly and safely adapting to and effectively controlling COVID-19, and keep its motto unchanged even when adjusting or upgrading it, according to a proposal on measures to support tourism sector's post-pandemic recovery.