The Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO reviewed tasks in 2021 and discussed orientations for 2022 during an online conference on January 12.

VOV.VN - “For a Stronger South East Asia” has been chosen as the official slogan of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th ASEAN Para Games (ASEAN Para Games 11), with the international events set to be hosted by the nation this year.

Vietnam ranked third in the world in terms of rubber export value, raking in US$3.24 billion in 2021, up 36.2% from the previous year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) said.

VOV.VN - A homecoming ceremony was held on January 11 in Ho Chi Minh City for Miss Grand International 2021 Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien, with roughly 3,000 fans in attendance at the event.

VOV.VN - With Vietnam’s aquatic market shares in Russia accounting for less than 2% of the country’s total seafood export turnover, local firms have been advised to strive to fully tap into the Russian market thanks to tax incentives from the Vietnam-EAEU free trade agreement.

The Billboard Music Charts, one of the most respected and recognized music charts globally, will be officially launched in Vietnam on January 14, marking a historic moment for Vietnam’s music industry.

The five companies holding the largest commodity brokerage market shares in Vietnam sustained their positions in 2021, according to the Mercantile Exchange of Vietnam (MXV).

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang An has said two-way trade between Vietnam and Belarus remains modest and has yet to match potential.

VOV.VN - Van Toan and Hoang Duc of the national football squad have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Laos has been the largest recipient of Vietnam's overseas investment so far, with 209 projects totalling US$5.1 billion in registered capital, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said.