VOV.VN - The 2023 Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) opened on March 17 in Hanoi with the theme of “Business Community in Partnership with Government of Vietnam in Fostering Green Growth”.

A year since Vietnam reopened after a global pandemic, the country has seen trade recovering strongly.

VOV.VN - The conference on tourism recovery is very important due to expectations about the recovery and breakthrough development of the sector actively contributing to the development of industries and fields directly related to it, as well as the country's socio-economic development.

The Chinese Government's decision to add Vietnam into the list of countries that can receive groups of Chinese tourists from March 15 is expected to further promote the recovery and development of tourism and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnam should revise its inefficient visa policy or it will lose out to regional neighbours in attracting foreign travelers, said experts at a recent seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City.

Deputy Spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang on March 9 highlighted Vietnam’s hope for continued close cooperation with China to boost tourism recovery and development in the two countries.

VOV.VN - While external woes will likely continue over the near-term, some recovery in the tourism industry may partially cushion some headwinds faced by the national economy this year, according to HSBC experts.

The central city of Da Nang welcomed about 742,500 visitors, including 195,300 foreign ones, in the first two months of this year, according to the city’s Department of Tourism.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked that cabinet members carefully analyse the regional and global situation, as well as the current domestic situation, in a bid to give forecast potential issues for March and beyond.

In the post-pandemic recovery period, domestic businesses continue to face difficulties in implementing policies related to import-export activities, requiring prompt solutions, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Hoang Quang Phong said on March 2.