The central city of Da Nang is rolling out measures to attract more MICE (meeting, incentives, conferences and events) tourists, given the positive signs on the recovery of the tourism sector this year.

A trade promotion programme between representatives of 58 enterprises from Incheon, Jeonju, Daegu, Gyeongbuk of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnamese potential firms will be held virtually on March 21-25 by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) in Hanoi.

World leaders and scholars will gather at an international conference in Hanoi on February 25 to share country experiences for driving policy, finance, and institutional change to deliver a green, clean and inclusive economic rebound from COVID-19 for Vietnam, according to a UNDP official.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc is scheduled to lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to visit Singapore from Feb. 24 – 26 at the invitation of President Halimah Yacob.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a dispatch requesting joint efforts of ministries, sectors and localities to ensure the balance between supply and demand of petroleum products to meet the needs of the domestic market and support socio-economic recovery and development.

VOV.VN - Domestic petrol prices have hit an eight-year record high following the latest price adjustments made on February 21, dealing a heavy blow to ongoing recovery efforts of firms that have borne the brunt of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Many experts and leaders of travel firms believe that the local tourism sector will recover quickly from the second quarter of this year following the Government’s decision to reopen borders to travel from March 15.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation led by Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (AMMR) which was held both in person and via videoconference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on February 17

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s merchandise trade balance remains in surplus, despite an export slowdown, while FDI commitment and disbursement enjoyed a solid start to the year, according to the “Vietnam Macro Monitoring” monthly report released by the World Bank.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked Thailand’s Siam Cement Group (SCG) and Amata Vietnam to apply latest technologies in the US$5 billion oil refining and petrochemical project in Vietnam.