VOV.VN - A COVID-19 patient was discharged from hospital in Ayun Pa township of Gia Lai province, a coronavirus hotspot in the Central Highlands, after making a full recovery from the virus.

January started on a positive note, with city hotels seeing increased MICE and event bookings, while in some resorts corporate bookings started to return, according to Savills Vietnam.

Speeding up the disbursement of public investment from the start of this year was an important solution to accelerate economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung has said.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported the discovery of an additional 15 community cases of COVID-19 on February 21, all in Hai Duong province, raising the national count of local transmissions to 1,484.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has called for concerted solutions to maintain market stability, remove difficulties facing domestic firms, and increase the total retail sales of goods and services.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on February 11 night made a lunar New Year (Tet) visit to the Hanoi Party Committee, during which he wished the capital greater success in 2021.

In 2020 the Vietnamese real estate market, just like across the globe, was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and that remains the case today. There are, however, some bright spots in the market and if the virus is fully controlled, this year should recover and also see stronger liquidity.

After suffering a significant fall in revenue last year, the mechanical engineering industry has high hopes for recovery in 2021, given Vietnam’s good COVID-19 control and participation in free trade agreements.

Given a large gap between domestic and international gold prices, it would be high risks for investors to bet their money on gold at the moment, said an expert.

The seaport and logistics industry was forecast to grow significantly on the prospect of global trade recovery in 2021 when the vaccine to prevent COVID-19 is administered worldwide.