VOV.VN - Vietnam’s trade turnover with Japan reached roughly US$42.7 billion last year, of which the country raked in US$20.13 billion from exports, an increase of 4.4% compared to 2020, according to the latest statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

A teleconference was held on January 18 to review a project on assisting the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) in building a fund for tourism development and improvement of destinations’ competitiveness.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the Ministry of Education and Training to consider reopening school to children nationwide at the earliest possible time after months of closure due to COVID-19.

VOV.VN - A senior Government official in charge of tourism suggested Vietnam should fully reopen the door to international tourism in April 2022 in order to speed up its ongoing tourism recovery.

The UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) has brought about positive results though it took effect recently, said head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Multilateral Trade Policy Department Luong Hoang Thai at a seminar held in Hanoi on January 18.

The Vietnam Maritime Corporation (VIMC) had great performance in 2021, earning around VND3.75 trillion (US$165 million), according to Nguyen Canh Tinh, general director of the shipping giant.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has sent a video speech to the Chinese people via the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam to mark the 72nd anniversary of diplomatic relations between both nations.

Ambassador of Israel to Vietnam Nadav Ashca spoke highly of Vietnam’s successful response to COVID-19 during a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency, saying he is impressed to see the significant growth in the trade volume between the two countries over the last two years.

The Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) on January 17 organised a seminar on tiger raising for conservation efforts in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - H Cuc EBan, a local girl from the Ede ethnic minority group, has successfully beat off competition from a number of strong local contestants to be crowned Miss Eco Vietnam 2022.