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.

VOV.VN - Current efforts to reopen international flights after a hiatus of nearly two years due to the ravaging impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is viewed as a "revival" medicine for airlines and the local tourism industry, as well as economic recovery as a whole.

VOV.VN - Out-going Canadian Ambassador Deborah Paul has been honoured with the “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia for her valuable contributions to consolidating and deepening the mutual understanding, friendship, and co-operation between the nation and Canada.

Despite challenges prompted by the complex developments of COVID-19, Vietnam saw positive signals in foreign investment in 2021, according to an article published on the foreign investment consulting firm Dezan Shira & Associates’ Vietnam Briefing website.

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.

Authority of the northern province of Thai Nguyen on February 16 handed over a licence to Samsung Electro-Mechanics Vietnam Co., Ltd (SEMV) under Samsung Corporation of the Republic of Korea to add US$920 million to its project in the Yen Binh industrial park (IP) in Pho Yen town.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed 34,737 coronavirus infections detected across all 63 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, an increase of nearly 3,000 cases compared to the previous day.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and South Africa have discussed preparations for the upcoming fifth meeting of the Inter-Governmental Partnership Forum of the two countries scheduled to take place in 2022.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will resume operating an air route linking Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), starting on February 17.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Government has granted approval to a proposal put forward by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to reopen the country’s borders to international travel on March 15.