Following two years of low sales during Tet (the Lunar New Year), things are expected to look up for the fast moving consumer goods industry this time around since the Vietnamese economy has recovered and consumers have a positive outlook on economic prospects, according to market research company Kantar Worldpanel Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Issues relating to labour, tariffs, and green export development remain challenges that export businesses must face when implementing the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

A project on improving the capacity of education-training, governance and research for the Vietnam-Korea University of Information and Communication Technology (VKU) for the 2022-2027 period kick-started in the central city of Da Nang on December 19.

Vietnam and Indonesia have the potential to develop stronger cooperation in economy, trade and investment, participants at a trade promotion conference heard in Ho Chi Minh City on December 19.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who is Secretary of the Central Military Commission, chaired the commission’s fifth session in Hanoi on December 19 to consider the approval of a report on the implementation of military and defence tasks in 2022, and orientations for 2023, and several draft resolutions.

Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man visited the Da Nang Diocese and the Vietnam Christian Mission on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas festival on December 19.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese team bagged a gold medal in the PUBG Mobile event at the Global Esports Games (GEG) 2022 which concluded on December 18 in Istanbul, Turkey.

VOV.VN - The upcoming visit to Indonesia by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc is of great significance as both sides will continue to discuss how they can utilise their combined strength in a substantive way and work together in order to become the economic locomotive of the region.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the Border Guard High Command in Hanoi on December 18, hailing the force’s achievements which have contributed to Vietnam’s successes in 2022.

VOV.VN - The capital’s Opera House is set to host the Hanoi concert on January 1 in celebration of the 2023 New Year.