French pharmaceutical company Sanofi Vietnam was among seven companies to receive a certificate of merit from the Minister of Health for contributions to COVID-19 prevention in Vietnam.

The Ho Chi Minh City tourism sector this year plans to focus on digitalisation of the industry and promotion of domestic tourism amid a downturn in tourism because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The 13th national congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam opened in Hanoi on January to chart a new development course for Vietnam in the coming five years and beyond.

VOV.VN - The total number of infections in Vietnam rose to 1,549 following the detection of one imported case of COVID-19 from Indonesia, the Ministry of Health said on January 25.

VOV.VN - There is more room for strengthening cooperation between Vietnam and India in the areas of garment, food and pharmaceutical processing, information technology, building materials and renewable energy.

Da Nang has appreciated the contributions and accompany of foreigners in the city in this tough year, and hoped to continue to receive more assistance from foreign individuals, organisations and businesses during the recovery process in the city and the central region as a whole, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Trung Chinh.

Real estate sales will be another key driver of credit growth, as apartment supply and sales are likely to pick up in 2021.

Vietnam’s economic growth is projected at 6.17% in 2021 in a base-line scenario and may even reach 6.72% in the best-case scenario, heard a conference held in Hanoi on January 20.

The first meeting of the Vietnam-Germany Joint Committee for Economic Cooperation was held online on January 12, during which participants discussed the cooperation possibilities in industry and trade, manufacturing-processing, energy, and education-training.

VOV.VN - An international exhibition displaying the year’s leading innovations opened on January 9 in Hanoi alongside the ground-breaking ceremony for the national innovation centre.