Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Le Viet Duyen paid a working visit on January 21-22 to the Guarica state of Venezuela to strengthen cooperation between localities of the two countries, especially promoting agricultural projects and other potential initiatives.

VOV.VN - A number of Vietnamese famous destinations and a tourism programme aimed at welcoming international tourists were introduced at the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2022 which opened on January 18 in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

The first national-level Vo Viet Nam (previously called Son Long Quyen) championship took place in Algeria on January 14 and 15 to pay tribute to master Aitabdelmalek Larbi, who brought the Vietnamese martial art to the country in 1973.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Procuracy on January 15 decided to arrest and launch criminal proceedings against Director of Nam Phong Company Pham Vu Phong for “violating bidding regulations, causing serious consequences” and “giving bribe” in line with Articles 222 and 364 of the Penal Code 2015.

A number of Vietnamese banks plan to sell more shares to foreign investors in 2022 as part of set strategies.

The Government, in its report on the COVID-19 prevention and control submitted to the National Assembly (NA) on January 4, affirmed that the Viet A Technologies JSC had took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to seek illegal profit.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has launched a contest themed “Yeu tet que nha – Yeu ban sac Viet” to popularise inspirational stories as the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival is approaching.

VOV.VN - The upcoming National Tourism Year 2022 is expected to present a prime opportunity for the local tourism industry to recover and continue elevating the image of both the nation and Quang Nam province to domestic and international tourists, according to local authorities.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in approximately US$950 million from exporting 260,000 tonnes of pepper this year, becoming the world’s largest supplier of pepper despite facing challenges relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data given by the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA).

VOV.VN - Regular international flights carrying passengers in both directions between the nation and Japan will be operated by Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Japan Airlines, and All Nippon Airways as of January 1, 2022.