Vietnam's benchmark stock market index (VN-Index) hit a fresh record high on January 4 morning session after rising 19.67 points, reaching 1,517.95 points, much higher than the previous peak of 1.500 points.

VOV.VN - A string of diplomatic, economic, cultural, and people-to-people exchanges will be jointly held by the Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, municipal authorities, and other southern localities in 2022 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam- India diplomatic ties.

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 - Alongside the efforts of local businesses to improve product quality and diversify markets, their proactive use of trade remedy tools aims to establish a fair competition environment whilst protecting the legitimate interests of many domestic manufacturing industries.

VOV.VN - The first extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) opened in Hanoi on January 4 via an online platform, with the participation of 62 NA delegations from all localities throughout the nation, except Hanoi deputies who join the session from the NA Hall.

VOV.VN - There remains a positive outlook ahead for co-operation between the nation and Taiwan (China) across multiple spheres such as industry, marine economy, renewable energy, and hi-tech agriculture, according to insiders.

John Rockhold has been elected as the new Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AmCham Vietnam) in 2022, succeeding Virginia Foote, who held the post in 2020 and 2021, according to the latest announcement of AmCham Hanoi.

By strengthening international cooperation in energy and completing mechanisms and policies in the field, Vietnam is working to improve the efficiency, sustainability and adapting capacity for the national energy sector.

About 5,600 digital technology firms were established in 2021, raising the total number of such firms in Vietnam to around 64,000, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, has been freshly knighted by the Queen Elizabeth II of the UK for his contributions to the local fight against COVID-19.