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.

The Vietnam National University – Hanoi (VNU) climbed 15 places to rank 944th in the latest Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, which was freshly announced by the Cybermetrics Lab, a member of the Spanish National Research Lab.

An exhibition entitled “Plastic Tale of River” opened in Hanoi on February 15, aiming to raise people’s awareness regarding the use of plastic bags and other single-use plastic products.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Football Federation will announce winners of the 2021 Golden Ball Awards at a gala night due to take place in Ho Chi Minh City on February 16.