The Vietnamese Business Association in Northern Laos held the first congress in Luang Prabang city on January 10.

VOV.VN - Whilst the prolonged COVID-19 outbreak posed numerous challenges, it also presented plenty of opportunities for local automobile manufacturers to make a spectacular breakthrough in 2021.

The 5th Vietnam Rice Festival wrapped up in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on January 10 with "Ngoc Troi Thien Vuong " (LT28) rice of Loc Troi Group (LTG) winning the first prize of the good Vietnamese rice trademark competition.

In the run-up to Tet (Lunar New Year), the biggest traditional festival of Vietnam, the inflow of remittances sent by overseas Vietnamese to the homeland has been on the rise, fueled further by local banks’ preferential programmes.

VOV.VN - Bilateral trade between Vietnam and Hungary reached a record high of more than US$1 billion in 2021, marking a second consecutive rise and making Vietnam the leading Southeast Asian exporter to the market.

VOV.VN - The enforcement of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has been considered one of the driving forces for greater presence of Vietnamese rice in the EU market, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - The past two years has seen the number of Vietnamese people going to work abroad fall due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

VOV.VN - The northern midland province of Phu Tho on January 8 shipped the first batch of its Doan Hung branded pomelo to Russia.

VOV.VN - Ho Van Y of Vietnamese futsal club Thai Son Nam has been nominated for the Best Goalkeeper in the World in 2021 by futsalplanet.com.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong received Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh in Hanoi on January 8, describing his guest’s official visit to Vietnam as a demonstration of the close-knit and special ties between the two countries.